diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/polls.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/polls.scss
index 9c86cca58..f00aac2ee 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/polls.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/polls.scss
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
     &:active,
     &:focus,
     &:hover {
+      border-color: lighten($valid-value-color, 15%);
       border-width: 4px;
-      background: none;
     }
 
     &::-moz-focus-inner {