diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
index 5a34132112a2bba0bc1d0154b555621bcd1b9e57..320157a8322c8e643211a8b8b70080cffbe33daf 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ header {
         font-size: 10px;
         text-align: center;
         cursor: pointer;
+
+        &:hover {
+          color: darken($color: $gl-text-color, $amount: 50%);
+        }
       }
 
       .project-item-select {