diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/gitlab-theme.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/gitlab-theme.scss
index 7cabeaefb93078241723ad9da0e8f84f59bdbb2d..dc47b10810048c0bda72cb332da4ddacba30af55 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/gitlab-theme.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/gitlab-theme.scss
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
       &.active a {
         color: #FFF;
-        font-weight: bold;
+        background: $color-dark;
 
         &.no-highlight {
           border: none;