diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
index a9babaad1801d6571f0518b1d8c222c2605c0be8..e5bce3cc306bead3d8b440449c496ba13497afa1 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
@@ -609,8 +609,10 @@ export class AppShell extends ScopedElementsMixin(DBPLitElement) {
             }
             
             .menu a.selected {
-                color: var(--dbp-text-light);
-                background-color: var(--dbp-secondary-dark);
+                border-left: 2px solid var(--dbp-accent-dark);
+                font-weight: bolder;
+                padding-left: 0.5em;
+
             }
 
             aside .subtitle {