diff --git a/packages/fiori/src/themes/ShellBar.css b/packages/fiori/src/themes/ShellBar.css
index 1f3decaf1a72..08d5d53c9741 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/src/themes/ShellBar.css
+++ b/packages/fiori/src/themes/ShellBar.css
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@
 }
 
 .ui5-shellbar-action-button:hover {
-	color: var(--sapShell_TextColor);
+	background: var(--sapShell_Hover_Background);
+	border-color: var(--sapButton_Lite_Hover_BorderColor);
+	color: var(--sapShell_InteractiveTextColor);
 }
 
 .ui5-shellbar-action-button[active] {
diff --git a/packages/fiori/src/themes/ShellBarItem.css b/packages/fiori/src/themes/ShellBarItem.css
index c1c7c21222df..1d72d8e4761a 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/src/themes/ShellBarItem.css
+++ b/packages/fiori/src/themes/ShellBarItem.css
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 }
 
 .ui5-shellbar-action-button:hover {
-	color: var(--sapShell_TextColor);
+	background: var(--sapShell_Hover_Background);
+	border-color: var(--sapButton_Lite_Hover_BorderColor);
+	color: var(--sapShell_InteractiveTextColor);
 }
 
 .ui5-shellbar-action-button[active] {