diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/Sidebar/ChannelsPanel/ChannelsListItem.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/Sidebar/ChannelsPanel/ChannelsListItem.tsx
index 56790eb635..920acbc359 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/Sidebar/ChannelsPanel/ChannelsListItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/Sidebar/ChannelsPanel/ChannelsListItem.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,17 @@ const classes = {
 
 const StyledListItemButton = styled(ListItemButton)(({ theme }) => ({
   [`&.${classes.root}`]: {
-    padding: 0,
+    width: 220,
+    height: 'hug',
+    padding: `3px 16px 3px 16px`,
+    gap: 4,
+    opacity: 1,
+    display: 'flex',
+    backgroundColor: 'inherit',
+  },
+
+  [`&.${classes.root}:hover`]: {
+    backgroundColor: theme.palette.colors.sidebarHover,
   },
 
   [`&.${classes.selected}`]: {
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/Sidebar/ChannelsPanel/ChannelsPanel.test.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/Sidebar/ChannelsPanel/ChannelsPanel.test.tsx
index 6c062c84a4..cea9516723 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/Sidebar/ChannelsPanel/ChannelsPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/Sidebar/ChannelsPanel/ChannelsPanel.test.tsx
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                   data-testid="channelsList"
                 >
                   <div
-                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot ChannelsListItemselected css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot ChannelsListItemselected css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                     data-testid="general-link"
                     role="button"
                     tabindex="0"
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                     />
                   </div>
                   <div
-                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                     data-testid="allergies-link"
                     role="button"
                     tabindex="0"
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                     />
                   </div>
                   <div
-                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                     data-testid="antiques-link"
                     role="button"
                     tabindex="0"
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                     />
                   </div>
                   <div
-                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                     data-testid="croatia-link"
                     role="button"
                     tabindex="0"
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                     />
                   </div>
                   <div
-                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                     data-testid="pets-link"
                     role="button"
                     tabindex="0"
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                     />
                   </div>
                   <div
-                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                    class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                     data-testid="sailing-link"
                     role="button"
                     tabindex="0"
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                 data-testid="channelsList"
               >
                 <div
-                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot ChannelsListItemselected css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot ChannelsListItemselected css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                   data-testid="general-link"
                   role="button"
                   tabindex="0"
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                   />
                 </div>
                 <div
-                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                   data-testid="allergies-link"
                   role="button"
                   tabindex="0"
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                   />
                 </div>
                 <div
-                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                   data-testid="antiques-link"
                   role="button"
                   tabindex="0"
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                   />
                 </div>
                 <div
-                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                   data-testid="croatia-link"
                   role="button"
                   tabindex="0"
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                   />
                 </div>
                 <div
-                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                   data-testid="pets-link"
                   role="button"
                   tabindex="0"
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ describe('Channels panel', () => {
                   />
                 </div>
                 <div
-                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                  class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                   data-testid="sailing-link"
                   role="button"
                   tabindex="0"
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/windows/Main.test.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/windows/Main.test.tsx
index 9ad8e722b2..3233c35b39 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/windows/Main.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/components/windows/Main.test.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('Main', () => {
                   class="MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-item css-13i4rnv-MuiGrid-root"
                 >
                   <div
-                    class="MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-container MuiGrid-direction-xs-column SidebarComponentroot css-1ydhkjx-MuiGrid-root"
+                    class="MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-container MuiGrid-direction-xs-column SidebarComponentroot css-1xru4iw-MuiGrid-root"
                   >
                     <div
                       class="MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-container MuiGrid-item MuiGrid-direction-xs-column MuiGrid-grid-xs-true SidebarComponentpadding css-1fzha0v-MuiGrid-root"
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe('Main', () => {
                                     data-testid="channelsList"
                                   >
                                     <div
-                                      class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot ChannelsListItemselected css-1nv2jos-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
+                                      class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiListItemButton-root MuiListItemButton-root ChannelsListItemroot ChannelsListItemselected css-dfcapv-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiListItemButton-root"
                                       data-testid="general-link"
                                       role="button"
                                       tabindex="0"
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/theme.ts b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/theme.ts
index 9299ace107..9f5d3fbd85 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/theme.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/theme.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ const lightTheme = createTheme({
       border03: '#D2D2D2',
       // Other custom colors
       sidebarBackground: '#511974',
-      sidebarSelected: '#fff3',
+      sidebarSelected: '#FFFFFF19',
+      sidebarHover: '#FFFFFF0C',
     },
   },
   //@ts-ignore MUI types expect 25 shadows - see: https://github.com/mui/material-ui/issues/28820
@@ -344,8 +345,9 @@ const darkTheme = createTheme({
       border02: '#B3B3B3',
       border03: '#D2D2D2',
       // Gradients and other run-of-the-mill things
-      sidebarBackground: '#000',
-      sidebarSelected: '#fff3',
+      sidebarBackground: '#2F193D',
+      sidebarSelected: '#FFFFFF19',
+      sidebarHover: '#FFFFFF0C',
     },
   },
   //@ts-ignore MUI types expect 25 shadows - see: https://github.com/mui/material-ui/issues/28820