diff --git a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.css b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.css
--- a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.css
+++ b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.css
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@
   display: block;
   background-color: var(--chat-thread-list-menu-bg);
 }
-
+.menuContent.active {
+  color: var(--chat-thread-list-menu-active-color);
+  background: var(--chat-thread-list-menu-active-bg);
+}
 .menuSidebar {
   padding-right: 2px;
 }
@@ -59,6 +62,6 @@
   padding: 8px;
   font-size: var(--xs-font-12);
   line-height: var(--line-height-text);
+  background: var(--chat-thread-list-menu-bg);
   color: var(--chat-thread-list-menu-color);
-  background-color: var(--chat-thread-list-menu-bg);
 }
diff --git a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.react.js b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.react.js
--- a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.react.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import useToggleUnreadStatus from 'lib/hooks/toggle-unread-status';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
+import { useThreadIsActive } from '../selectors/nav-selectors';
 import SWMansionIcon from '../SWMansionIcon.react';
 import css from './chat-thread-list-item-menu.css';
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 };
 function ChatThreadListItemMenu(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { renderStyle = 'chat', threadInfo, mostRecentNonLocalMessage } = props;
+  const active = useThreadIsActive(threadInfo.id);
   const [menuVisible, setMenuVisible] = React.useState(false);
   const toggleMenu = React.useCallback(() => {
     setMenuVisible(!menuVisible);
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
   });
   const btnCls = classNames(css.menuContent, {
     [css.menuContentVisible]: menuVisible,
+    [css.active]: active,
   });
   return (
     <div className={menuCls} onMouseLeave={hideMenu}>
diff --git a/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css b/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
--- a/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
+++ b/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   background: var(--thread-active-bg);
 }
 
-div.activeThread :is(div.dark, button, .lastMessage span.light, .title) {
+div.activeThread :is(div.dark, .lastMessage span.light, .title) {
   color: var(--fg);
 }
 
diff --git a/web/theme.css b/web/theme.css
--- a/web/theme.css
+++ b/web/theme.css
@@ -115,5 +115,7 @@
   --account-settings-label: var(--shades-black-60);
   --account-button-color: var(--violet-dark-100);
   --chat-thread-list-menu-color: var(--shades-white-60);
-  --chat-thread-list-menu-bg: var(--shades-black-90);
+  --chat-thread-list-menu-bg: var(--shades-black-80);
+  --chat-thread-list-menu-active-color: var(--shades-white-60);
+  --chat-thread-list-menu-active-bg: var(--shades-black-90);
 }