diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
index 9d52e40819..e467cbafe1 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             position: relative;
             width: 24px;
             height: 24px;
-            border-radius: 32px;
+            border-radius: 8px;
 
             &::before {
                 content: '';
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ limitations under the License.
             }
         }
 
+    .mx_RoomSublist_auxButton:hover,
+    .mx_RoomSublist_menuButton:hover {
+            background:$roomlist-button-bg-color;
+        }
+
+
         // Hide the menu button by default
         .mx_RoomSublist_menuButton {
             visibility: hidden;
@@ -129,6 +135,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             mask-image: url('$(res)/img/element-icons/context-menu.svg');
         }
 
+
         .mx_RoomSublist_headerText {
             flex: 1;
             max-width: calc(100% - 16px); // 16px is the badge width