diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomRecoveryReminder.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomRecoveryReminder.scss
index 85d42ca4b4..09b28ae235 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomRecoveryReminder.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomRecoveryReminder.scss
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     margin-bottom: 1em;
 }
 
-.mx_RoomRecoveryReminder_button {
-    @mixin mx_DialogButton;
-    margin: 0 10px;
-}
-
 .mx_RoomRecoveryReminder_secondary {
     font-size: 90%;
     margin-top: 1em;
diff --git a/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss b/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
index 64c4cac7e3..6206496150 100644
--- a/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ $tooltip-timeline-bg-color: var(--sidebar-color);
 $dialog-backdrop-color: var(--sidebar-color-50pct);
 //
 // --roomlist-background-color
-$event-selected-color: var(--roomlist-background-color);
 $header-panel-bg-color: var(--roomlist-background-color);
 $reaction-row-button-bg-color: var(--roomlist-background-color);
 $panel-gradient: var(--roomlist-background-color-0pct), var(--roomlist-background-color);
@@ -134,3 +133,6 @@ $username-variant5-color: var(--username-colors_5, $username-variant5-color);
 $username-variant6-color: var(--username-colors_6, $username-variant6-color);
 $username-variant7-color: var(--username-colors_7, $username-variant7-color);
 $username-variant8-color: var(--username-colors_8, $username-variant8-color);
+
+$event-selected-color: var(--timeline-highlights-color);
+$event-highlight-bg-color: var(--timeline-highlights-color);
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomRecoveryReminder.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomRecoveryReminder.js
index b1a5aa5f5e..a29467b07f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomRecoveryReminder.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomRecoveryReminder.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export default class RoomRecoveryReminder extends React.PureComponent {
                     )}</p>
                 </div>
                 <div className="mx_RoomRecoveryReminder_buttons">
-                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_RoomRecoveryReminder_button"
+                    <AccessibleButton kind="primary"
                         onClick={this.onSetupClick}>
                         {setupCaption}
                     </AccessibleButton>