diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_Autocomplete.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_Autocomplete.scss
index 3e1016f60d..3bc0ea25a4 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_Autocomplete.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_Autocomplete.scss
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 .mx_Autocomplete_Completion.selected,
 .mx_Autocomplete_Completion:hover {
-    background: $menu-bg-color;
+    background: $selected-color;
     outline: none;
 }