diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.pcss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.pcss
index 326c2cd646..dbd5176653 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.pcss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.pcss
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ $accent-1400: var(--cpd-color-green-1400);
 /* ******************** */
 $inverted-bg-color: var(--cpd-color-bg-action-primary-rest);
 $header-panel-bg-color: var(--cpd-color-bg-subtle-secondary);
-$header-panel-bg-hover: var(--cpd-color-gray-200);
+$header-panel-bg-hover: var(--cpd-color-bg-action-secondary-hovered);
 /* ******************** */
 
 /* Theme specific colors */
diff --git a/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.pcss b/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.pcss
index 043de30191..5f0210ed10 100644
--- a/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.pcss
+++ b/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.pcss
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $dialog-backdrop-color: var(--sidebar-color-50pct);
 
 /* --roomlist-background-color */
 $header-panel-bg-color: var(--roomlist-background-color);
-$header-panel-bg-hover: var(--cpd-color-gray-200);
+$header-panel-bg-hover: var(--cpd-color-bg-action-secondary-hovered);
 $panel-gradient: var(--roomlist-background-color-0pct), var(--roomlist-background-color);
 /* these were #f2f5f8 instead of #f3f8fd, but close enough */
 $dark-panel-bg-color: var(--roomlist-background-color);
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.pcss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.pcss
index f01a85cb4c..dfdb5f6c75 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.pcss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.pcss
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $accent-1400: var(--cpd-color-green-1400);
 /* ******************** */
 $inverted-bg-color: var(--cpd-color-bg-action-primary-rest);
 $header-panel-bg-color: var(--cpd-color-bg-subtle-primary);
-$header-panel-bg-hover: var(--cpd-color-gray-200);
+$header-panel-bg-hover: var(--cpd-color-bg-action-secondary-hovered);
 /* ******************** */
 
 /* Theme specific colors */