diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/styles/app-dark.css b/ghost/admin/app/styles/app-dark.css
index f82f9620e8..af7c4135c7 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/styles/app-dark.css
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/styles/app-dark.css
@@ -1523,3 +1523,7 @@ kbd {
 .gh-dashboard-mentions-header {
     border-color: #2b2d31;
 }
+
+.gh-dashboard-mention:hover {
+    background: var(--whitegrey-d1);
+}
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