diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/hover/browser/hoverService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/hover/browser/hoverService.ts
index cd6e0d94680828f582c86132000f1293ffdbe104..4308e0a32a64ce2fa49f79d0522616216cb6dff0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/hover/browser/hoverService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/hover/browser/hoverService.ts
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ registerSingleton(IHoverService, HoverService, true);
 registerThemingParticipant((theme, collector) => {
 	const hoverBackground = theme.getColor(editorHoverBackground);
 	if (hoverBackground) {
-		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .workbench-hover .monaco-scrollable-element { background-color: ${hoverBackground}; }`);
+		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .workbench-hover { background-color: ${hoverBackground}; }`);
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .workbench-hover-pointer:after { background-color: ${hoverBackground}; }`);
 	}
 	const hoverBorder = theme.getColor(editorHoverBorder);
 	if (hoverBorder) {
-		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .workbench-hover .monaco-scrollable-element { border: 1px solid ${hoverBorder}; }`);
+		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .workbench-hover { border: 1px solid ${hoverBorder}; }`);
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .workbench-hover .hover-row:not(:first-child):not(:empty) { border-top: 1px solid ${hoverBorder.transparent(0.5)}; }`);
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .workbench-hover hr { border-top: 1px solid ${hoverBorder.transparent(0.5)}; }`);
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .workbench-hover hr { border-bottom: 0px solid ${hoverBorder.transparent(0.5)}; }`);
@@ -156,6 +156,6 @@ registerThemingParticipant((theme, collector) => {
 registerThemingParticipant((theme, collector) => {
 	const widgetShadowColor = theme.getColor(widgetShadow);
 	if (widgetShadowColor) {
-		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .workbench-hover .monaco-scrollable-element { box-shadow: 0 2px 8px ${widgetShadowColor}; }`);
+		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .workbench-hover { box-shadow: 0 2px 8px ${widgetShadowColor}; }`);
 	}
 });