diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
index 3620125f0aa365710f1435183e301e7c31d7f8d3..32b806ca6b1610f8943221242bcc5aca1a39d84b 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
@@ -723,11 +723,11 @@ export class DefaultStyleController implements IStyleController {
 		}
 
 		if (styles.listHoverBackground) {
-			content.push(`.monaco-list${suffix}:not(.drop-target) .monaco-list-row:hover { background-color:  ${styles.listHoverBackground}; }`);
+			content.push(`.monaco-list${suffix}:not(.drop-target) .monaco-list-row:hover:not(.selected):not(.focused) { background-color:  ${styles.listHoverBackground}; }`);
 		}
 
 		if (styles.listHoverForeground) {
-			content.push(`.monaco-list${suffix} .monaco-list-row:hover { color:  ${styles.listHoverForeground}; }`);
+			content.push(`.monaco-list${suffix} .monaco-list-row:hover:not(.selected):not(.focused) { color:  ${styles.listHoverForeground}; }`);
 		}
 
 		if (styles.listSelectionOutline) {