diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts
index 3d77ec3f87b468e160a93cc80441320970920b8d..f052e126c46cae43a94b4597d9fd10c16a63959d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts
@@ -646,7 +646,6 @@ export class QuickInputService extends Component implements IQuickInputService {
 		const theme = this.themeService.getTheme();
 		if (this.ui) {
 			this.ui.inputBox.style(theme);
-			this.ui.checkboxList.style(theme);
 		}
 		if (this.container) {
 			const sideBarBackground = theme.getColor(SIDE_BAR_BACKGROUND);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInputCheckboxList.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInputCheckboxList.ts
index f8a2f6774a60d73a7a86248abd20eeafdb7fbb76..6894dc69a2188483544e59c68695dba520889a7d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInputCheckboxList.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInputCheckboxList.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { memoize } from 'vs/base/common/decorators';
 import { range } from 'vs/base/common/arrays';
 import * as platform from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import { listFocusBackground } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
-import { ITheme } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
+import { registerThemingParticipant } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
 
 const $ = dom.$;
 
@@ -381,12 +381,6 @@ export class QuickInputCheckboxList {
 		}
 	}
 
-	style(theme: ITheme) {
-		this.list.style({
-			listInactiveFocusBackground: theme.getColor(listFocusBackground),
-		});
-	}
-
 	display(display: boolean) {
 		this.container.style.display = display ? '' : 'none';
 	}
@@ -421,4 +415,13 @@ function compareEntries(elementA: CheckableElement, elementB: CheckableElement,
 	}
 
 	return compareAnything(elementA.item.label, elementB.item.label, lookFor);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+registerThemingParticipant((theme, collector) => {
+	// Override inactive focus background with active focus background for single-pick case.
+	const listInactiveFocusBackground = theme.getColor(listFocusBackground);
+	if (listInactiveFocusBackground) {
+		collector.addRule(`.quick-input-checkbox-list .monaco-list .monaco-list-row.focused { background-color:  ${listInactiveFocusBackground}; }`);
+		collector.addRule(`.quick-input-checkbox-list .monaco-list .monaco-list-row.focused:hover { background-color:  ${listInactiveFocusBackground}; }`);
+	}
+});