diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/webview/electron-browser/webview-pre.js b/src/vs/workbench/parts/webview/electron-browser/webview-pre.js
index 282ec3d6876d3aff9a247c626972de2c0fff9464..6fb644ec64f2709aa507dc709a1f34ec53cbf556 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/webview/electron-browser/webview-pre.js
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/webview/electron-browser/webview-pre.js
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@
 				color: var(--link-color);
 			}
 
+			body a:hover {
+				color: var(--link-active-color);
+			}
+
 			a:focus,
 			input:focus,
 			select:focus,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/webview/electron-browser/webviewElement.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/webview/electron-browser/webviewElement.ts
index 4ef6fe55b98377e05a468e70c3cea5bacd6cd078..d45ac5caa941f4dfc63b69c43515b3144b9a3e7e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/webview/electron-browser/webviewElement.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/webview/electron-browser/webviewElement.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { IContextKey } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
 import { IContextViewService } from 'vs/platform/contextview/browser/contextView';
 import { IEnvironmentService } from 'vs/platform/environment/common/environment';
 import { IFileService } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
-import { editorBackground, editorForeground, textLinkForeground } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
+import * as colorRegistry from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
 import { DARK, ITheme, IThemeService, LIGHT } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
 import { WebviewFindWidget } from './webviewFindWidget';
 
@@ -285,12 +285,13 @@ export class WebviewElement {
 		const { fontFamily, fontWeight, fontSize } = window.getComputedStyle(this._styleElement); // TODO@theme avoid styleElement
 
 		const styles = {
-			'background-color': theme.getColor(editorBackground).toString(),
-			'color': theme.getColor(editorForeground).toString(),
+			'background-color': theme.getColor(colorRegistry.editorBackground).toString(),
+			'color': theme.getColor(colorRegistry.editorForeground).toString(),
 			'font-family': fontFamily,
 			'font-weight': fontWeight,
 			'font-size': fontSize,
-			'link-color': theme.getColor(textLinkForeground).toString()
+			'link-color': theme.getColor(colorRegistry.textLinkForeground).toString(),
+			'link-active-color': theme.getColor(colorRegistry.textLinkActiveForeground).toString()
 		};
 
 		const activeTheme = ApiThemeClassName.fromTheme(theme);