diff --git a/static/css/theme-neon.css b/static/css/theme-neon.css
index 15148e8255..0ec04d8786 100644
--- a/static/css/theme-neon.css
+++ b/static/css/theme-neon.css
@@ -178,6 +178,17 @@ body #sidebar ul.topics li.active > a {
         0 0  8px var(--INTERNAL-MENU-SECTION-ACTIVE-CATEGORY-color);
 }
 
+body #sidebar .searchbox button:hover,
+body .searchbox span:hover {
+    color: #fff;
+    text-shadow:
+        0 0  1px #fff,
+        0 0  2px #fff,
+        0 0  8px #808080,
+        0 0  4px var(--INTERNAL-MENU-SEARCH-color),
+        0 0  8px var(--INTERNAL-MENU-SEARCH-color);
+}
+
 body #sidebar select:hover,
 body #sidebar .collapsible-menu .toggle:hover,
 body #sidebar .select-container:hover,