diff --git a/static/css/ie.css b/static/css/ie.css
index ff68912911..d956fe37f1 100644
--- a/static/css/ie.css
+++ b/static/css/ie.css
@@ -116,10 +116,13 @@
 
 	#sidebar ul.collapsible-menu li.active > .toggle,
 	#sidebar ul.topics li.active > a {
-		background-color: #ffffff; /* var(--MENU-SECTION-ACTIVE-CATEGORY-BG-color) */
 		color: #444444; /* var(--MENU-SECTION-ACTIVE-CATEGORY-color) */
 	}
 
+	#sidebar ul.topics li.active > a {
+		background-color: #ffffff; /* var(--MENU-SECTION-ACTIVE-CATEGORY-BG-color) */
+	}
+
 	#sidebar ul li.visited > a .read-icon {
 		color: #486ac9; /* var(--MENU-VISITED-color) */
 	}
diff --git a/static/css/variant.css b/static/css/variant.css
index 44db7e5e77..8f859439b4 100644
--- a/static/css/variant.css
+++ b/static/css/variant.css
@@ -159,10 +159,13 @@ a:hover,
 
 #sidebar ul.collapsible-menu li.active > .toggle,
 #sidebar ul.topics li.active > a {
-    background-color: var(--INTERNAL-MENU-SECTION-ACTIVE-CATEGORY-BG-color);
     color: var(--INTERNAL-MENU-SECTION-ACTIVE-CATEGORY-color);
 }
 
+#sidebar ul.topics li.active > a {
+    background-color: var(--INTERNAL-MENU-SECTION-ACTIVE-CATEGORY-BG-color);
+}
+
 #sidebar ul li.visited > a .read-icon {
     color: var(--INTERNAL-MENU-VISITED-color);
 }