diff --git a/js/navigation.js b/js/navigation.js
index 43b9eb129c..71a3ef9130 100644
--- a/js/navigation.js
+++ b/js/navigation.js
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ $(function() {
         'mouseover',
         function () {
             if ($('li:visible', this).length == 0) {
-                $(this).css('background', '#ddd');
+                $(this).addClass('activePointer');
             }
         }
     );
     $('#pma_navigation_tree.highlight li:not(.fast_filter)').live(
         'mouseout',
         function () {
-            $(this).css('background', '');
+            $(this).removeClass('activePointer');
         }
     );
 
diff --git a/themes/original/css/navigation.css.php b/themes/original/css/navigation.css.php
index 2fb4a64dee..4da09c1ce9 100644
--- a/themes/original/css/navigation.css.php
+++ b/themes/original/css/navigation.css.php
@@ -99,9 +99,12 @@ if (! defined('PMA_MINIMUM_COMMON') && ! defined('TESTSUITE')) {
     color: <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviColor']; ?>;
 }
 #pma_navigation_tree a:hover {
-    color: <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviPointerColor']; ?>;
     text-decoration: underline;
 }
+#pma_navigation_tree li.activePointer {
+    color: <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviPointerColor']; ?>;
+    background-color: <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviPointerBackground']; ?>;
+}
 #pma_navigation_tree ul {
     clear: both;
     padding: 0;
diff --git a/themes/pmahomme/css/navigation.css.php b/themes/pmahomme/css/navigation.css.php
index a0422201eb..1186a6219c 100644
--- a/themes/pmahomme/css/navigation.css.php
+++ b/themes/pmahomme/css/navigation.css.php
@@ -89,9 +89,12 @@ if (! defined('PMA_MINIMUM_COMMON') && ! defined('TESTSUITE')) {
     color: <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviColor']; ?>;
 }
 #pma_navigation_tree a:hover {
-    color: <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviPointerColor']; ?>;
     text-decoration: underline;
 }
+#pma_navigation_tree li.activePointer {
+    color: <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviPointerColor']; ?>;
+    background-color: <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviPointerBackground']; ?>;
+}
 #pma_navigation_tree ul {
     clear: both;
     padding: 0;
diff --git a/themes/pmahomme/layout.inc.php b/themes/pmahomme/layout.inc.php
index a0247285fe..7454cade49 100644
--- a/themes/pmahomme/layout.inc.php
+++ b/themes/pmahomme/layout.inc.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviBackground']           = '#f3f3f3';
 $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviPointerColor']         = '#000';
 
 // background of the pointer in navi frame
-$GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviPointerBackground']    = '#99c';
+$GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviPointerBackground']    = '#ddd';
 
 /**
  * main frame