diff --git a/src/themes/theme-template-color-theme.json b/src/themes/theme-template-color-theme.json
index ea42310..aff6024 100644
--- a/src/themes/theme-template-color-theme.json
+++ b/src/themes/theme-template-color-theme.json
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@
     "breadcrumbPicker.background": "{{variant.scheme.backgroundAlt}}",
     "menu.background": "{{variant.scheme.background}}",
     "menu.foreground": "{{variant.scheme.foreground}}",
-    "menu.selectionBackground": "{{variant.scheme.inactiveSelectionBackground}}",
+    "menu.selectionBackground": "{{variant.scheme.lineHighlight}}50",
     "menu.selectionForeground": "{{commons.accents.Teal}}",
     "menu.selectionBorder": "{{variant.scheme.inactiveSelectionBackground}}",
     "menubar.selectionBackground": "{{variant.scheme.inactiveSelectionBackground}}",