diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 8410da60f..7a1106432 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ a:hover, a:active{ color: #c61a1a; text-decoration: underline;}
 a img{ border: 0; }
 
 a.issue.closed, a.issue.closed:link, a.issue.closed:visited { color: #999; text-decoration: line-through; }
-a.repository.selected {font-weight:bold;}
+
+#sidebar a.selected {line-height:1.7em; padding:1px 3px 2px 2px; margin-left:-2px; background-color:#ADB2CF; color:#fff; border-radius:2px; -moz-border-radius:2px;}
+#sidebar a.selected:hover {text-decoration:none;}
 
 /***** Tables *****/
 table.list { border: 1px solid #e4e4e4;  border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 4px; }