diff --git a/appinventor/appengine/src/com/google/appinventor/client/style/neo/neo.css b/appinventor/appengine/src/com/google/appinventor/client/style/neo/neo.css
index 662bb7d0039..5c4945d32fd 100644
--- a/appinventor/appengine/src/com/google/appinventor/client/style/neo/neo.css
+++ b/appinventor/appengine/src/com/google/appinventor/client/style/neo/neo.css
@@ -322,7 +322,10 @@ they get cut off in Windows.
     height: 30px;
     grid-gap: 10px;
     border-radius: 4px;
-    background: background-color;
+  }
+
+  .ode-ProjectRowUnHighlighted.ode-ProjectRow-Highlighted {
+    background-color: rgba(167, 36, 122, 0.21) !important;
   }
   
   .ode-ProjectFolderList {
diff --git a/appinventor/appengine/war/static/css/Ya.css b/appinventor/appengine/war/static/css/Ya.css
index df816b6e861..2d4ee5857ac 100755
--- a/appinventor/appengine/war/static/css/Ya.css
+++ b/appinventor/appengine/war/static/css/Ya.css
@@ -373,7 +373,11 @@ div.StatusPanel {
   vertical-align: center;
 }
 
-.ode-ProjectRow-Highlighted {
+.ode-ProjectRow.ode-ProjectRowHighlighted {
+  background-color: #fff6c3;
+}
+
+.ode-ProjectRow.ode-ProjectRow-Highlighted {
   background-color: #fff6c3;
 }