diff --git a/editor/themes/editor_theme_manager.cpp b/editor/themes/editor_theme_manager.cpp
index fb7dab8d76e..3437ab387d5 100644
--- a/editor/themes/editor_theme_manager.cpp
+++ b/editor/themes/editor_theme_manager.cpp
@@ -1073,6 +1073,7 @@ void EditorThemeManager::_populate_standard_styles(const Ref<EditorTheme> &p_the
 			p_theme->set_stylebox("hovered_selected_focus", "ItemList", style_itemlist_hover_selected);
 			p_theme->set_color(SceneStringName(font_color), "ItemList", p_config.font_color);
 			p_theme->set_color("font_hovered_color", "ItemList", p_config.mono_color);
+			p_theme->set_color("font_hovered_selected_color", "ItemList", p_config.mono_color);
 			p_theme->set_color("font_selected_color", "ItemList", p_config.mono_color);
 			p_theme->set_color("font_outline_color", "ItemList", p_config.font_outline_color);
 			p_theme->set_color("guide_color", "ItemList", Color(1, 1, 1, 0));