diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/MenuItem.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/MenuItem.xaml
index 47b4528f88..53965db016 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/MenuItem.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/MenuItem.xaml
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@
     </Setter>
   </Style>
 
+  <Style Selector="MenuItem:selected /template/ Border#root">
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush4}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
+  </Style>
+
   <Style Selector="MenuItem:pointerover /template/ Border#root">
     <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush4}"/>
     <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>