diff --git a/ui/components/app/account-menu/index.scss b/ui/components/app/account-menu/index.scss
index d3b79532a..96113a57c 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/account-menu/index.scss
+++ b/ui/components/app/account-menu/index.scss
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@
       cursor: pointer;
 
       &:hover {
-        background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+        background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
       }
 
       &:active {
-        background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+        background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/components/app/connected-status-indicator/index.scss b/ui/components/app/connected-status-indicator/index.scss
index 547086abb..3b18f16a4 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/connected-status-indicator/index.scss
+++ b/ui/components/app/connected-status-indicator/index.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   &:hover,
   &:active {
-    background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+    background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
   }
 
   &__inner-circle {
diff --git a/ui/components/app/dropdowns/dropdown.js b/ui/components/app/dropdowns/dropdown.js
index d364c2cec..46de91aeb 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/dropdowns/dropdown.js
+++ b/ui/components/app/dropdowns/dropdown.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class Dropdown extends Component {
           {`
             li.dropdown-menu-item:hover {
               color:var(--color-text-default);
-              background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+              background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
               border-radius: 4px;
             }
           `}
diff --git a/ui/components/app/edit-gas-fee-popover/edit-gas-item/index.scss b/ui/components/app/edit-gas-fee-popover/edit-gas-item/index.scss
index 8e8e2607a..26da77652 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/edit-gas-fee-popover/edit-gas-item/index.scss
+++ b/ui/components/app/edit-gas-fee-popover/edit-gas-item/index.scss
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@
   width: 100%;
 
   &:hover:not([disabled]) {
-    background-color: var(--color-primary-muted);
+    background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
   }
 
   &--selected {
-    background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+    background-color: var(--color-primary-muted);
+
+    &:hover:not([disabled]) {
+      background-color: var(--color-primary-muted);
+    }
   }
 
   button.edit-gas-item--disabled[disabled] {
diff --git a/ui/components/app/flask/snaps-authorship-pill/index.scss b/ui/components/app/flask/snaps-authorship-pill/index.scss
index 1d6b6b3a9..a2e0a49e2 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/flask/snaps-authorship-pill/index.scss
+++ b/ui/components/app/flask/snaps-authorship-pill/index.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   &:hover,
   &:focus {
     .chip {
-      background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+      background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/components/app/selected-account/index.scss b/ui/components/app/selected-account/index.scss
index a0d87d47a..f9a815fcd 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/selected-account/index.scss
+++ b/ui/components/app/selected-account/index.scss
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
     &:hover,
     &:active {
-      background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+      background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/components/app/transaction-decoding/components/ui/copy-raw-data/index.scss b/ui/components/app/transaction-decoding/components/ui/copy-raw-data/index.scss
index 2d5297b9c..6ec24e332 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/transaction-decoding/components/ui/copy-raw-data/index.scss
+++ b/ui/components/app/transaction-decoding/components/ui/copy-raw-data/index.scss
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
     background-color: transparent;
 
     &:hover {
-      background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+      background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
     }
 
     &:active {
-      background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+      background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/components/ui/list-item/index.scss b/ui/components/ui/list-item/index.scss
index d0ee5ca39..6963ed978 100644
--- a/ui/components/ui/list-item/index.scss
+++ b/ui/components/ui/list-item/index.scss
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
   &:hover,
   &:focus-within {
-    background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+    background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
   }
 
   &__icon {
diff --git a/ui/components/ui/menu/menu.scss b/ui/components/ui/menu/menu.scss
index 17e457d0c..c9f9b7295 100644
--- a/ui/components/ui/menu/menu.scss
+++ b/ui/components/ui/menu/menu.scss
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
   &:hover,
   &:active {
-    background: var(--color-background-alternative);
+    background: var(--color-background-default-hover);
   }
 
   &__icon {
diff --git a/ui/css/itcss/components/send.scss b/ui/css/itcss/components/send.scss
index 63872fc21..086b7884d 100644
--- a/ui/css/itcss/components/send.scss
+++ b/ui/css/itcss/components/send.scss
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@
         height: 100%;
 
         &:hover {
-          background-color: var(--color-background-default);
+          background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/ui/pages/create-account/connect-hardware/index.scss b/ui/pages/create-account/connect-hardware/index.scss
index 5bed01b4d..3e9f1f79a 100644
--- a/ui/pages/create-account/connect-hardware/index.scss
+++ b/ui/pages/create-account/connect-hardware/index.scss
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
   }
 
   &__item:hover {
-    background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+    background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
   }
 
   &__item__index {
diff --git a/ui/pages/notifications/index.scss b/ui/pages/notifications/index.scss
index 929bdae68..5e38c3c4f 100644
--- a/ui/pages/notifications/index.scss
+++ b/ui/pages/notifications/index.scss
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     cursor: pointer;
 
     &:hover {
-      background-color: var(--color-background-alternative);
+      background-color: var(--color-background-default-hover);
     }
 
     &__unread-dot {
diff --git a/ui/pages/settings/index.scss b/ui/pages/settings/index.scss
index 41948d721..13ce61c26 100644
--- a/ui/pages/settings/index.scss
+++ b/ui/pages/settings/index.scss
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
         > div {
           &:hover {
-            background: var(--color-background-alternative);
+            background: var(--color-background-default-hover);
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/ui/pages/swaps/dropdown-search-list/index.scss b/ui/pages/swaps/dropdown-search-list/index.scss
index 18a9134c0..e08d025e5 100644
--- a/ui/pages/swaps/dropdown-search-list/index.scss
+++ b/ui/pages/swaps/dropdown-search-list/index.scss
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     height: 60px;
 
     &:hover {
-      background: var(--color-background-alternative);
+      background: var(--color-background-default-hover);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/pages/swaps/searchable-item-list/index.scss b/ui/pages/swaps/searchable-item-list/index.scss
index b65f221a8..b1bd2e589 100644
--- a/ui/pages/swaps/searchable-item-list/index.scss
+++ b/ui/pages/swaps/searchable-item-list/index.scss
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
     &:hover,
     &:focus {
-      background: var(--color-background-alternative);
+      background: var(--color-background-default-hover);
     }
 
     &--selected {