--- a/devtools/client/shared/components/tabs/tabs.css
+++ b/devtools/client/shared/components/tabs/tabs.css
@@ -148,17 +148,21 @@
 .theme-firebug .tabs .tabs-menu-item.is-active a,
 .theme-firebug .tabs .tabs-menu-item.is-active:hover a {
   background-color: rgb(247, 251, 254);
   border: 1px solid rgb(170, 188, 207);
   border-bottom-color: transparent;
   color: var(--theme-body-color);
 }
 
-.theme-firebug .tabs .tabs-menu-item a:hover,
+.theme-firebug .tabs .tabs-menu-item.is-active:hover:active a {
+  background-color: var(--theme-selection-background);
+  color: var(--theme-selection-color);
+}
+
 .theme-firebug .tabs .tabs-menu-item a {
   border: 1px solid transparent;
 }
 
 .theme-firebug .tabs .tabs-menu-item a:hover,
 .theme-firebug .tabs .tabs-menu-item a {
   padding: 4px 8px 4px 8px;
 }