diff --git a/stylesheets/_session_group_panel.scss b/stylesheets/_session_group_panel.scss
index 6748041b1..6f3b22d48 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_session_group_panel.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_session_group_panel.scss
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     height: 3.5rem;
     background-color: black;
     flex-shrink: 0;
+    align-items: center;
   }
 
   .module-empty-state {
diff --git a/stylesheets/_session_left_pane.scss b/stylesheets/_session_left_pane.scss
index c56eb3ce5..04b2030b7 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_session_left_pane.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_session_left_pane.scss
@@ -14,6 +14,31 @@ $session-compose-margin: 20px;
       @include session-dark-background-hover;
     }
   }
+
+  &--is-selected {
+    @at-root .light-theme #{&} {
+      @include session-dark-background-hover;
+      &:hover {
+        @include session-dark-background-hover;
+      }
+    }
+    @at-root .dark-theme #{&} {
+      @include session-dark-background-hover;
+      &:hover {
+        @include session-dark-background-hover;
+      }
+    }
+    .module-conversation__user__profile-number,
+    .module-conversation__user__profile-name,
+    .module-conversation-list-item__message__text {
+      @at-root .light-theme #{&} {
+        color: $session-color-black;
+      }
+      @at-root .dark-theme #{&} {
+        color: $session-color-white;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 .gutter {
   width: 380px !important;
@@ -99,20 +124,6 @@ $session-compose-margin: 20px;
   }
 }
 
-.module-conversation-list-item--is-selected {
-  background-color: $color-dark-70;
-  .module-conversation__user__profile-number,
-  .module-conversation__user__profile-name,
-  .module-conversation-list-item__message__text {
-    @at-root .light-theme #{&} {
-      color: $session-color-black;
-    }
-    @at-root .dark-theme #{&} {
-      color: $session-color-white;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 .inbox {
   @at-root .light-theme #{&} {
     color: $session-color-black;
diff --git a/stylesheets/_session_theme.scss b/stylesheets/_session_theme.scss
index c4d73235d..7b2590a58 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_session_theme.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_session_theme.scss
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
   background: none !important;
 }
 .module-conversation-header {
-  border-bottom: none;
-
   @at-root .light-theme #{&} {
     background-color: $session-color-white;
+    border-bottom: none;
   }
   @at-root .dark-theme #{&} {
     background-color: $session-shade-4;
+    border-bottom: none;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ts/components/session/LeftPaneContactSection.tsx b/ts/components/session/LeftPaneContactSection.tsx
index 05d76478f..ee0a3b73f 100644
--- a/ts/components/session/LeftPaneContactSection.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/session/LeftPaneContactSection.tsx
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ export class LeftPaneContactSection extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     const friends = this.getCurrentFriends();
     const combined = [...sentFriendsRequest, ...friends];
     const item = combined[index];
-    const onClick = this.props.openConversationInternal;
 
     return (
       <ConversationListItem
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ export class LeftPaneContactSection extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         style={style}
         {...item}
         i18n={window.i18n}
-        onClick={onClick}
+        onClick={this.props.openConversationInternal}
       />
     );
   };