diff --git a/gnome-shell/_common.scss b/gnome-shell/_common.scss
index c3e4ad8..677222a 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/_common.scss
+++ b/gnome-shell/_common.scss
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ StScrollBar {
     height: 22px;
     background-image: url("assets/checkbox-off.svg");
   }
-  &:focus StBin { background-image: url("assets/checkbox-off-focused.svg"); }
+  &:focus, &:hover StBin { background-image: url("assets/checkbox-off-focused.svg"); }
   &:checked StBin { background-image: url("assets/checkbox.svg"); }
   &:focus:checked StBin { background-image: url("assets/checkbox-focused.svg"); }
 }
diff --git a/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css b/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
index 5de9ec3..e9332d1 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ StScrollBar {
   height: 22px;
   background-image: url("assets/checkbox-off.svg"); }
 
-.check-box:focus StBin {
+.check-box:focus, .check-box:hover StBin {
   background-image: url("assets/checkbox-off-focused.svg"); }
 
 .check-box:checked StBin {