diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/palette.py b/src/calibre/gui2/palette.py
index a592404ff3..9a1d0cb0de 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/palette.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/palette.py
@@ -445,3 +445,19 @@ class PaletteManager(QObject):
                         print('Detected a spontaneous palette change by Qt, reverting it', file=sys.stderr)
                     self.set_palette(pal)
             self.on_palette_change()
+
+    def tree_view_hover_style(self):
+        g1, g2 = '#e7effd', '#cbdaf1'
+        border_size = '1px'
+        if self.is_dark_theme:
+            c = QApplication.instance().palette().color(QPalette.ColorRole.Highlight)
+            c = c.lighter(180)
+            g1 = g2 = c.name()
+            border_size = '0px'
+        return f'''
+            QTreeView::item:hover {{
+                background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 {g1}, stop: 1 {g2});
+                border: {border_size} solid #bfcde4;
+                border-radius: 6px;
+            }}
+        '''
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/progress_indicator/CalibreStyle.cpp b/src/calibre/gui2/progress_indicator/CalibreStyle.cpp
index c72adf1eef..e7727c3622 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/progress_indicator/CalibreStyle.cpp
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/progress_indicator/CalibreStyle.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void CalibreStyle::drawPrimitive(PrimitiveElement element, const QStyleOption *
                 QColor color = vopt->palette.color(QPalette::Normal, QPalette::Highlight);
                 QStyleOptionViewItem opt = QStyleOptionViewItem(*vopt);
                 if (is_color_dark(option->palette.color(QPalette::Window))) {
-                    color = color.lighter(190);
+                    color = color.lighter(180);
                 } else {
                     color = color.lighter(125);
                 }
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/view.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/view.py
index 326bb5949c..9da187b594 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/view.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/view.py
@@ -238,13 +238,9 @@ class TagsView(QTreeView):  # {{{
                     padding-bottom:PADex;
                 }
 
-                QTreeView::item:hover {
-                    background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #e7effd, stop: 1 #cbdaf1);
-                    border: 1px solid #bfcde4;
-                    border-radius: 6px;
-                }
         '''.replace('PAD', str(gprefs['tag_browser_item_padding'])) + (
-            '' if gprefs['tag_browser_old_look'] else stylish_tb))
+            '' if gprefs['tag_browser_old_look'] else stylish_tb) + QApplication.instance().palette_manager.tree_view_hover_style()
+        )
 
     def set_look_and_feel(self, first=False):
         self.set_style_sheet()
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toc.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toc.py
index e105464e07..05c7373993 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toc.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toc.py
@@ -88,13 +88,7 @@ class TOCView(QTreeView):
                 padding-bottom:0.5ex;
             }
 
-            QTreeView::item:hover {
-                background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #e7effd, stop: 1 #cbdaf1);
-                color: black;
-                border: 1px solid #bfcde4;
-                border-radius: 6px;
-            }
-        ''')
+        ''' + QApplication.instance().palette_manager.tree_view_hover_style())
 
     def mouseMoveEvent(self, ev):
         if self.indexAt(ev.pos()).isValid():