diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
index 9f51a66d1..7f3090137 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
@@ -830,6 +830,10 @@ QTreeView, QListView
     background-color: #201F1F;
 }
 
+QTreeView::item {
+    background-color: #201F1F;
+}
+
 QTreeView:branch:selected, QTreeView:branch:hover
 {
     background: url(qdarkstyle/transparent.png);