diff --git a/runtime/themes/penumbra+.toml b/runtime/themes/penumbra+.toml
index e7c17c76c3d27..cc0448a6f13c2 100644
--- a/runtime/themes/penumbra+.toml
+++ b/runtime/themes/penumbra+.toml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ diagnostic = {}
 "ui.virtual.whitespace" = "sky-"
 "ui.virtual.indent-guide" = "shade+"
 
-"ui.menu" = "sky"
+"ui.menu" = { fg = "sky", bg = "shade-" }
 "ui.menu.selected" = { fg = "blue", modifiers = ["bold"] }
 "ui.menu.scroll" = { fg = "sky", bg = "shade+" }