diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menus/style.scss b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menus/style.scss
index f8640ff847221d..a88f0f049bc0bc 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menus/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menus/style.scss
@@ -34,6 +34,54 @@
 		.block-editor-list-view-block__menu {
 			margin-left: -$grid-unit-10;
 		}
+		&.is-selected {
+			> td {
+				background: transparent;
+			}
+
+			.block-editor-list-view-block-contents {
+				color: inherit;
+			}
+
+			&:not(:hover) {
+				.block-editor-list-view-block__menu {
+					opacity: 0;
+				}
+			}
+
+			&:hover,
+			&:focus {
+				color: $white;
+
+				.block-editor-list-view-block__menu-cell {
+					opacity: 1;
+				}
+			}
+
+			.block-editor-list-view-block__menu {
+				opacity: 1;
+
+				&:focus {
+					box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus) var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		.block-editor-list-view-block-contents {
+			&:focus {
+				&::after {
+					box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus) var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		&.is-branch-selected:not(.is-selected):not(.is-synced-branch) {
+			background: transparent;
+
+			&:hover {
+				background: $gray-800;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	.block-editor-list-view-leaf .block-editor-list-view-block__contents-cell {