diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index b79db91911..29170a8305 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ limitations under the License.
     overflow-y: visible;
 }
 
+.mx_EventTile_content .markdown-body code {
+    background-color: #f8f8f8;
+}
+
 .mx_EventTile_content .markdown-body h1,
 .mx_EventTile_content .markdown-body h2,
 .mx_EventTile_content .markdown-body h3,
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
index 0f3b77f52e..03913ca2b0 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $voip-accept-color: #80f480;
 // ********************
 
 $roomtile-name-color: rgba(186, 186, 186, 0.8);
-$roomtile-selected-bg-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
+$roomtile-selected-bg-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
 
 $roomsublist-label-fg-color: $h3-color;
 $roomsublist-label-bg-color: #454545;