diff --git a/share/qtcreator/themes/dark.creatortheme b/share/qtcreator/themes/dark.creatortheme
index 4223600e39c123c47ae8559b9774392c61b2dc24..ea5307497577fe0df3e6fbca32b89b5ae340e22a 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/themes/dark.creatortheme
+++ b/share/qtcreator/themes/dark.creatortheme
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ Welcome_Link_TextColorActive=fff0f0f0
 Welcome_Link_TextColorNormal=text
 Welcome_ProjectItem_BackgroundColorHover=0
 Welcome_ProjectItem_TextColorFilepath=textDisabled
-Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColor=selectedBackground
+Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorHover=hoverBackground
+Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorNormal=selectedBackground
 Welcome_SessionItem_BackgroundColorHover=hoverBackground
 Welcome_SessionItem_BackgroundColorNormal=0
 Welcome_SideBar_BackgroundColor=ff434343
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/themes/default.creatortheme b/share/qtcreator/themes/default.creatortheme
index b16dd8dbd6738e67568afb9b3c8548bd1e43c179..00926a29f7e422adc47da29df64a5a9ce3368092 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/themes/default.creatortheme
+++ b/share/qtcreator/themes/default.creatortheme
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ Welcome_Link_TextColorActive=fff0f0f0
 Welcome_Link_TextColorNormal=ff328930
 Welcome_ProjectItem_BackgroundColorHover=fff9f9f9
 Welcome_ProjectItem_TextColorFilepath=ff6b6b6b
-Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColor=fff1f1f1
+Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorHover=ffe9e9e9
+Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorNormal=fff1f1f1
 Welcome_SessionItem_BackgroundColorHover=fff9f9f9
 Welcome_SessionItem_BackgroundColorNormal=19f9f9f9
 Welcome_SideBar_BackgroundColor=ffebebeb
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/welcomescreen/widgets/SessionItem.qml b/share/qtcreator/welcomescreen/widgets/SessionItem.qml
index 3f8bfbf4517e307ea82f1fdd050932c45fd6055e..d2928f47755ead89dbbb3faafaa846442fe1634f 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/welcomescreen/widgets/SessionItem.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/welcomescreen/widgets/SessionItem.qml
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ Item {
                 Rectangle {
                     z: -4
                     // background of session item
-                    color: (iArea.hovered || text.hovered || area2.hovered)
-                           ? creatorTheme.sessionItem_BackgroundColorHover
-                           : creatorTheme.sessionItem_BackgroundColorNormal
+                    color: creatorTheme.sessionItem_BackgroundColorHover
                     anchors.fill: parent
                     visible: iArea.containsMouse || text.hovered
                     anchors.topMargin: 1
@@ -226,8 +224,8 @@ Item {
             id: collapseButton
             visible: text.hovered || iArea.containsMouse || delegate.expanded
 
-            property color color: iArea.containsMouse ? creatorTheme.sessionItem_BackgroundColorHover
-                                                      : creatorTheme.sessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColor
+            property color color: iArea.containsMouse ? creatorTheme.sessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorHover
+                                                      : creatorTheme.sessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorNormal
 
             anchors.fill: parent
             Image {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/theme/theme.h b/src/libs/utils/theme/theme.h
index 4a55bdc409ffee778d7c24d38a821e9305a7e5ca..25fa51605130b8a2c3cca0a4140cefc1d96affcd 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/theme/theme.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/theme/theme.h
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ public:
 
         Welcome_SessionItem_BackgroundColorNormal,
         Welcome_SessionItem_BackgroundColorHover,
-        Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColor
+        Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorNormal,
+        Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorHover
     };
 
     enum GradientRole {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/theme/welcometheme.cpp b/src/libs/utils/theme/welcometheme.cpp
index e8581a7d7d9834befb35f60c694b80e85fa1845a..c8a495fb18dc254b64780847e18e4965712a2fff 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/theme/welcometheme.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/theme/welcometheme.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ IMPL_COLOR_PROPERTY(sideBar_BackgroundColor,       Welcome_SideBar_BackgroundCol
 IMPL_COLOR_PROPERTY(projectItem_TextColorFilepath, Welcome_ProjectItem_TextColorFilepath)
 IMPL_COLOR_PROPERTY(projectItem_BackgroundColorHover, Welcome_ProjectItem_BackgroundColorHover)
 IMPL_COLOR_PROPERTY(sessionItem_BackgroundColorNormal, Welcome_SessionItem_BackgroundColorNormal)
-IMPL_COLOR_PROPERTY(sessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColor, Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColor)
+IMPL_COLOR_PROPERTY(sessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorHover, Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorHover)
+IMPL_COLOR_PROPERTY(sessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorNormal, Welcome_SessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorNormal)
 IMPL_COLOR_PROPERTY(sessionItem_BackgroundColorHover, Welcome_SessionItem_BackgroundColorHover)
 
 QGradient WelcomeTheme::button_GradientNormal () const  { GRADIENT(Welcome_Button_GradientNormal); }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/theme/welcometheme.h b/src/libs/utils/theme/welcometheme.h
index ec9f36c8444fc46b8c0163d463af8ac16554a4fa..4695acbfc6540a38f3e6f76262363e9fb9834ea0 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/theme/welcometheme.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/theme/welcometheme.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public:
     DECLARE_COLOR_PROPERTY(projectItem_TextColorFilepath)
     DECLARE_COLOR_PROPERTY(projectItem_BackgroundColorHover)
     DECLARE_COLOR_PROPERTY(sessionItem_BackgroundColorNormal)
-    DECLARE_COLOR_PROPERTY(sessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColor)
+    DECLARE_COLOR_PROPERTY(sessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorNormal)
+    DECLARE_COLOR_PROPERTY(sessionItemExpanded_BackgroundColorHover)
     DECLARE_COLOR_PROPERTY(sessionItem_BackgroundColorHover)
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QGradient button_GradientNormal READ  button_GradientNormal  NOTIFY themeChanged)