diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/polls.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/polls.scss
index 315fd5782f..50bb45e7c5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/polls.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/polls.scss
@@ -118,11 +118,14 @@
     text-decoration: underline;
     font-size: inherit;
 
-    &:hover,
-    &:focus,
-    &:active {
+    &:hover {
       text-decoration: none;
     }
+
+    &:active,
+    &:focus {
+      background-color: rgba($dark-text-color, .1);
+    }
   }
 
   .button {