diff --git a/src/furo/assets/styles/components/_sidebar.sass b/src/furo/assets/styles/components/_sidebar.sass
index 460adb3ff..80e41f9af 100644
--- a/src/furo/assets/styles/components/_sidebar.sass
+++ b/src/furo/assets/styles/components/_sidebar.sass
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
     padding: var(--sidebar-item-spacing-vertical) var(--sidebar-item-spacing-horizontal)
 
     &:hover
+      color: var(--color-sidebar-link-text)
       background: var(--color-sidebar-item-background--hover)
 
     // Add a nice little "external-link" arrow here.
diff --git a/src/furo/assets/styles/components/_table_of_contents.sass b/src/furo/assets/styles/components/_table_of_contents.sass
index d99362a46..8633d39f2 100644
--- a/src/furo/assets/styles/components/_table_of_contents.sass
+++ b/src/furo/assets/styles/components/_table_of_contents.sass
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
   li
     padding-top: var(--toc-item-spacing-vertical)
 
-    &.scroll-current >.reference
+    &.scroll-current > .reference
       color: var(--color-toc-item-text--active)
       font-weight: bold
 
-  .reference
+  a.reference
     color: var(--color-toc-item-text)
     text-decoration: none
     overflow-wrap: anywhere