diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
index 56ba7520..31773ebd 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ $roomtile-name-color: rgba(186, 186, 186, 0.8);
 $roomtile-selected-bg-color: #333;
 $roomtile-focused-bg-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
 
-$roomsublist-background: #222;
+$roomsublist-background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 $roomsublist-label-fg-color: $h3-color;
 $roomsublist-label-bg-color: $tertiary-accent-color;
 $roomsublist-chevron-color: $accent-color;
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/themes/status/css/_status.scss b/src/skins/vector/themes/status/css/_status.scss
index be4c3c7f..cdfd8e56 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/themes/status/css/_status.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/themes/status/css/_status.scss
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ $roomtile-name-color: #ffffff;
 $roomtile-selected-bg-color: #465561;
 $roomtile-focused-bg-color: #6d8597;
 
-$roomsublist-background: #465561;
+$roomsublist-background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 $roomsublist-label-fg-color: #ffffff;
 $roomsublist-label-bg-color: $secondary-accent-color;
 $roomsublist-chevron-color: #ffffff;