diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-helper/common/ai-helper.scss b/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-helper/common/ai-helper.scss
index a8f9e04d..7ad2d43c 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-helper/common/ai-helper.scss
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-helper/common/ai-helper.scss
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 }
 
 .ai-helper-highlighted-selection {
-  color: var(--tertiary);
+  background-color: var(--highlight-low);
 }
 
 // AI Typing indicator (taken from: https://github.com/nzbin/three-dots)