diff --git a/.changeset/warm-points-count.md b/.changeset/warm-points-count.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..630cabbc2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/warm-points-count.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@rocket.chat/fuselage': minor
+---
+
+feat(fuselage): Update selected message background
diff --git a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Message/Messages.styles.scss b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Message/Messages.styles.scss
index 7d02c8e5d9..91360aa3a8 100644
--- a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Message/Messages.styles.scss
+++ b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Message/Messages.styles.scss
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $message-background-color-hover: functions.theme(
 
 $message-background-color-selected: functions.theme(
   'message-background-color-selected',
-  colors.status-background(success)
+  colors.surface(selected)
 );
 
 $message-background-color-editing: functions.theme(
@@ -108,12 +108,6 @@ $message-highlight-colors-background-other-color: theme(
 
   &--selected {
     background: $message-background-color-selected !important;
-
-    .rcx-message-header__name,
-    .rcx-message-header__time,
-    .rcx-message-body {
-      color: colors.font(pure-black);
-    }
   }
 
   &--editing {