diff --git a/src/streamMenu.js b/src/streamMenu.js
index 8b0ef0b..53a4f7d 100644
--- a/src/streamMenu.js
+++ b/src/streamMenu.js
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ const MPRISStream = new Lang.Class({
 					this._albumArt.hide();
 
 					this.actor.set_vertical(false);
+					this.actor.add_style_pseudo_class('alone');
 					this._metaDisplay.add_style_pseudo_class('alone');
 					this._playBtn.add_style_pseudo_class('alone');
 					this._volCtrl.add_style_pseudo_class('alone');
@@ -780,6 +781,7 @@ const MPRISStream = new Lang.Class({
 			this._albumArt.hide();
 
 			this.actor.set_vertical(false);
+			this.actor.add_style_pseudo_class('alone');
 			this._metaDisplay.add_style_pseudo_class('alone');
 			this._playBtn.add_style_pseudo_class('alone');
 			this._volCtrl.add_style_pseudo_class('alone');
@@ -787,6 +789,7 @@ const MPRISStream = new Lang.Class({
 		else {
 
 			this.actor.set_vertical(true);
+			this.actor.remove_style_pseudo_class('alone');
 			this._metaDisplay.remove_style_pseudo_class('alone');
 			this._playBtn.remove_style_pseudo_class('alone');
 			this._volCtrl.remove_style_pseudo_class('alone');
diff --git a/src/stylesheet.css b/src/stylesheet.css
index 2dcf1c2..bebdbc9 100644
--- a/src/stylesheet.css
+++ b/src/stylesheet.css
@@ -168,8 +168,12 @@
 	background-gradient-direction: vertical;
 }
 
+.mpris-stream:active-top:alone,
 .mpris-stream:active{
 	background:rgb(74,80,80);
+	background-gradient-start: none;
+	background-gradient-end: none;
+	background-gradient-direction: none;
 }
 
 .mpris-stream:active-bottom{