diff --git a/packages/odyssey-react-mui/src/theme/components.tsx b/packages/odyssey-react-mui/src/theme/components.tsx
index 51864e5380..f2edf0c9ec 100644
--- a/packages/odyssey-react-mui/src/theme/components.tsx
+++ b/packages/odyssey-react-mui/src/theme/components.tsx
@@ -280,6 +280,14 @@ export const components = (
             [`&[aria-selected="true"]`]: {
               backgroundColor: "transparent",
               color: odysseyTokens.TypographyColorAction,
+
+              [`&:hover`]: {
+                backgroundColor: odysseyTokens.PalettePrimaryLighter,
+              },
+
+              [`&.${autocompleteClasses.focused}`]: {
+                backgroundColor: odysseyTokens.PalettePrimaryLighter,
+              },
             },
           },
         },