diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
index 2689fbd2c7..9216431d1c 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
@@ -3636,7 +3636,8 @@ expander {
 
     &:checked { -gtk-icon-source: -gtk-icontheme('pan-down-symbolic'); }
   }
-  title:hover arrow {
+
+  title:hover > arrow {
     color: lighten($fg_color,30%); //only lightens the arrow
   }
 }
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
index a5ec8976bd..2360ccd0b4 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ expander title > arrow:dir(rtl) { -gtk-icon-source: -gtk-icontheme("pan-end-symb
 
 expander title > arrow:checked { -gtk-icon-source: -gtk-icontheme("pan-down-symbolic"); }
 
-expander title:hover arrow { color: white; }
+expander title:hover > arrow { color: white; }
 
 /************ Calendar * */
 calendar { color: white; border: 1px solid #1b1f20; }
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
index f2d880528c..d5faa4444e 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ expander title > arrow:dir(rtl) { -gtk-icon-source: -gtk-icontheme("pan-end-symb
 
 expander title > arrow:checked { -gtk-icon-source: -gtk-icontheme("pan-down-symbolic"); }
 
-expander title:hover arrow { color: #748489; }
+expander title:hover > arrow { color: #748489; }
 
 /************ Calendar * */
 calendar { color: black; border: 1px solid #b6b6b3; }
diff --git a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss
index 68661cce3d..e0b0fac969 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss
@@ -2767,7 +2767,8 @@ expander {
     &:dir(rtl) { -gtk-icon-source: -gtk-icontheme('pan-end-symbolic-rtl'); }
     &:checked { -gtk-icon-source: -gtk-icontheme('pan-down-symbolic'); }
   }
-  title:hover arrow {
+
+  title:hover > arrow {
     color: lighten($fg_color,30%); //only lightens the arrow
   }
 }
diff --git a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained-inverse.css b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained-inverse.css
index 2b4d6622a1..e8455a9c1e 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained-inverse.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained-inverse.css
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ expander title > arrow:dir(rtl) { -gtk-icon-source: -gtk-icontheme("pan-end-symb
 
 expander title > arrow:checked { -gtk-icon-source: -gtk-icontheme("pan-down-symbolic"); }
 
-expander title:hover arrow { color: white; }
+expander title:hover > arrow { color: white; }
 
 /************ Calendar * */
 calendar { border: 1px solid gray; }
diff --git a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained.css
index 536ef816ed..5259b8e828 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk-contained.css
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ expander title > arrow:dir(rtl) { -gtk-icon-source: -gtk-icontheme("pan-end-symb
 
 expander title > arrow:checked { -gtk-icon-source: -gtk-icontheme("pan-down-symbolic"); }
 
-expander title:hover arrow { color: #4d4d4d; }
+expander title:hover > arrow { color: #4d4d4d; }
 
 /************ Calendar * */
 calendar { border: 1px solid gray; }