diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
index 937a144f1f..d9065b6786 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
@@ -2604,12 +2604,26 @@ GtkScrolledWindow {
   padding: 2px;
 }
 
-.list-row.button {
+.list-row.button,
+.list-row.button:backdrop,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:active,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:checked,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive:active,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive:checked,
+.list-row.button:insensitive:active,
+.list-row.button:insensitive:checked {
+  // reset button inherited stuff
   @extend %undecorated_button;
   background-color: transparentize($base_color,1); // for the transition
   border-style: none; // I need no borders here
   border-radius: 0;   // and no rounded corners
   box-shadow: none;   // and no box-shadow
+
+}
+
+.list-row.button {
+  // let's take care of background colors
   &:hover {
     background-color: mix($fg_color, $base_color, 5%);
   }
@@ -2623,9 +2637,7 @@ GtkScrolledWindow {
     }
     &:backdrop { background-color: $selected_bg_color; }
   }
-  &:backdrop:hover {
-    @extend %undecorated_button;
-  }
+  &:backdrop:hover { background-color: transparent; }
 }
 
 .list-row:selected {
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
index 40345b4177..0b80156db3 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -1272,7 +1272,15 @@ GtkComboBox.combobox-entry .titlebar .button.titlebutton,
 .titlebar .menu.button.titlebutton, .notebook tab .button, .notebook tab .header-bar .button.titlebutton, .header-bar .notebook tab .button.titlebutton,
 .notebook tab .titlebar .button.titlebutton,
 .titlebar .notebook tab .button.titlebutton, .list-row.button, .header-bar .list-row.button.titlebutton,
-.titlebar .list-row.button.titlebutton, .list-row.button:backdrop:hover, .app-notification .button.flat, .app-notification .header-bar .titlebutton.button, .header-bar .app-notification .titlebutton.button,
+.titlebar .list-row.button.titlebutton,
+.list-row.button:backdrop,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:active,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:checked,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive:active,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive:checked,
+.list-row.button:insensitive:active,
+.list-row.button:insensitive:checked, .app-notification .button.flat, .app-notification .header-bar .titlebutton.button, .header-bar .app-notification .titlebutton.button,
 .app-notification .titlebar .titlebutton.button,
 .titlebar .app-notification .titlebutton.button,
 .app-notification.frame .button.flat, .app-notification .button.flat:backdrop, .app-notification .button.flat:insensitive, .app-notification .button.flat:backdrop:insensitive, .app-notification .header-bar .titlebutton.button:backdrop:insensitive, .header-bar .app-notification .titlebutton.button:backdrop:insensitive,
@@ -3546,21 +3554,32 @@ GtkPlacesSidebar.sidebar .view .separator:backdrop {
   padding: 2px; }
 
 .list-row.button, .header-bar .list-row.button.titlebutton,
-.titlebar .list-row.button.titlebutton {
+.titlebar .list-row.button.titlebutton,
+.list-row.button:backdrop,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:active,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:checked,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive:active,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive:checked,
+.list-row.button:insensitive:active,
+.list-row.button:insensitive:checked {
   background-color: rgba(41, 41, 41, 0);
   border-style: none;
   border-radius: 0;
   box-shadow: none; }
-  .list-row.button:hover {
-    background-color: #323232; }
-  .list-row.button:active {
-    box-shadow: inset 0 2px 2px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); }
-  .list-row.button:selected:active {
-    box-shadow: inset 0 2px 3px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); }
-  .list-row.button:selected:hover {
-    background-color: #356ba4; }
-  .list-row.button:selected:backdrop {
-    background-color: #215d9c; }
+
+.list-row.button:hover {
+  background-color: #323232; }
+.list-row.button:active {
+  box-shadow: inset 0 2px 2px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); }
+.list-row.button:selected:active {
+  box-shadow: inset 0 2px 3px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); }
+.list-row.button:selected:hover {
+  background-color: #356ba4; }
+.list-row.button:selected:backdrop {
+  background-color: #215d9c; }
+.list-row.button:backdrop:hover {
+  background-color: transparent; }
 
 .list-row:selected .button {
   color: #eeeeec;
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
index c9619b628d..b599ac1282 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
@@ -1272,7 +1272,15 @@ GtkComboBox.combobox-entry .titlebar .button.titlebutton,
 .titlebar .menu.button.titlebutton, .notebook tab .button, .notebook tab .header-bar .button.titlebutton, .header-bar .notebook tab .button.titlebutton,
 .notebook tab .titlebar .button.titlebutton,
 .titlebar .notebook tab .button.titlebutton, .list-row.button, .header-bar .list-row.button.titlebutton,
-.titlebar .list-row.button.titlebutton, .list-row.button:backdrop:hover, .app-notification .button.flat, .app-notification .header-bar .titlebutton.button, .header-bar .app-notification .titlebutton.button,
+.titlebar .list-row.button.titlebutton,
+.list-row.button:backdrop,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:active,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:checked,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive:active,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive:checked,
+.list-row.button:insensitive:active,
+.list-row.button:insensitive:checked, .app-notification .button.flat, .app-notification .header-bar .titlebutton.button, .header-bar .app-notification .titlebutton.button,
 .app-notification .titlebar .titlebutton.button,
 .titlebar .app-notification .titlebutton.button,
 .app-notification.frame .button.flat, .app-notification .button.flat:backdrop, .app-notification .button.flat:insensitive, .app-notification .button.flat:backdrop:insensitive, .app-notification .header-bar .titlebutton.button:backdrop:insensitive, .header-bar .app-notification .titlebutton.button:backdrop:insensitive,
@@ -3708,21 +3716,32 @@ GtkPlacesSidebar.sidebar .view .separator:backdrop {
   padding: 2px; }
 
 .list-row.button, .header-bar .list-row.button.titlebutton,
-.titlebar .list-row.button.titlebutton {
+.titlebar .list-row.button.titlebutton,
+.list-row.button:backdrop,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:active,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:checked,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive:active,
+.list-row.button:backdrop:insensitive:checked,
+.list-row.button:insensitive:active,
+.list-row.button:insensitive:checked {
   background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
   border-style: none;
   border-radius: 0;
   box-shadow: none; }
-  .list-row.button:hover {
-    background-color: #f4f4f4; }
-  .list-row.button:active {
-    box-shadow: inset 0 2px 2px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); }
-  .list-row.button:selected:active {
-    box-shadow: inset 0 2px 3px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); }
-  .list-row.button:selected:hover {
-    background-color: #4786c8; }
-  .list-row.button:selected:backdrop {
-    background-color: #4a90d9; }
+
+.list-row.button:hover {
+  background-color: #f4f4f4; }
+.list-row.button:active {
+  box-shadow: inset 0 2px 2px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); }
+.list-row.button:selected:active {
+  box-shadow: inset 0 2px 3px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); }
+.list-row.button:selected:hover {
+  background-color: #4786c8; }
+.list-row.button:selected:backdrop {
+  background-color: #4a90d9; }
+.list-row.button:backdrop:hover {
+  background-color: transparent; }
 
 .list-row:selected .button {
   color: #2e3436;