diff --git a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss
index cb11f94320c..238cc9d4ad7 100644
--- a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss
+++ b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss
@@ -2047,6 +2047,9 @@ $footer-link-color: $bg-inverse-link-color !default;
     width: 100%;
     color: $body-color;
 }
+.dropdown-item:active a {
+    color: $dropdown-link-active-color;
+}
 
 .competency-tree {
     ul {
diff --git a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
index 1afa609ebe1..e76d136511d 100644
--- a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
@@ -10374,6 +10374,9 @@ ul {
   width: 100%;
   color: #373a3c; }
 
+.dropdown-item:active a {
+  color: #fff; }
+
 .competency-tree ul {
   padding-left: 1.5rem; }