diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
index d0d2ca0ac201..a306f28214a2 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
@@ -811,44 +811,59 @@ export class List<T> implements ISpliceable<T>, IDisposable {
 	}
 
 	style(styles: IListStyles): void {
-		let content = '';
+		let content: string[] = [];
+
 		if (styles.listFocusBackground) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.focused { background-color: ${styles.listFocusBackground}; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.focused { background-color: ${styles.listFocusBackground}; }`);
 		}
+
 		if (styles.listActiveSelectionBackground) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.selected { background-color: ${styles.listActiveSelectionBackground}; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.selected { background-color: ${styles.listActiveSelectionBackground}; }`);
 		}
+
 		if (styles.listActiveSelectionForeground) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.selected { color: ${styles.listActiveSelectionForeground}; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.selected { color: ${styles.listActiveSelectionForeground}; }`);
 		}
+
 		if (styles.listFocusAndSelectionBackground) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.selected.focused { background-color: ${styles.listFocusAndSelectionBackground}; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.selected.focused { background-color: ${styles.listFocusAndSelectionBackground}; }`);
 		}
+
 		if (styles.listFocusAndSelectionForeground) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.selected.focused { color: ${styles.listFocusAndSelectionForeground}; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.selected.focused { color: ${styles.listFocusAndSelectionForeground}; }`);
 		}
+
 		if (styles.listInactiveFocusBackground) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row.focused { background-color:  ${styles.listInactiveFocusBackground}; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row.focused { background-color:  ${styles.listInactiveFocusBackground}; }`);
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row.focused:hover { background-color:  ${styles.listInactiveFocusBackground}; }`); // overwrite :hover style in this case!
 		}
+
 		if (styles.listInactiveSelectionBackground) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row.selected { background-color:  ${styles.listInactiveSelectionBackground}; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row.selected { background-color:  ${styles.listInactiveSelectionBackground}; }`);
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row.selected:hover { background-color:  ${styles.listInactiveSelectionBackground}; }`); // overwrite :hover style in this case!
 		}
+
 		if (styles.listHoverBackground) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row:hover { background-color:  ${styles.listHoverBackground}; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row:hover { background-color:  ${styles.listHoverBackground}; }`);
 		}
+
 		if (styles.listSelectionOutline) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row.selected { outline: 1px dotted ${styles.listSelectionOutline}; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row.selected { outline: 1px dotted ${styles.listSelectionOutline}; }`);
 		}
+
 		if (styles.listFocusOutline) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.focused { outline: 1px solid ${styles.listFocusOutline}; outline-offset: -1px; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix}:focus .monaco-list-row.focused { outline: 1px solid ${styles.listFocusOutline}; outline-offset: -1px; }`);
 		}
+
 		if (styles.listInactiveFocusOutline) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row.focused { outline: 1px dotted ${styles.listInactiveFocusOutline}; outline-offset: -1px; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row.focused { outline: 1px dotted ${styles.listInactiveFocusOutline}; outline-offset: -1px; }`);
 		}
+
 		if (styles.listHoverOutline) {
-			content += `.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row:hover { outline: 1px dashed ${styles.listHoverOutline}; outline-offset: -1px; }`;
+			content.push(`.monaco-list.${this.idPrefix} .monaco-list-row:hover { outline: 1px dashed ${styles.listHoverOutline}; outline-offset: -1px; }`);
 		}
-		this.styleElement.innerHTML = content;
+
+		this.styleElement.innerHTML = content.join('\n');
 	}
 
 	private toListEvent({ indexes }: ITraitChangeEvent) {