diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/hover/hoverWidget.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/hover/hoverWidget.ts
index 3410ca9d969..6162569486e 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/hover/hoverWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/hover/hoverWidget.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class HoverWidget extends Disposable {
 		super();
 
 		this.containerDomNode = document.createElement('div');
-		this.containerDomNode.classList.add('terminal-hover-widget', 'fadeIn', 'monaco-hover', 'xterm-hover');
+		this.containerDomNode.className = 'monaco-hover';
 		this.containerDomNode.tabIndex = 0;
 		this.containerDomNode.setAttribute('role', 'tooltip');
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/widgets/hoverWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/widgets/hoverWidget.ts
index 13b04ce6292..64fba248887 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/widgets/hoverWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/widgets/hoverWidget.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export class HoverWidget extends Widget {
 		super();
 
 		this._hover = this._register(new BaseHoverWidget());
+		this._hover.containerDomNode.classList.add('terminal-hover-widget', 'fadeIn', 'xterm-hover');
 
 		// Don't allow mousedown out of the widget, otherwise preventDefault will call and text will
 		// not be selected.