diff --git a/aio/src/styles/1-layouts/_top-menu.scss b/aio/src/styles/1-layouts/_top-menu.scss
index f434e73453..1d58496922 100644
--- a/aio/src/styles/1-layouts/_top-menu.scss
+++ b/aio/src/styles/1-layouts/_top-menu.scss
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
 aio-top-menu a.nav-link {
   margin: 0 16px;
   cursor: pointer;
-  
+
   &:focus {
-    background-color: $accentblue;
     outline: none;
-    padding: 21px 16px;
   }
 }
 
@@ -61,6 +59,11 @@ aio-top-menu {
       &:hover {
         background-color: $accentblue;
       }
+
+      &:focus {
+        background-color: $accentblue;
+        outline: none;
+      }
     }
   }
 }