diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/CategoryAutocomplete.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/CategoryAutocomplete.tsx
index be80f942354..0c8aef1abae 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/CategoryAutocomplete.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/CategoryAutocomplete.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 
 import { SvgSplit } from '../../icons/v0';
 import { useResponsive } from '../../ResponsiveProvider';
-import { type CSSProperties, theme, styles, colors } from '../../style';
+import { type CSSProperties, theme, styles } from '../../style';
 import { Text } from '../common/Text';
 import { TextOneLine } from '../common/TextOneLine';
 import { View } from '../common/View';
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ type CategoryItemProps = {
   embedded?: boolean;
 };
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unused-modules
 export function CategoryItem({
   item,
   className,
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ export function CategoryItem({
   const narrowStyle = isNarrowWidth
     ? {
         ...styles.mobileMenuItem,
-        color: theme.menuItemText,
+        color: theme.menuAutoCompleteText,
         borderRadius: 0,
         borderTop: `1px solid ${theme.pillBorder}`,
       }
@@ -331,6 +332,9 @@ export function CategoryItem({
               ? theme.menuItemBackgroundHover
               : theme.menuAutoCompleteBackgroundHover
             : 'transparent',
+          color: highlighted
+            ? theme.menuAutoCompleteItemTextHover
+            : theme.menuItemText,
           ':hover': {
             color: theme.menuAutoCompleteItemTextHover,
           },
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/PayeeAutocomplete.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/PayeeAutocomplete.tsx
index 00e37311c29..2ac19d75771 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/PayeeAutocomplete.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/autocomplete/PayeeAutocomplete.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { useAccounts } from '../../hooks/useAccounts';
 import { usePayees } from '../../hooks/usePayees';
 import { SvgAdd } from '../../icons/v1';
 import { useResponsive } from '../../ResponsiveProvider';
-import { type CSSProperties, theme, styles, colors } from '../../style';
+import { type CSSProperties, theme, styles } from '../../style';
 import { Button } from '../common/Button';
 import { TextOneLine } from '../common/TextOneLine';
 import { View } from '../common/View';
@@ -518,6 +518,9 @@ function PayeeItem({
           backgroundColor: highlighted
             ? theme.menuAutoCompleteBackgroundHover
             : 'transparent',
+          color: highlighted
+            ? theme.menuAutoCompleteItemTextHover
+            : theme.menuItemText,
           ':hover': {
             color: theme.menuAutoCompleteItemTextHover,
           },