diff --git a/LeftPanel.qml b/LeftPanel.qml
index f59c0fe2..f7f119ec 100644
--- a/LeftPanel.qml
+++ b/LeftPanel.qml
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ Rectangle {
             MoneroComponents.MenuButtonDivider {
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- Account tab ---------------
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Account") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("T") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#44AAFF"
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
                     parent.previousButton = accountButton
@@ -387,7 +386,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: accountButton.present
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- Transfer tab ---------------
@@ -397,7 +396,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Send") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("S") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#FF6C3C"
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
                     parent.previousButton = transferButton
@@ -409,7 +407,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: transferButton.present
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- AddressBook tab ---------------
@@ -420,7 +418,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Address book") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("B") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#FF4F41"
                 under: transferButton
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
@@ -433,7 +430,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: addressBookButton.present
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- Receive tab ---------------
@@ -443,7 +440,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Receive") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("R") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#AAFFBB"
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
                     parent.previousButton = receiveButton
@@ -455,7 +451,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: receiveButton.present
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- Merchant tab ---------------
@@ -467,7 +463,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Merchant") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("U") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#FF4F41"
                 under: receiveButton
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
@@ -480,7 +475,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: merchantButton.present && appWindow.walletMode >= 2
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- History tab ---------------
@@ -491,7 +486,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Transactions") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("H") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#6B0072"
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
                     parent.previousButton = historyButton
@@ -503,7 +497,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: historyButton.present
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- Advanced tab ---------------
@@ -514,7 +508,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Advanced") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("D") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#FFD781"
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
                     parent.previousButton = advancedButton
@@ -525,7 +518,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: advancedButton.present && appWindow.walletMode >= 2
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- Mining tab ---------------
@@ -536,7 +529,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Mining") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("M") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#FFD781"
                 under: advancedButton
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
@@ -549,7 +541,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: miningButton.present && appWindow.walletMode >= 2
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- TxKey tab ---------------
@@ -560,7 +552,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Prove/check") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("K") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#FFD781"
                 under: advancedButton
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
@@ -573,7 +564,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: txkeyButton.present && appWindow.walletMode >= 2
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- Shared RingDB tab ---------------
@@ -584,7 +575,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Shared RingDB") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("G") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#FFD781"
                 under: advancedButton
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
@@ -597,7 +587,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: sharedringdbButton.present && appWindow.walletMode >= 2
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- Sign/verify tab ---------------
@@ -608,7 +598,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Sign/verify") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("I") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#FFD781"
                 under: advancedButton
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
@@ -621,7 +610,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: signButton.present && appWindow.walletMode >= 2
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
             // ------------- Settings tab ---------------
@@ -631,7 +620,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 text: qsTr("Settings") + translationManager.emptyString
                 symbol: qsTr("E") + translationManager.emptyString
-                dotColor: "#36B25C"
                 onClicked: {
                     parent.previousButton.checked = false
                     parent.previousButton = settingsButton
@@ -643,7 +631,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 visible: settingsButton.present
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.leftMargin: 16
+                anchors.leftMargin: 20
             }
 
         } // Column
diff --git a/components/MenuButton.qml b/components/MenuButton.qml
index 93fc3b9f..a7edfff4 100644
--- a/components/MenuButton.qml
+++ b/components/MenuButton.qml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Rectangle {
     id: button
     property alias text: label.text
     property bool checked: false
-    property alias dotColor: dot.color
     property alias symbol: symbolText.text
     property int numSelectedChildren: 0
     property var under: null
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ Rectangle {
     height: present ? ((appWindow.height >= 800) ? 44  : 38 ) : 0
 
     LinearGradient {
-        visible: isOpenGL && button.checked
+        visible: isOpenGL && button.checked || numSelectedChildren > 0
         height: parent.height
         width: 260
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
@@ -88,27 +87,10 @@ Rectangle {
     // button decorations that are subject to leftMargin offsets
     Rectangle {
         anchors.left: parent.left
-        anchors.leftMargin: parent.getOffset() + 20
+        anchors.leftMargin: 20
         height: parent.height
-        width: button.checked ? 20: 10
-        color: "transparent"
-
-        // dot if unchecked
-        Rectangle {
-            id: dot
-            anchors.centerIn: parent
-            width: button.checked ? 20 : 8
-            height: button.checked ? 20 : 8
-            radius: button.checked ? 20 : 4
-            color: button.dotColor
-            // arrow if checked
-            Image {
-                anchors.centerIn: parent
-                anchors.left: parent.left
-                source: MoneroComponents.Style.menuButtonImageDotArrowSource
-                visible: button.checked
-            }
-        }
+        width: 2
+        color: button.checked ? MoneroComponents.Style.buttonBackgroundColor : "transparent"
 
         // button text
         MoneroComponents.TextPlain {
@@ -118,7 +100,7 @@ Rectangle {
             themeTransitionWhiteColor: MoneroComponents.Style._w_menuButtonTextColor
             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
             anchors.left: parent.right
-            anchors.leftMargin: 8
+            anchors.leftMargin: button.getOffset() + 8
             font.bold: true
             font.pixelSize: 14
         }
@@ -144,7 +126,7 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
         font.pixelSize: 12
         font.bold: true
-        color: button.checked || buttonArea.containsMouse ? MoneroComponents.Style.menuButtonTextColor : dot.color
+        color: MoneroComponents.Style.menuButtonTextColor
         visible: appWindow.ctrlPressed
         themeTransition: false
     }