diff --git a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
index d263c75ca7c2208de685ab3da191c883816c94a9..ca6f89f69a0d4884e643545c19f7bc309be60603 100644
--- a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel.rs
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ struct ItemColors {
     hover: Hsla,
     drag_over: Hsla,
     marked_active: Hsla,
+    focused: Hsla,
 }
 
 fn get_item_color(cx: &ViewContext<ProjectPanel>) -> ItemColors {
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ fn get_item_color(cx: &ViewContext<ProjectPanel>) -> ItemColors {
         hover: colors.ghost_element_hover,
         drag_over: colors.drop_target_background,
         marked_active: colors.ghost_element_selected,
+        focused: colors.panel_focused_border,
     }
 }
 
@@ -3504,7 +3506,7 @@ impl ProjectPanel {
             .rounded_none()
             .when(
                 !self.mouse_down && is_active && self.focus_handle.contains_focused(cx),
-                |this| this.border_color(Color::Selected.color(cx)),
+                |this| this.border_color(item_colors.focused),
             )
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/theme/src/default_colors.rs b/crates/theme/src/default_colors.rs
index 05dd6cd1e74fd3b78a9cd42b7130df973624f1af..b9780a304ad348cdc1f9270be78cf0de929f39d6 100644
--- a/crates/theme/src/default_colors.rs
+++ b/crates/theme/src/default_colors.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl ThemeColors {
             tab_active_background: neutral().light().step_1(),
             search_match_background: neutral().light().step_5(),
             panel_background: neutral().light().step_2(),
-            panel_focused_border: blue().light().step_5(),
+            panel_focused_border: blue().light().step_10(),
             panel_indent_guide: neutral().light_alpha().step_5(),
             panel_indent_guide_hover: neutral().light_alpha().step_6(),
             panel_indent_guide_active: neutral().light_alpha().step_6(),
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl ThemeColors {
             tab_active_background: neutral().dark().step_1(),
             search_match_background: neutral().dark().step_5(),
             panel_background: neutral().dark().step_2(),
-            panel_focused_border: blue().dark().step_5(),
+            panel_focused_border: blue().dark().step_12(),
             panel_indent_guide: neutral().dark_alpha().step_4(),
             panel_indent_guide_hover: neutral().dark_alpha().step_6(),
             panel_indent_guide_active: neutral().dark_alpha().step_6(),