diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/laf/intellijlaf_mac.properties b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/laf/intellijlaf_mac.properties
index 751c0875964f..07d3d6747b99 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/laf/intellijlaf_mac.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/laf/intellijlaf_mac.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # suppress inspection "UnusedProperty" for whole file
 intellijlaf.background=ececec
+intellijlaf.selectionBackgroundInactive=dcdcdc
+intellijlaf.selectionInactiveBackground=dcdcdc
 window=ececec
 
 CheckBoxUI=com.intellij.ide.ui.laf.intellij.MacIntelliJCheckBoxUI