diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css
index 8e0521d9ad6a1..5b37ecf19da94 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css
@@ -629,11 +629,11 @@ kbd {
 	color: #fff;
 	border-bottom-color: #5c6773;
 }
-div.files > a:hover, div.name:hover {
+#source-sidebar div.files > a:hover, div.name:hover {
 	background-color: #14191f;
 	color: #ffb44c;
 }
-div.files > .selected {
+#source-sidebar div.files > .selected {
 	background-color: #14191f;
 	color: #ffb44c;
 }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css
index 071ad006ed350..ffb59f7762b6d 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css
@@ -499,10 +499,10 @@ kbd {
 #source-sidebar > .title {
 	border-bottom-color: #ccc;
 }
-div.files > a:hover, div.name:hover {
+#source-sidebar div.files > a:hover, div.name:hover {
 	background-color: #444;
 }
-div.files > .selected {
+#source-sidebar div.files > .selected {
 	background-color: #333;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css
index 5c3789bf4630a..ba798ee2a0eea 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css
@@ -483,10 +483,10 @@ kbd {
 #source-sidebar > .title {
 	border-bottom-color: #ccc;
 }
-div.files > a:hover, div.name:hover {
+#source-sidebar div.files > a:hover, div.name:hover {
 	background-color: #E0E0E0;
 }
-div.files > .selected {
+#source-sidebar div.files > .selected {
 	background-color: #fff;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-gui/sidebar-source-code-display.goml b/src/test/rustdoc-gui/sidebar-source-code-display.goml
index 0066a38eaa540..8f53e8627ee1c 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-gui/sidebar-source-code-display.goml
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-gui/sidebar-source-code-display.goml
@@ -17,3 +17,102 @@ assert-css: (".sidebar > *:not(#sidebar-toggle)", {"visibility": "hidden", "opac
 click: "#sidebar-toggle"
 // Because of the transition CSS, we check by using `wait-for-css` instead of `assert-css`.
 wait-for-css: ("#sidebar-toggle", {"visibility": "visible", "opacity": 1})
+
+// Now we check the display of the sidebar items.
+show-text: true
+
+// First we start with the light theme.
+local-storage: {"rustdoc-theme": "light", "rustdoc-use-system-theme": "false"}
+reload:
+// Waiting for the sidebar to be displayed...
+wait-for-css: ("#sidebar-toggle", {"visibility": "visible", "opacity": 1})
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children a.selected",
+    {"color": "rgb(0, 0, 0)", "background-color": "rgb(255, 255, 255)"},
+)
+// Without hover.
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children > .files a:not(.selected)",
+    {"color": "rgb(0, 0, 0)", "background-color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"},
+)
+// With hover.
+move-cursor-to: "#source-sidebar .expand + .children > .files a:not(.selected)"
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children > .files a:not(.selected)",
+    {"color": "rgb(0, 0, 0)", "background-color": "rgb(224, 224, 224)"},
+)
+// Without hover.
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children .folders .name",
+    {"color": "rgb(0, 0, 0)", "background-color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"},
+)
+// With hover.
+move-cursor-to: "#source-sidebar .expand + .children .folders .name"
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children .folders .name",
+    {"color": "rgb(0, 0, 0)", "background-color": "rgb(224, 224, 224)"},
+)
+
+// Now with the dark theme.
+local-storage: {"rustdoc-theme": "dark", "rustdoc-use-system-theme": "false"}
+reload:
+// Waiting for the sidebar to be displayed...
+wait-for-css: ("#sidebar-toggle", {"visibility": "visible", "opacity": 1})
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children a.selected",
+    {"color": "rgb(221, 221, 221)", "background-color": "rgb(51, 51, 51)"},
+)
+// Without hover.
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children > .files a:not(.selected)",
+    {"color": "rgb(221, 221, 221)", "background-color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"},
+)
+// With hover.
+move-cursor-to: "#source-sidebar .expand + .children > .files a:not(.selected)"
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children > .files a:not(.selected)",
+    {"color": "rgb(221, 221, 221)", "background-color": "rgb(68, 68, 68)"},
+)
+// Without hover.
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children .folders .name",
+    {"color": "rgb(221, 221, 221)", "background-color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"},
+)
+// With hover.
+move-cursor-to: "#source-sidebar .expand + .children .folders .name"
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children .folders .name",
+    {"color": "rgb(221, 221, 221)", "background-color": "rgb(68, 68, 68)"},
+)
+
+// And finally with the ayu theme.
+local-storage: {"rustdoc-theme": "ayu", "rustdoc-use-system-theme": "false"}
+reload:
+// Waiting for the sidebar to be displayed...
+wait-for-css: ("#sidebar-toggle", {"visibility": "visible", "opacity": 1})
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children a.selected",
+    {"color": "rgb(255, 180, 76)", "background-color": "rgb(20, 25, 31)"},
+)
+// Without hover.
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children > .files a:not(.selected)",
+    {"color": "rgb(197, 197, 197)", "background-color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"},
+)
+// With hover.
+move-cursor-to: "#source-sidebar .expand + .children > .files a:not(.selected)"
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children > .files a:not(.selected)",
+    {"color": "rgb(255, 180, 76)", "background-color": "rgb(20, 25, 31)"},
+)
+// Without hover.
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children .folders .name",
+    {"color": "rgb(197, 197, 197)", "background-color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"},
+)
+// With hover.
+move-cursor-to: "#source-sidebar .expand + .children .folders .name"
+assert-css: (
+    "#source-sidebar .expand + .children .folders .name",
+    {"color": "rgb(255, 180, 76)", "background-color": "rgb(20, 25, 31)"},
+)