diff --git a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
index 010a20ce35..3d619a90f0 100644
--- a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ GtkColorButton.button { padding: 4px; } // Uniform padding on the GtkColorButton
 
 .inline-toolbar.toolbar GtkToolButton .button { @include button(normal); }
 
+GtkCheckButton:hover { -gtk-image-effect: highlight; }
+
 /*********
  * Links *
  *********/
diff --git a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
index 6a55e27527..2bf41bd96c 100644
--- a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ GtkColorButton.button {
   icon-shadow: 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81176);
   box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1), 0 1px rgba(238, 238, 236, 0.1); }
 
+GtkCheckButton:hover {
+  -gtk-image-effect: highlight; }
+
 /*********
  * Links *
  *********/
diff --git a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
index d79de7665a..8e819d672b 100644
--- a/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/resources/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ GtkColorButton.button {
   icon-shadow: 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76923);
   box-shadow: inset 0 1px white, 0 1px white; }
 
+GtkCheckButton:hover {
+  -gtk-image-effect: highlight; }
+
 /*********
  * Links *
  *********/