diff --git a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss
index da4f23e05c..f19d6cf0c8 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/_common.scss
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ flowbox {
 }
 
 label {
-  &:selected,
-  &:selected:focus,
-  &:selected:hover,
-  &:backdrop:selected {
+  & selection,
+  & selection:focus,
+  & selection:hover,
+  & selection:backdrop {
     @extend %selected_items;
   }
   &:insensitive, &:backdrop:insensitive {
diff --git a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk.css b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk.css
index 5247443135..12b716d18a 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/HighContrast/gtk.css
@@ -2001,7 +2001,7 @@ calendar:selected,
 .view:selected:focus,
 calendar:focus:selected,
 .view:selected:hover,
-calendar:hover:selected, label:selected, label:selected:focus, label:selected:hover, label:backdrop:selected, entry selection
+calendar:hover:selected, label selection, label selection:focus, label selection:hover, label selection:backdrop, entry selection
 entry selection:focus, spinbutton selection
 entry selection:focus, entry selection
 spinbutton selection:focus, spinbutton selection
@@ -2015,7 +2015,7 @@ spinbutton selection:focus, modelbutton.flat:hover, modelbutton.flat:selected,
   .view:backdrop:selected,
   calendar:backdrop:selected,
   calendar:backdrop:focus:selected,
-  calendar:backdrop:hover:selected, label:backdrop:selected, entry selection
+  calendar:backdrop:hover:selected, label selection:backdrop, entry selection
   entry selection:backdrop:focus, spinbutton selection
   entry selection:backdrop:focus, entry selection
   spinbutton selection:backdrop:focus, spinbutton selection