diff --git a/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css b/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
index 6bca11a..0c215ed 100644
--- a/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
+++ b/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
@@ -144,14 +144,18 @@ treeview.view.trough {
     background: @bg_color;
 }
 
-menuitem:hover > label{
-color: @acc1_color;
+menuitem:hover > label {
+    color: @acc1_color;
 }
-menuitem:disabled > label {
+
+/* accelerator is the hotkey, e.g. ctrl+q */
+menuitem:disabled > label,
+menuitem:disabled accelerator {
     color: mix(@fg_color, @bg_color, 0.5);
 }
 
 
+
 /*
 menu {
     background: @bg_color;