diff --git a/doc/_static/css/custom.css b/doc/_static/css/custom.css
index edd7f24629b..72756780b8e 100644
--- a/doc/_static/css/custom.css
+++ b/doc/_static/css/custom.css
@@ -582,6 +582,14 @@ kbd, .kbd,
     vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
+/* guilabel and menuselection tweaks */
+.rst-content .guilabel,
+.rst-content .menuselection {
+    color: var(--body-color);
+    background-color: var(--guiitems-background-color);
+    border-color: var(--guiitems-border-color);
+}
+
 /* Buttons */
 
 .btn-neutral {
diff --git a/doc/_static/css/dark.css b/doc/_static/css/dark.css
index a577bd69d35..47d555242f6 100644
--- a/doc/_static/css/dark.css
+++ b/doc/_static/css/dark.css
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
     --kbd-shadow-color: #1e2023;
     --kbd-text-color: #e2f2ff;
 
+    --guiitems-background-color: #303d4f;
+    --guiitems-border-color: #7fbbe3;
+
     --btn-neutral-background-color: #404040;
     --btn-neutral-hover-background-color: #505050;
     --footer-color: #aaa;
diff --git a/doc/_static/css/light.css b/doc/_static/css/light.css
index 625516dce31..0389650278c 100644
--- a/doc/_static/css/light.css
+++ b/doc/_static/css/light.css
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
     --kbd-shadow-color: #b0b7bf;
     --kbd-text-color: #444d56;
 
+    --guiitems-background-color: #e7f2fa;
+    --guiitems-border-color: #7fbbe3;
+
     --btn-neutral-background-color: #f3f6f6;
     --btn-neutral-hover-background-color: #e5ebeb;
     --footer-color: #808080;