--- a/mobile/themes/hildon/browser.css
+++ b/mobile/themes/hildon/browser.css
@@ -199,18 +199,23 @@ toolbarbutton.urlbar-cap-button {
   min-height: 64px;
   -moz-box-align: center;
   padding: 0;
   border-top: 1px solid #262629;
   border-bottom: 3px solid #262629;
   background: #fff;
 }
 
+#urlbar-editarea:hover:active {
+  background-color: #8db8d8;
+}
+
 #urlbar-edit {
   -moz-appearance: none !important;
+  background: transparent;
   padding: 0px !important;
   border: none !important;
 }
 
 /* make sure this endcap matches the other endcap */
 #urlbar-icons {
   min-height: 64px;
   min-width: 64px;