3 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/_common.scss b/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/_common.scss
index 799c8e6d..864b2bd3 100644
--- a/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/_common.scss
+++ b/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/_common.scss
@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@ GtkLinkButton.button {
   }
   &:backdrop {
     color: $selected_bg_color;
+    @extend %undecorated_button; //This shouldn't be needed but avoids
+                                 //a weird transition which for some reason
+                                 //makes borders blink on hover
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/gtk-contained-dark.css b/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/gtk-contained-dark.css
index d37a1a30..222a9500 100644
--- a/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
     border-radius: 3px;
     border-style: solid; }
 
-GtkLinkButton.button, GtkLinkButton.button:hover, GtkLinkButton.button:active {
+GtkLinkButton.button, GtkLinkButton.button:hover, GtkLinkButton.button:active, GtkLinkButton.button:backdrop {
   border-color: transparent;
   background-color: transparent;
   background-image: none;
diff --git a/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/gtk-contained.css b/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/gtk-contained.css
index 195d98e4..687b27ad 100644
--- a/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/gtk-contained.css
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
     border-radius: 3px;
     border-style: solid; }
 
-GtkLinkButton.button, GtkLinkButton.button:hover, GtkLinkButton.button:active {
+GtkLinkButton.button, GtkLinkButton.button:hover, GtkLinkButton.button:active, GtkLinkButton.button:backdrop {
   border-color: transparent;
   background-color: transparent;
   background-image: none;