diff --git a/modules/bar/GhostButton.qml b/modules/bar/GhostButton.qml
index 3ff6ac6..517eeca 100644
--- a/modules/bar/GhostButton.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/GhostButton.qml
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ import qs.ui
 
 BarButton {
     iconOnly: true
+    hoverHighlight: false
     iconSource: `${Quickshell.shellPath("assets")}/icons/ghost.svg`
 }
diff --git a/modules/bar/LauncherButton.qml b/modules/bar/LauncherButton.qml
index efbaae2..686c271 100644
--- a/modules/bar/LauncherButton.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/LauncherButton.qml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import qs.ui
 
 BarButton {
     iconOnly: true
+    hoverHighlight: false
     iconSource: `${Quickshell.shellPath("assets")}/icons/nix.svg`
     onClicked: Quickshell.execDetached(["vicinae", "toggle"])
 }