diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.scss
index 06514da7ef6..f8deec0606a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_controller.scss
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
             }
         }
         &.o_kanban_hover {
-            background-color: var(--KanbanColumn__highlight-background);
+            background-color: var(--KanbanColumn__highlight-background) !important;
             box-shadow: -1px 0px 0px 0px var(--KanbanColumn__highlight-border) inset,
                 1px 0px 0px 0px var(--KanbanColumn__highlight-border) inset;
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
index b7da556def6..17eb156d2bd 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ export class KanbanRenderer extends Component {
      */
     sortRecordGroupEnter({ group }) {
         group.classList.add("o_kanban_hover");
-        group.classList.remove("bg-100");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -521,7 +520,6 @@ export class KanbanRenderer extends Component {
      */
     sortRecordGroupLeave({ group }) {
         group.classList.remove("o_kanban_hover");
-        group.classList.add("bg-100");
     }
 
     /**