diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 4f34c050f46..ff90d0050ec 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -1206,6 +1206,13 @@
   margin: 0px;
   padding: 1px 4px;
 }
+.openerp .oe_secondary_submenu .oe_menu_counter:hover {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  border: 1px solid #c81010;
+  -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 2px #c81010;
+  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 2px #c81010;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 2px #c81010;
+}
 .openerp .oe_secondary_submenu .oe_active {
   background: #7c7bad;
   border-top: 1px solid lightGray;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 4a26ea0d54e..2bcd5ac5be4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -945,6 +945,10 @@ $sheet-max-width: 860px
             text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)
             margin: 0px
             padding: 1px 4px
+            &:hover
+                cursor: pointer
+                border: 1px solid #C81010
+                @include box-shadow(0 0 2px #C81010)
         .oe_active
             background: $link-color
             border-top: 1px solid lightGray