diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/FilterEditor.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/FilterEditor.php
index 9a59ac7f3..9eb969c63 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/FilterEditor.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/FilterEditor.php
@@ -768,12 +768,12 @@ class FilterEditor extends AbstractWidget
             return '';
         }
         if (! $this->preservedUrl()->getParam('modifyFilter')) {
-            return '<div class="filter">'
+            return '<div class="filter icinga-controls">'
                 . $this->renderSearch()
                 . $this->view()->escape($this->shorten($this->filter, 50))
                 . '</div>';
         }
-        return  '<div class="filter">'
+        return  '<div class="filter icinga-controls">'
             . $this->renderSearch()
             . '<form action="'
             . Url::fromRequest()
diff --git a/public/css/icinga/widgets.less b/public/css/icinga/widgets.less
index a8909cc46..de36831de 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/widgets.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/widgets.less
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ table.multiselect tr[href] td {
     }
 
     ul.tree li.active {
-      background-color: #eee;
+      background-color: @gray-lightest;
     }
 
     button {