diff --git a/src/qml/Base/HInteractiveRectangle.qml b/src/qml/Base/HInteractiveRectangle.qml
index cce66f6b..93d5e01f 100644
--- a/src/qml/Base/HInteractiveRectangle.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Base/HInteractiveRectangle.qml
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import QtQuick 2.12
 
 HRectangle {
+    id: rectangle
+
     property bool checkable: false  // TODO
     property bool checked: false
-    property alias pressed: tap.pressed
-    property alias hovered: hover.hovered
+    property bool hovered: false
+    readonly property alias pressed: tap.pressed
 
     readonly property QtObject _ir: theme.controls.interactiveRectangle
     color: _ir.background
@@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ HRectangle {
                "transparent"
     }
 
-    HoverHandler { id: hover }
+    HoverHandler {
+        id: hover
+        onHoveredChanged: rectangle.hovered = hovered
+    }
+
     TapHandler { id: tap }
 }
diff --git a/src/qml/SidePane/AccountRoomList.qml b/src/qml/SidePane/AccountRoomList.qml
index ed50a5c3..84e8c87b 100644
--- a/src/qml/SidePane/AccountRoomList.qml
+++ b/src/qml/SidePane/AccountRoomList.qml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ HListView {
     id: accountRoomList
 
 
+    signal hideHoverHighlight()
+    onHideHoverHighlight: hoverBlocker.enabled = true
+
+
     readonly property var originSource: window.sidePaneModelSource
     readonly property var collapseAccounts: window.uiState.collapseAccounts
     readonly property string filter: paneToolBar.roomFilter
@@ -58,12 +62,14 @@ HListView {
     }
 
     function previous(activate=true) {
+        hideHoverHighlight()
         decrementCurrentIndex()
         if (activate) activateLimiter.requestFire()
 
     }
 
     function next(activate=true) {
+        hideHoverHighlight()
         incrementCurrentIndex()
         if (activate) activateLimiter.requestFire()
     }
@@ -105,6 +111,17 @@ HListView {
     }
 
 
+    MouseArea {
+        id: hoverBlocker
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        enabled: false
+        hoverEnabled: enabled
+        propagateComposedEvents: true
+
+        onMouseXChanged: enabled = false
+        onMouseYChanged: enabled = false
+    }
+
     HRateLimiter {
         id: filterLimiter
         cooldown: 16
diff --git a/src/qml/SidePane/DelegateAccount.qml b/src/qml/SidePane/DelegateAccount.qml
index 4b81fed7..3c509cc8 100644
--- a/src/qml/SidePane/DelegateAccount.qml
+++ b/src/qml/SidePane/DelegateAccount.qml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ HInteractiveRectangle {
         onTriggered: if (isCurrent) beHighlighted()
     }
 
+    Connections {
+        target: accountRoomList
+        onHideHoverHighlight: accountDelegate.hovered = false
+    }
+
     TapHandler {
         onTapped: {
             accountRoomList.highlightRangeMode = ListView.NoHighlightRange
diff --git a/src/qml/SidePane/DelegateRoom.qml b/src/qml/SidePane/DelegateRoom.qml
index a45ef2fd..3a9bb40a 100644
--- a/src/qml/SidePane/DelegateRoom.qml
+++ b/src/qml/SidePane/DelegateRoom.qml
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ HInteractiveRectangle {
         onTriggered: if (isCurrent) beHighlighted()
     }
 
+    Connections {
+        target: accountRoomList
+        onHideHoverHighlight: roomDelegate.hovered = false
+    }
+
     TapHandler {
         onTapped: {
             accountRoomList.highlightRangeMode = ListView.NoHighlightRange
@@ -57,8 +62,6 @@ HInteractiveRectangle {
 
     HRowLayout {
         id: rowLayout
-        property var pr: sidePane.currentSpacing
-        onPrChanged: print("pr changed:", pr, spacing, x)
 
         spacing: sidePane.currentSpacing
         x: sidePane.currentSpacing