diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
index 5a7341473..82b33f42c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
@@ -1566,9 +1566,10 @@ pub fn menu_item(ui: &mut Ui, label: &str, enabled: bool, checked: bool) -> bool
 }
 
 /// [`menu_item`] for a name that is user or file data (a library, a recent URL), never translated.
+/// Like the menu bar's items, the row lights up under the pointer.
 pub fn menu_item_name(ui: &mut Ui, label: &str, enabled: bool, checked: bool) -> bool {
     let text = if checked { format!("✓ {label}") } else { format!("   {label}") };
-    ui.add_enabled(enabled, egui::Button::new(egui::RichText::new(text).size(12.5)).frame(false)).clicked()
+    ui.add_enabled(enabled, egui::Button::new(egui::RichText::new(text).size(12.5)).frame_when_inactive(false)).clicked()
 }
 
 /// A number field that may be empty (Stroke dash/gap): `value` (points) shows in `unit` without