diff --git a/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp b/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
index e179c911a58..ab7d83f6600 100644
--- a/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
@@ -1014,13 +1014,13 @@ void PopupMenu::_draw_items() {
 				if (theme_cache.font_outline_size > 0 && theme_cache.font_outline_color.a > 0) {
 					items[i].text_buf->draw_outline(ci, text_pos, theme_cache.font_outline_size, theme_cache.font_outline_color);
 				}
-				items[i].text_buf->draw(ci, text_pos, items[i].disabled ? theme_cache.font_disabled_color : ((active_submenu_index == -1 && i == mouse_over) || i == active_submenu_index ? theme_cache.font_hover_color : theme_cache.font_color));
+				items[i].text_buf->draw(ci, text_pos, items[i].disabled ? theme_cache.font_disabled_color : (((active_submenu_index == -1 && i == mouse_over) || i == active_submenu_index) ? theme_cache.font_hover_color : theme_cache.font_color));
 			} else {
 				Vector2 text_pos = item_ofs + Point2(0, Math::floor((h - items[i].text_buf->get_size().y) / 2.0));
 				if (theme_cache.font_outline_size > 0 && theme_cache.font_outline_color.a > 0) {
 					items[i].text_buf->draw_outline(ci, text_pos, theme_cache.font_outline_size, theme_cache.font_outline_color);
 				}
-				items[i].text_buf->draw(ci, text_pos, items[i].disabled ? theme_cache.font_disabled_color : ((active_submenu_index == -1 && i == mouse_over) || i == active_submenu_index ? theme_cache.font_hover_color : theme_cache.font_color));
+				items[i].text_buf->draw(ci, text_pos, items[i].disabled ? theme_cache.font_disabled_color : (((active_submenu_index == -1 && i == mouse_over) || i == active_submenu_index) ? theme_cache.font_hover_color : theme_cache.font_color));
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ void PopupMenu::_draw_items() {
 			if (theme_cache.font_outline_size > 0 && theme_cache.font_outline_color.a > 0) {
 				items[i].accel_text_buf->draw_outline(ci, text_pos, theme_cache.font_outline_size, theme_cache.font_outline_color);
 			}
-			items[i].accel_text_buf->draw(ci, text_pos, i == mouse_over ? theme_cache.font_hover_color : theme_cache.font_accelerator_color);
+			items[i].accel_text_buf->draw(ci, text_pos, ((active_submenu_index == -1 && i == mouse_over) || i == active_submenu_index) ? theme_cache.font_hover_color : theme_cache.font_accelerator_color);
 		}
 
 		// Cache the item vertical offset from the first item and the height.