diff --git a/editor/editor_themes.cpp b/editor/editor_themes.cpp
index 2fbf344ec9e..b6952c3024d 100644
--- a/editor/editor_themes.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_themes.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ Ref<Theme> create_editor_theme() {
 	theme->set_color("drop_position_color", "Tree", highlight_color);
 
 	// ItemList
-	Ref<StyleBoxFlat> style_itemlist_cursor = make_flat_stylebox(highlight_color, 8, 8, 8, 8);
+	Ref<StyleBoxFlat> style_itemlist_cursor = make_flat_stylebox(highlight_color, 4, 4, 4, 4);
 	style_itemlist_cursor->set_draw_center(false);
 	style_itemlist_cursor->set_border_size(1 * EDSCALE);
 	style_itemlist_cursor->set_light_color(light_color_1);
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ Ref<Theme> create_editor_theme() {
 	theme->set_stylebox("selected", "ItemList", style_tree_selected);
 	theme->set_stylebox("bg_focus", "ItemList", focus_sbt);
 	theme->set_stylebox("bg", "ItemList", style_bg);
+	theme->set_constant("vseparation", "ItemList", 5 * EDSCALE);
 
 	Ref<StyleBoxFlat> style_tab_fg = make_flat_stylebox(base_color, 15, 5, 15, 5);
 	Ref<StyleBoxFlat> style_tab_bg = make_flat_stylebox(base_color, 15, 5, 15, 5);
diff --git a/scene/gui/item_list.cpp b/scene/gui/item_list.cpp
index 371cf929fe6..2f0c7b9aaf1 100644
--- a/scene/gui/item_list.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/item_list.cpp
@@ -931,23 +931,26 @@ void ItemList::_notification(int p_what) {
 				rcache.size.width = width - rcache.position.x;
 			}
 
-			Rect2 r = rcache;
-			r.position += base_ofs;
-
-			// Use stylebox to dimension potential bg color, even if not selected
-			r.position.x -= sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_LEFT);
-			r.size.x += sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_LEFT) + sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_RIGHT);
-			r.position.y -= sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_TOP);
-			r.size.y += sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_TOP) + sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_BOTTOM);
-
 			if (items[i].selected) {
+				Rect2 r = rcache;
+				r.position += base_ofs;
+
+				// Use stylebox to dimension potential bg color
+				r.position.x -= sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_LEFT);
+				r.size.x += sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_LEFT) + sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_RIGHT);
+				r.position.y -= sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_TOP);
+				r.size.y += sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_TOP) + sbsel->get_margin(MARGIN_BOTTOM);
 				draw_style_box(sbsel, r);
 			}
+
 			if (items[i].custom_bg.a > 0.001) {
-				r.position.x += 2;
-				r.size.x -= 4;
-				r.position.y += 2;
-				r.size.y -= 4;
+
+				Rect2 r = rcache;
+				r.position += base_ofs;
+
+				// Size rect to make the align the temperature colors
+				r.position.y -= vseparation / 2;
+				r.size.y += vseparation;
 				draw_rect(r, items[i].custom_bg);
 			}