diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js b/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js
index 6889b0bf04..c93dd4c2ac 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ const TPL = `
 
         <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
 
-        <span class="zoom-container dropdown-item">
+        <span class="zoom-container dropdown-item dropdown-item-container">
             <div>
                 <span class="bx bx-empty"></span>
                 ${t('global_menu.zoom')}
diff --git a/src/public/stylesheets/style.css b/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
index c9b3d4f737..b543d2cca3 100644
--- a/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
+++ b/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
@@ -289,13 +289,18 @@ div.ui-tooltip {
     opacity: 1;
 }
 
-.dropdown-menu a:hover:not(.disabled), .dropdown-item:hover:not(.disabled) {
+.dropdown-menu a:hover:not(.disabled), .dropdown-item:hover:not(.disabled, .dropdown-item-container) {
     color: var(--hover-item-text-color) !important;
     background-color: var(--hover-item-background-color) !important;
     border-color: var(--hover-item-border-color) !important;
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+.dropdown-item-container, .dropdown-item-container:hover, .dropdown-item-container:active {
+    background: transparent;
+    cursor: default;
+}
+
 .dropdown-menu a:not(.selected) .check {
     visibility: hidden;
 }