diff --git a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css
index dafa5725da8b492035836c42017f3a99afe96be2..9972281ea775c3cc1f173e5e2d2828ae352bb7df 100644
--- a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css
+++ b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css
@@ -575,4 +575,12 @@ table.downloads {
   */
  .browser-compatible-javascript-link {
  	text-decoration: none;
+ }
+ 
+ .browser-compatible-javascript-link-menu {
+ 	color: #000000;
+ }
+ 
+ .browser-compatible-javascript-link-menu:hover {
+ 	color: #FFFFFF;
  }
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diff --git a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
index 886f99308b613d4da40447225967adf68893ba44..604ae7ef5e9b856590cff0a0b43f4c960ff01bfa 100644
--- a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
+++ b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ function SideMenuWidgetView(sideMenuWidgetController, sideMenuWidgetModel) {
             
             var $menuItemLink = null;
             if (menuItem.isSelectable) {
-            	$menuItemLink = $("<a>", {"href": href, "class" : "browser-compatible-javascript-link", "style" : "color: #000000"}).append(itemDisplayName);
+            	$menuItemLink = $("<a>", {"href": href, "class" : "browser-compatible-javascript-link browser-compatible-javascript-link-menu" }).append(itemDisplayName);
             } else {
             	$menuItemLink = itemDisplayName;
             }