diff --git a/pixelegg/css/pixelegg.css b/pixelegg/css/pixelegg.css
index e0f3a46221..e5c8ec5329 100644
--- a/pixelegg/css/pixelegg.css
+++ b/pixelegg/css/pixelegg.css
@@ -4927,7 +4927,7 @@ span.overlayContainer img.overlay {
 #egw_fw_sidebar #egw_fw_splitter {
   position: absolute;
   width: 8px;
-  top: 40px;
+  top: 0px;
   bottom: 3px;
   right: 0px;
 }
@@ -5065,9 +5065,9 @@ span.overlayContainer img.overlay {
   background-image: url(../images/splitter_vert.png);
   background-position: center;
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
-  background-color: #ffffff;
+  background-color: transparent;
   position: absolute;
-  width: 5px;
+  width: 4px;
   height: 100%;
   cursor: col-resize;
 }
@@ -5077,7 +5077,7 @@ span.overlayContainer img.overlay {
   opacity: 1 !important;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_splitter_hover {
-  background-color: white;
+  background-color: #CDCDCD;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_category_content {
   background-color: #ffffff;
diff --git a/pixelegg/less/layout_raster_sidebar.less b/pixelegg/less/layout_raster_sidebar.less
index 97414f00eb..6c807e36df 100644
--- a/pixelegg/less/layout_raster_sidebar.less
+++ b/pixelegg/less/layout_raster_sidebar.less
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
     #egw_fw_splitter {
         position: absolute;
         width: 8px;
-        top: 40px;
+        top: 0px;
         bottom: 3px;
         right: 0px;
         &:hover {border-color: @gray_10;}
@@ -449,9 +449,9 @@
 	background-image: url(../images/splitter_vert.png);
 	background-position: center;
 	background-repeat: no-repeat;
-	.background_color_0_gray;
+	background-color: transparent;
 	position: absolute;
-	width: 5px;
+	width: 4px;
 	height: 100%;
 	cursor: col-resize;
 }
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
 
 
 .egw_fw_ui_splitter_hover {
-	background-color: white;
+	background-color: @gray_20;
 }
 
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