diff --git a/core/css/styles.css b/core/css/styles.css
index 1e7098d16a295cddeda973493013eeed759a19ef..dee0778afbb3edeeed1d5e4881fec299ea0c35d3 100644
--- a/core/css/styles.css
+++ b/core/css/styles.css
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ div.crumb:active {
 
 /* special rules for first-level entries and folders */
 #app-navigation > ul > li {
-	background-color: #eee;
+	background-color: #f8f8f8;
 }
 
 #app-navigation .with-icon a {
@@ -870,6 +870,10 @@ div.crumb:active {
 	color: #dd1144;
 }
 
+#app-navigation .app-navigation-separator {
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
+}
+
 
 
 /* Part where the content will be loaded into */