diff --git a/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryLayer.ts b/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryLayer.ts
index eedbe971c..05d47d165 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryLayer.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/layers/TerritoryLayer.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ export class TerritoryLayer implements Layer {
   tick() {
     const tickProfile = FrameProfiler.start();
     const now = this.nowMs();
+    const currentTheme = this.game.config().theme();
+    if (currentTheme !== this.theme) {
+      this.theme = currentTheme;
+      this.redraw();
+    }
     if (this.game.inSpawnPhase()) {
       this.spawnHighlight();
     }
@@ -404,7 +409,7 @@ export class TerritoryLayer implements Layer {
   }
 
   private hoverHighlightOptions() {
-    const baseColor = this.theme.spawnHighlightSelfColor();
+    const baseColor = this.theme.playerHighlightColor();
     const rgba = baseColor.rgba;
 
     if (this.alternativeView) {
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/Config.ts b/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
index e0cacf57b..6b7e08c2d 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ export interface Theme {
   allyColor(): Colord;
   neutralColor(): Colord;
   enemyColor(): Colord;
+  playerHighlightColor(): Colord;
   spawnHighlightColor(): Colord;
   spawnHighlightSelfColor(): Colord;
   spawnHighlightTeamColor(): Colord;
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/PastelTheme.ts b/src/core/configuration/PastelTheme.ts
index 23ae4e653..354ca3dc8 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/PastelTheme.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/PastelTheme.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ export class PastelTheme implements Theme {
   /** Alternate View colors for enemies, red */
   private _enemyColor = colord("rgb(255,0,0)");
 
+  /** Hover highlight color for player territories */
+  private _playerHighlightColor = colord("rgb(221, 221, 221)");
   /** Default spawn highlight colors for other players in FFA, yellow */
   private _spawnHighlightColor = colord("rgb(255,213,79)");
   /** Added non-default spawn highlight colors for self, full white */
@@ -209,6 +211,9 @@ export class PastelTheme implements Theme {
   enemyColor(): Colord {
     return this._enemyColor;
   }
+  playerHighlightColor(): Colord {
+    return this._playerHighlightColor;
+  }
 
   spawnHighlightColor(): Colord {
     return this._spawnHighlightColor;
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/PastelThemeDark.ts b/src/core/configuration/PastelThemeDark.ts
index 2cff80685..d840f0fb6 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/PastelThemeDark.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/PastelThemeDark.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export class PastelThemeDark extends PastelTheme {
 
   private darkWater = colord("rgb(14,11,30)");
   private darkShorelineWater = colord("rgb(50,50,50)");
+  private darkPlayerHighlight = colord("rgb(99, 42, 42)");
 
   // | Terrain Type      | Magnitude | Base Color Logic                                | Visual Description    |
   // | :---------------- | :-------- | :---------------------------------------------- | :-------------------- |
@@ -59,4 +60,8 @@ export class PastelThemeDark extends PastelTheme {
         });
     }
   }
+
+  playerHighlightColor(): Colord {
+    return this.darkPlayerHighlight;
+  }
 }