diff --git a/lib/src/common/variables.js b/lib/src/common/variables.js
index 8011285ca..73e99c266 100644
--- a/lib/src/common/variables.js
+++ b/lib/src/common/variables.js
@@ -954,11 +954,13 @@ export const componentTokens = {
     groupTitleFontSize: globalTokens.type_scale_02,
     groupTitleFontStyle: globalTokens.type_normal,
     groupTitleFontWeight: globalTokens.type_semibold,
-    groupTitleFontColor: globalTokens.color_grey_800,
+    groupTitleFontColor: globalTokens.black,
     groupTitleHoverBackgroundColor: globalTokens.hal_grey_l_90,
     groupTitleActiveBackgroundColor: globalTokens.hal_grey_l_80,
     groupTitleSelectedFontColor: globalTokens.white,
-    groupTitleSelectedBackgroundColor: globalTokens.white,
+    groupTitleSelectedBackgroundColor: globalTokens.color_grey_800,
+    groupTitleSelectedHoverFontColor: globalTokens.white,
+    groupTitleSelectedHoverBackgroundColor: globalTokens.color_grey_600,
     groupTitleFontTextTransform: globalTokens.type_uppercase,
     groupTitleFontLetterSpacing: globalTokens.type_spacing_wide_02,
     linkFontFamily: globalTokens.type_sans,
diff --git a/lib/src/sidenav/Sidenav.tsx b/lib/src/sidenav/Sidenav.tsx
index 26be90fff..8eb161a91 100644
--- a/lib/src/sidenav/Sidenav.tsx
+++ b/lib/src/sidenav/Sidenav.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { forwardRef, Ref, useState } from "react";
+import React, { forwardRef, Ref, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import styled, { ThemeProvider } from "styled-components";
 import { responsiveSizes } from "../common/variables.js";
 import { useResponsiveSidenavVisibility } from "../layout/SidenavContext";
@@ -72,10 +72,18 @@ const Section = ({ children }: SidenavSectionPropsType): JSX.Element => (
 
 const Group = ({ children, title, collapsable = false, icon }: SidenavGroupPropsType): JSX.Element => {
   const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(false);
+  const selectedGroup = useMemo(() => {
+    return collapsed ? React.Children.toArray(children).some((child) => child["props"]?.selected) : false;
+  }, [collapsed, children]);
   return (
     <SidenavGroup>
       {collapsable && title ? (
-        <SidenavGroupTitleButton role="button" aria-expanded={!collapsed} onClick={() => setCollapsed(!collapsed)}>
+        <SidenavGroupTitleButton
+          role="button"
+          aria-expanded={!collapsed}
+          onClick={() => setCollapsed(!collapsed)}
+          selectedGroup={selectedGroup}
+        >
           <SidenavContent>
             {typeof icon === "string" ? <SidenavIcon src={icon} /> : icon}
             {title}
@@ -213,7 +221,7 @@ const SidenavGroupTitle = styled.span`
   padding: 0.5rem 1.2rem;
 `;
 
-const SidenavGroupTitleButton = styled.button`
+const SidenavGroupTitleButton = styled.button<{ selectedGroup: boolean }>`
   all: unset;
   cursor: pointer;
   justify-content: space-between;
@@ -230,17 +238,24 @@ const SidenavGroupTitleButton = styled.button`
   align-items: center;
   margin: 0px;
   padding: 0.5rem 1.2rem;
-  &:focus {
+  &:focus-visible {
     outline: 2px solid ${(props) => props.theme.linkFocusColor};
     outline-offset: -2px;
   }
   &:hover {
-    background-color: ${(props) => props.theme.groupTitleHoverBackgroundColor};
+    ${(props) =>
+      props.selectedGroup
+        ? `color: ${props.theme.groupTitleSelectedHoverFontColor}; background: ${props.theme.groupTitleSelectedHoverBackgroundColor};`
+        : `color: ${props.theme.groupTitleFontColor}; background: ${props.theme.groupTitleHoverBackgroundColor};`}
   }
   &:active {
     background-color: ${(props) => props.theme.groupTitleActiveBackgroundColor};
+    color: ${(props) => props.theme.groupTitleFontColor};
   }
-
+  ${(props) =>
+    props.selectedGroup
+      ? `color: ${props.theme.groupTitleSelectedFontColor}; background: ${props.theme.groupTitleSelectedBackgroundColor};`
+      : `color: ${props.theme.groupTitleFontColor}; background: transparent;`}
   svg {
     width: 18px;
     height: auto;