diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/views/tree_view.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/views/tree_view.cc
index a6a5193e8c5..8a8d044b6e6 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/views/tree_view.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/views/tree_view.cc
@@ -932,6 +932,9 @@ void TreeViewLayoutBuilder::build_row(AbstractTreeViewItem &item) const
   }
   else {
     item.build_row(*row);
+    if (item.is_active_) {
+      ui_layout_list_set_labels_active(row);
+    }
   }
 
   uiLayoutListItemAddPadding(row);