diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/chat/chat-dropdown/styles.scss b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/chat/chat-dropdown/styles.scss
index bab9401f99c97028b4b90bf2f1ff1044a8ee8a95..a2cf678fe342b76f42676786c2057b651beb0c34 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/chat/chat-dropdown/styles.scss
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/chat/chat-dropdown/styles.scss
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ $square-side-length: 1.56rem;
 
   cursor: pointer;
 
-  span {
+  span:first-child {
     width: $square-side-length;
     height: $square-side-length;
   }
 
+
   i {
     color: $color-gray-dark !important;
     top: $icon-offset;
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ $square-side-length: 1.56rem;
 
   &:hover,
   &:focus {
-    span {
+    > span:first-child {
       background-color: transparent !important;
     }
   }