diff --git a/browser/components/newtab/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamComponents/DSDismiss/_DSDismiss.scss b/browser/components/newtab/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamComponents/DSDismiss/_DSDismiss.scss
index 6597cbe48d62..79689e8713ff 100644
--- a/browser/components/newtab/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamComponents/DSDismiss/_DSDismiss.scss
+++ b/browser/components/newtab/content-src/components/DiscoveryStreamComponents/DSDismiss/_DSDismiss.scss
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     &:hover {
       @include dark-theme-only {
         background: $grey-90-50;
+
+        .icon {
+          fill: $grey-10;
+        }
       }
 
       background: $grey-90-20;
diff --git a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-linux.css b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-linux.css
index b4c4c280fa23..fb027efc347a 100644
--- a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-linux.css
+++ b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-linux.css
@@ -2970,6 +2970,8 @@ main {
       background: rgba(12, 12, 13, 0.2); }
       [lwt-newtab-brighttext] .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:hover {
         background: rgba(12, 12, 13, 0.5); }
+        [lwt-newtab-brighttext] .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:hover .icon {
+          fill: #F9F9FA; }
       .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:hover .icon {
         fill: #2A2A2E; }
     .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:active {
diff --git a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-mac.css b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-mac.css
index 8892ecddd76d..967c7c66712c 100644
--- a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-mac.css
+++ b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-mac.css
@@ -2973,6 +2973,8 @@ main {
       background: rgba(12, 12, 13, 0.2); }
       [lwt-newtab-brighttext] .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:hover {
         background: rgba(12, 12, 13, 0.5); }
+        [lwt-newtab-brighttext] .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:hover .icon {
+          fill: #F9F9FA; }
       .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:hover .icon {
         fill: #2A2A2E; }
     .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:active {
diff --git a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-windows.css b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-windows.css
index 420fcec619fa..a7a319e42da3 100644
--- a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-windows.css
+++ b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-windows.css
@@ -2970,6 +2970,8 @@ main {
       background: rgba(12, 12, 13, 0.2); }
       [lwt-newtab-brighttext] .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:hover {
         background: rgba(12, 12, 13, 0.5); }
+        [lwt-newtab-brighttext] .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:hover .icon {
+          fill: #F9F9FA; }
       .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:hover .icon {
         fill: #2A2A2E; }
     .ds-dismiss .ds-dismiss-button:active {