diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
index 02d01408d4..3a601f3725 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
@@ -1291,13 +1291,18 @@ table.widefat .spam a:hover,
 
 #adminmenu a.menu-top:hover,
 #adminmenu li.opensub > a.menu-top,
-#adminmenu li.opensub > a.menu-top,
 #adminmenu li > a.menu-top:focus {
 	background-color: #e0f1ff;
 	color: #d54e21;
 	text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.4 );
 }
 
+/* So it doesn't get applied to the number spans (comments, updates, etc) */
+#adminmenu li.menu-top:hover > a span,
+#adminmenu li.menu-top > a:focus span {
+	text-shadow: none;
+}
+
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu a.wp-has-current-submenu,
 #adminmenu li.current a.menu-top,
 .folded #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu,
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
index 248fc52f69..4b7f5e70f7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
@@ -1030,6 +1030,12 @@ table.widefat .spam a:hover,
 	text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.4 );
 }
 
+/* So it doesn't get applied to the number spans (comments, updates, etc) */
+#adminmenu li.menu-top:hover > a span,
+#adminmenu li.menu-top > a:focus span {
+	text-shadow: none;
+}
+
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu a.wp-has-current-submenu,
 #adminmenu li.current a.menu-top,
 .folded #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu,