diff --git a/core/css/styles.css b/core/css/styles.css
index 335b008ffd..b14c8fb9ca 100644
--- a/core/css/styles.css
+++ b/core/css/styles.css
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ input[type="text"]:hover, input[type="text"]:focus, input[type="text"]:active,
 input[type="password"]:hover, input[type="password"]:focus, input[type="password"]:active,
 .searchbox input[type="search"]:hover, .searchbox input[type="search"]:focus, .searchbox input[type="search"]:active { background-color:#fff; color:#333; opacity:1; }
 
-input[type="submit"], input[type="button"], button, .button, #quota, div.jp-progress, .pager li a { width:auto; padding:.4em; border:1px solid #ddd; font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer; background:#f8f8f8; color:#555; text-shadow:#fff 0 1px 0; -moz-box-shadow:0 1px 1px #fff, 0 1px 1px #fff inset; -webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 1px #fff, 0 1px 1px #fff inset; -moz-border-radius:.5em; -webkit-border-radius:.5em; border-radius:.5em; }
-input[type="submit"]:hover, input[type="submit"]:focus, input[type="button"]:hover, input[type="button"]:focus, .button:hover { background:#fff; color:#333; }
+input[type="submit"], input[type="button"], button, .button, #quota, div.jp-progress, select, .pager li a { width:auto; padding:.4em; border:1px solid #ddd; font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer; background:#f8f8f8; color:#555; text-shadow:#fff 0 1px 0; -moz-box-shadow:0 1px 1px #fff, 0 1px 1px #fff inset; -webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 1px #fff, 0 1px 1px #fff inset; -moz-border-radius:.5em; -webkit-border-radius:.5em; border-radius:.5em; }
+input[type="submit"]:hover, input[type="submit"]:focus, input[type="button"]:hover, select:hover, select:focus, select:active, input[type="button"]:focus, .button:hover { background:#fff; color:#333; }
 input[type="checkbox"] { width:auto; }
 #quota { cursor:default; }
 
diff --git a/settings/css/settings.css b/settings/css/settings.css
index 39d811ae10..7a5873bb4d 100644
--- a/settings/css/settings.css
+++ b/settings/css/settings.css
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ div.quota { float:right; display:block; position:absolute; right:25em; top:0; }
 select.quota { position:absolute; left:0; top:0; width:10em; }
 input.quota-other { display:none; position:absolute; left:0.1em; top:0.1em; width:7em; border:none; -webkit-box-shadow: none -mox-box-shadow:none ; box-shadow:none; }
 div.quota>span { position:absolute; right:0em; white-space:nowrap; top: 0.7em }
+select.quota.active { background: #fff; }
 
 /* APPS */
 li { color:#888; }
diff --git a/settings/js/users.js b/settings/js/users.js
index 26e7ff2445..eed93d3b30 100644
--- a/settings/js/users.js
+++ b/settings/js/users.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 			setQuota(uid,quota);
 		}else{
 			other.show();
+			select.addClass('active');
 			other.focus();
 		}
 	});
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 					select.children().last().before(option);
 				}
 				select.val(quota);
+				select.removeClass('active');
 				other.val(null);
 				other.hide();
 			});
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 					$(option).attr('selected','selected');
 				}
 			});
+			select.removeClass('active');
 			other.hide();
 		}
 	});