diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/DefaultToolbarMenu.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/DefaultToolbarMenu.kt
index df02623d7..1e2959fa2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/DefaultToolbarMenu.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/DefaultToolbarMenu.kt
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ class DefaultToolbarMenu(
             primaryTextColor(),
         highlight = BrowserMenuHighlight.HighPriority(
             endImageResource = R.drawable.ic_sync_disconnected,
-            backgroundTint = context.getColorFromAttr(R.attr.syncDisconnectedBackground)
+            backgroundTint = context.getColorFromAttr(R.attr.syncDisconnectedBackground),
+            canPropagate = false
         ),
         isHighlighted = { hasAccountProblem }
     ) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeMenu.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeMenu.kt
index d58cd7a93..e089fd1f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeMenu.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeMenu.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class HomeMenu(
             iconTintColorResource = syncDisconnectedColor,
             textColorResource = primaryTextColor,
             highlight = BrowserMenuHighlight.HighPriority(
-                backgroundTint = syncDisconnectedBackgroundColor
+                backgroundTint = syncDisconnectedBackgroundColor,
+                canPropagate = false
             ),
             isHighlighted = { true }
         ) {