diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index f6ac03e45d8138..aa11a7c90e2632 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 -   `ComboboxControl`: Fix ComboboxControl reset button when using the keyboard. ([#63410](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/63410))
 -   `Button`: Never apply `aria-disabled` to anchor ([#63376](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/63376)).
+-   `SelectControl`: Fix hover/focus color in wp-admin ([#63855](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/63855)).
 
 ### Enhancements
 
diff --git a/packages/components/src/dimension-control/test/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap b/packages/components/src/dimension-control/test/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
index 1d3cd12a2aa316..5990fbbd4a3f5f 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/dimension-control/test/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/components/src/dimension-control/test/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ exports[`DimensionControl rendering renders with custom sizes 1`] = `
   box-sizing: border-box;
   border: none;
   box-shadow: none!important;
+  color: currentColor;
   cursor: inherit;
   display: block;
   font-family: inherit;
@@ -405,6 +406,7 @@ exports[`DimensionControl rendering renders with defaults 1`] = `
   box-sizing: border-box;
   border: none;
   box-shadow: none!important;
+  color: currentColor;
   cursor: inherit;
   display: block;
   font-family: inherit;
@@ -700,6 +702,7 @@ exports[`DimensionControl rendering renders with icon and custom icon label 1`]
   box-sizing: border-box;
   border: none;
   box-shadow: none!important;
+  color: currentColor;
   cursor: inherit;
   display: block;
   font-family: inherit;
@@ -1007,6 +1010,7 @@ exports[`DimensionControl rendering renders with icon and default icon label 1`]
   box-sizing: border-box;
   border: none;
   box-shadow: none!important;
+  color: currentColor;
   cursor: inherit;
   display: block;
   font-family: inherit;
diff --git a/packages/components/src/select-control/styles/select-control-styles.ts b/packages/components/src/select-control/styles/select-control-styles.ts
index 989c5fa62ecff7..780334c67e85e6 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/select-control/styles/select-control-styles.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/select-control/styles/select-control-styles.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ export const Select = styled.select< SelectProps >`
 		box-sizing: border-box;
 		border: none;
 		box-shadow: none !important;
+		color: currentColor; // Overrides hover/focus styles in forms.css
 		cursor: inherit;
 		display: block;
 		font-family: inherit;