diff --git a/css/DocumentationViewer.css b/css/DocumentationViewer.css
index e81298f..cd6bae7 100644
--- a/css/DocumentationViewer.css
+++ b/css/DocumentationViewer.css
@@ -332,4 +332,15 @@ span.is-folder {float: right;}
 	#table-of-contents a:focus {
 		text-decoration: underline;
 		color: #1389ce;
+	}
+
+/* some settings adapted from themes/ssorgsites/css/core.css */
+#sidebar-column a {
+	padding: 2px 10px;
+}
+	#sidebar-column a:hover,
+	#sidebar-column a:focus,
+	#sidebar-column a:visited {
+		text-decoration: none;
+		color: #1389ce;
 	}
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