diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_readthedocs-switcher.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_readthedocs-switcher.scss
index d8aeca7c63..d2240d7492 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_readthedocs-switcher.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_readthedocs-switcher.scss
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
   font-family: inherit !important;
   a {
     color: var(--pst-color-link) !important;
-    text-decoration: unset;
+    text-decoration: underline !important;
+    @include link-decoration;
     @include link-style-hover;
     &:hover {
-      color: var(--pst-color-link-hover);
-      background-color: var(--pst-color-surface);
+      color: var(--pst-color-link-hover) !important;
     }
   }
   &.rst-badge {
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@
       border-style: solid !important;
       border-width: 1px !important;
       a {
+        text-decoration: none !important;
+        background-color: var(--pst-color-surface);
         color: var(--pst-color-text-base) !important;
         @include link-style-hover;
         &:hover {
-          color: var(--pst-color-link-hover);
+          color: var(--pst-color-link-hover) !important;
         }
       }
     }