diff --git a/content/styles/badges.css b/content/styles/badges.css
index b5e82dd..6be998e 100644
--- a/content/styles/badges.css
+++ b/content/styles/badges.css
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ html.rt-enabled .thing.link .flat-list li:has(> .comments) {
 }
 
 .rt-badge:hover {
-  filter: brightness(1.1);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 999px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
 }
 
 /* --- Subreddit badge: relative for gear positioning --- */