diff --git a/.changeset/curly-bears-wait.md b/.changeset/curly-bears-wait.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..770bbd0c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curly-bears-wait.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@rocket.chat/fuselage": minor
+---
+
+feat(fuselage): update `SidebarItem` highlighted weight
diff --git a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.styles.scss b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.styles.scss
index f53c1542b9..936c6dd178 100644
--- a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.styles.scss
+++ b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.styles.scss
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ $sidebar-banner-color-danger: theme(
 
 %highlighted {
   color: $sidebar-item-color-highlighted;
+
+  font-weight: 600;
 }
 
 @mixin highlighted {