diff --git a/src/web/vaev-style/select.cpp b/src/web/vaev-style/select.cpp
index 9df89c5f1b..e9b831e0bc 100644
--- a/src/web/vaev-style/select.cpp
+++ b/src/web/vaev-style/select.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ static bool _match(Pseudo const &s, Markup::Element const &el) {
     case Pseudo::LINK:
         return _matchLink(el);
 
+    case Pseudo::ROOT:
+        return el.tagName == Html::HTML;
+
     case Pseudo::FIRST_OF_TYPE:
         return _matchFirstOfType(el);