diff --git a/.changeset/simplifify-hover-replacement.md b/.changeset/simplifify-hover-replacement.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..155333302c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/simplifify-hover-replacement.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"rrweb-snapshot": patch
+"rrweb": patch
+---
+
+Slight simplification to how we replace :hover after #1458
diff --git a/packages/rrweb-snapshot/src/css.ts b/packages/rrweb-snapshot/src/css.ts
index 8538c4a687..ec85468af6 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb-snapshot/src/css.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb-snapshot/src/css.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const mediaSelectorPlugin: AcceptedPlugin = {
   },
 };
 
-// Adapted from https://github.com/giuseppeg/postcss-pseudo-classes/blob/master/index.js
+// Simplified from https://github.com/giuseppeg/postcss-pseudo-classes/blob/master/index.js
 const pseudoClassPlugin: AcceptedPlugin = {
   postcssPlugin: 'postcss-hover-classes',
   prepare: function () {
@@ -28,58 +28,9 @@ const pseudoClassPlugin: AcceptedPlugin = {
           return;
         }
         fixed.push(rule);
-
         rule.selectors.forEach(function (selector) {
-          if (!selector.includes(':')) {
-            return;
-          }
-
-          const selectorParts = selector.replace(/\n/g, ' ').split(' ');
-          const pseudoedSelectorParts: string[] = [];
-
-          selectorParts.forEach(function (selectorPart) {
-            const pseudos = selectorPart.match(/::?([^:]+)/g);
-
-            if (!pseudos) {
-              pseudoedSelectorParts.push(selectorPart);
-              return;
-            }
-
-            const baseSelector = selectorPart.substr(
-              0,
-              selectorPart.length - pseudos.join('').length,
-            );
-
-            const classPseudos = pseudos.map(function (pseudo) {
-              const pseudoToCheck = pseudo.replace(/\(.*/g, '');
-              if (pseudoToCheck !== ':hover') {
-                return pseudo;
-              }
-
-              // Ignore pseudo-elements!
-              if (pseudo.match(/^::/)) {
-                return pseudo;
-              }
-
-              // Kill the colon
-              pseudo = pseudo.substr(1);
-
-              // Replace left and right parens
-              pseudo = pseudo.replace(/\(/g, '\\(');
-              pseudo = pseudo.replace(/\)/g, '\\)');
-
-              return '.' + '\\:' + pseudo;
-            });
-
-            pseudoedSelectorParts.push(baseSelector + classPseudos.join(''));
-          });
-
-          addSelector(pseudoedSelectorParts.join(' '));
-
-          function addSelector(newSelector: string) {
-            if (newSelector && newSelector !== selector) {
-              rule.selector += ',\n' + newSelector;
-            }
+          if (selector.includes(':hover')) {
+            rule.selector += ',\n' + selector.replace(/:hover/g, '.\\:hover');
           }
         });
       },
diff --git a/packages/rrweb-snapshot/test/css.test.ts b/packages/rrweb-snapshot/test/css.test.ts
index d51fad363f..75e261c102 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb-snapshot/test/css.test.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb-snapshot/test/css.test.ts
@@ -50,10 +50,18 @@ describe('css parser', () => {
   describe('pseudoClassPlugin', () => {
     it('parses nested commas in selectors correctly', () => {
       const cssText =
-        'body > ul :is(li:not(:first-of-type) a:hover, li:not(:first-of-type).active a) {background: red;}';
+        'body > ul :is(li:not(:first-of-type) a.current, li:not(:first-of-type).active a) {background: red;}';
       expect(parse(pseudoClassPlugin, cssText)).toEqual(cssText);
     });
 
+    it("doesn't ignore :hover within :is brackets", () => {
+      const cssText =
+        'body > ul :is(li:not(:first-of-type) a:hover, li:not(:first-of-type).active a) {background: red;}';
+      expect(parse(pseudoClassPlugin, cssText))
+        .toEqual(`body > ul :is(li:not(:first-of-type) a:hover, li:not(:first-of-type).active a),
+body > ul :is(li:not(:first-of-type) a.\\:hover, li:not(:first-of-type).active a) {background: red;}`);
+    });
+
     it('should parse selector with comma nested inside ()', () => {
       const cssText =
         '[_nghost-ng-c4172599085]:not(.fit-content).aim-select:hover:not(:disabled, [_nghost-ng-c4172599085]:not(.fit-content).aim-select--disabled, [_nghost-ng-c4172599085]:not(.fit-content).aim-select--invalid, [_nghost-ng-c4172599085]:not(.fit-content).aim-select--active) { border-color: rgb(84, 84, 84); }';