diff --git a/graphite/css/theme_right.css.php b/graphite/css/theme_right.css.php
index 0897c5517..ec45d7bff 100644
--- a/graphite/css/theme_right.css.php
+++ b/graphite/css/theme_right.css.php
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ tr.marked {
 }
 
 /* hovered table rows */
-tr:hover th,
+tr.even:hover th,
+tr.odd:hover th,
 tr:hover {
     background:   <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['BrowsePointerBackground']; ?>;
     color:   <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['BrowsePointerColor']; ?>;