diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/FileTable.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/FileTable.java
index c97418052c..67b5be4bb3 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/FileTable.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/FileTable.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class FileTable extends FlowPanel {
 
   interface FileTableCss extends CssResource {
     String table();
+    String nohover();
     String pointer();
     String reviewed();
     String status();
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ class FileTable extends FlowPanel {
     }
 
     private void header(SafeHtmlBuilder sb) {
-      sb.openTr();
+      sb.openTr().setStyleName(R.css().nohover());
       sb.openTh().setStyleName(R.css().pointer()).closeTh();
       sb.openTh().setStyleName(R.css().reviewed()).closeTh();
       sb.openTh().setStyleName(R.css().status()).closeTh();
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ class FileTable extends FlowPanel {
     }
 
     private void footer(SafeHtmlBuilder sb) {
-      sb.openTr();
+      sb.openTr().setStyleName(R.css().nohover());
       sb.openTh().setStyleName(R.css().pointer()).closeTh();
       sb.openTh().setStyleName(R.css().reviewed()).closeTh();
       sb.openTh().setStyleName(R.css().status()).closeTh();
diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/file_table.css b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/file_table.css
index c2947cf795..4b695d2265 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/file_table.css
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/change/file_table.css
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 .table tr {
   vertical-align: top;
 }
+.table tr:hover {
+  background: rgba(209, 245, 248, 0.32);
+}
+.table tr.nohover:hover {
+  background: transparent;
+}
 
 .status {
   padding-right: 4px;