diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
index 8c54d935b6..f253da814b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ $gl-padding-top: 10px;
 /*
  * Misc
  */
-$row-hover: #f4f8fe;
+$row-hover: #f7faff;
+$row-hover-border: #b2d7ff;
 $progress-color: #c0392b;
 $avatar_radius: 50%;
 $header-height: 50px;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/tree.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/tree.scss
index a84fc2e031..f16fc7f388 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/tree.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/tree.scss
@@ -15,16 +15,23 @@
     margin-bottom: 0;
 
     tr {
-      > td, > th {
+      border-bottom: 1px solid $table-border-gray;
+      border-top: 1px solid $table-border-gray;
+
+      td, th {
         line-height: 23px;
       }
 
       &:hover {
-        td {
-          background: $row-hover;
-        }
         cursor: pointer;
+
+        td {
+          background-color: $row-hover;
+          border-top: 1px solid $row-hover-border;
+          border-bottom: 1px solid $row-hover-border;
+        }
       }
+
       &.selected {
         td {
           background: $gray-dark;