diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/styles/app-dark.css b/ghost/admin/app/styles/app-dark.css
index e3fc854dfd..a046b9a880 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/styles/app-dark.css
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/styles/app-dark.css
@@ -738,6 +738,14 @@ input:focus,
     background: var(--whitegrey);
 }
 
+.gh-list-scrolling tbody tr:hover > a:first-of-type {
+    background: linear-gradient(315deg, var(--whitegrey) 60%, var(--white) 100%);
+}
+
+.gh-list-scrolling tbody tr:hover > a:not(:first-of-type) {
+    background: var(--whitegrey);
+}
+
 .gh-content-status-published {
     background: var(--whitegrey-l1);
 }
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/lists.css b/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/lists.css
index f937b9db59..49113ac3ce 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/lists.css
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/lists.css
@@ -403,6 +403,14 @@ ul.nostyle li {
     border-bottom: var(--whitegrey) 1px solid;
 }
 
+.gh-list-scrolling tbody tr:hover > a:first-of-type {
+    background: linear-gradient(315deg, var(--whitegrey-l2) 60%, var(--white) 100%);
+}
+
+.gh-list-scrolling tbody tr:hover > a:not(:first-of-type) {
+    background: var(--whitegrey-l2);
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 800px) {
     .gh-list-scrolling {
         max-width: calc(100% + 8vw);