diff --git a/docs/ldoc.css b/docs/ldoc.css
index d9ea58596..bf0529632 100644
--- a/docs/ldoc.css
+++ b/docs/ldoc.css
@@ -301,26 +301,22 @@ table.module_list td, table.function_list td {
     padding-bottom: 5px;
 }
 table.module_list td.name, table.function_list td.name {
-    background-color: white;
     min-width: 200px;
     border-left-width: 0px;
     border-right-width: 0px;
 }
 table.module_list td.summary, table.function_list td.summary {
-    background-color: white;
     width: 100%;
     border-left-width: 0px;
     border-right: none;
 }
 
 table.function_list td.shortname {
-    background-color: white;
     border-left-width: 0px;
     border-right-width: 0px;
 }
 
 table.function_list td.inheritance {
-    background-color: white;
     border-right-width: 0px;
     border-left-width: 0px;
     color: #a4c7ff;
@@ -338,7 +334,6 @@ span.inheritance {
 }
 
 .summarytype {
-    background-color: white;
     color: #a4c7ff;
     font-size: 85%;
     border-left: none;
@@ -386,7 +381,6 @@ table.function_list .function_named_args {
 }
 
 table.function_list td.baseclass {
-    background-color: white;
     color: #a4c7ff;
     min-width: 200px;
     border-left: none;
@@ -567,3 +561,11 @@ pre .url { color: #272fc2; text-decoration: underline; }
 .extra-header__section {
     flex-grow: 1;
 }
+
+.summary_row {
+    background-color: white;
+}
+
+.summary_row:hover {
+    background-color: #f7fbff;
+}
diff --git a/docs/ldoc.ltp b/docs/ldoc.ltp
index 58a2a1e32..dc73e1ca3 100644
--- a/docs/ldoc.ltp
+++ b/docs/ldoc.ltp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 #   local dn = display_name(item)
 #   local inherited = (item.baseclass ~= module.name)
 #   if item.sanitize_type then item.sanitize_type(item, ldoc) end
-    <tr>
+    <tr class="summary_row">
 #   if item.display_type and not item.compact_signature then
       <td class="shortname" $(nowrap)><a href="#$(item.name)">$(dn)</a></td>
       <td class="summarytype" nowrap>$(item.display_type)</td>