diff --git a/src/ui/zabapgit_css_common.w3mi.data.css b/src/ui/zabapgit_css_common.w3mi.data.css
index a44ea6831..b18bebca1 100644
--- a/src/ui/zabapgit_css_common.w3mi.data.css
+++ b/src/ui/zabapgit_css_common.w3mi.data.css
@@ -501,6 +501,11 @@ table.diff_tab td.patch, th.patch {
   user-select: none;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
+
+table.diff_tab tr.diff_line:hover td {
+  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075));
+}
+
 table.diff_tab td.num::before {
   content: attr(line-num);
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_diff.clas.abap b/src/ui/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_diff.clas.abap
index 53afb100f..4537cef86 100644
--- a/src/ui/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_diff.clas.abap
+++ b/src/ui/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_diff.clas.abap
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_gui_page_diff IMPLEMENTATION.
           && |<td class="code{ lv_bg } diff_right">{ is_diff_line-old }</td>|.
 
     " render line, inverse sides if remote is newer
-    ri_html->add( '<tr>' ).
+    ri_html->add( '<tr class="diff_line">' ).
 
     render_line_split_row(
         ii_html                = ri_html
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_gui_page_diff IMPLEMENTATION.
     " Release delayed subsequent update lines
     IF is_diff_line-result <> zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_diff-update.
       LOOP AT mt_delayed_lines ASSIGNING <ls_diff_line>.
-        ri_html->add( '<tr>' ).
+        ri_html->add( '<tr class="diff_line">' ).
         ri_html->add( |<td class="num diff_others" line-num="{ <ls_diff_line>-old_num }"></td>|
                    && |<td class="num diff_others" line-num=""></td>|
                    && |<td class="mark diff_others">-</td>|
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_gui_page_diff IMPLEMENTATION.
         ri_html->add( '</tr>' ).
       ENDLOOP.
       LOOP AT mt_delayed_lines ASSIGNING <ls_diff_line>.
-        ri_html->add( '<tr>' ).
+        ri_html->add( '<tr class="diff_line">' ).
         ri_html->add( |<td class="num diff_others" line-num=""></td>|
                    && |<td class="num diff_others" line-num="{ <ls_diff_line>-new_num }"></td>|
                    && |<td class="mark diff_others">+</td>|
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_gui_page_diff IMPLEMENTATION.
       CLEAR mt_delayed_lines.
     ENDIF.
 
-    ri_html->add( '<tr>' ).
+    ri_html->add( '<tr class="diff_line">' ).
     CASE is_diff_line-result.
       WHEN zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_diff-update.
         APPEND is_diff_line TO mt_delayed_lines. " Delay output of subsequent updates