diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
index eb7e414344..63f9226e55 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
@@ -2161,9 +2161,9 @@ GtkSwitch {
 }
 
 //content view (grid/list)
-
 .content-view {
   background-color: darken($bg_color,7%);
+  &:hover { -gtk-image-effect: highlight; }
   &:backdrop { background-color: darken($bg_color,7%); }
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
index e6685db546..026be9d788 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -2823,6 +2823,8 @@ GtkSwitch {
 
 .content-view {
   background-color: #282c2c; }
+  .content-view:hover {
+    -gtk-image-effect: highlight; }
   .content-view:backdrop {
     background-color: #282c2c; }
 
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
index 86ebc217ce..be82280d36 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
@@ -2985,6 +2985,8 @@ GtkSwitch {
 
 .content-view {
   background-color: #dbdbdb; }
+  .content-view:hover {
+    -gtk-image-effect: highlight; }
   .content-view:backdrop {
     background-color: #dbdbdb; }