diff --git a/src/theme.scss b/src/theme.scss
index ab83a213e..67d50e183 100644
--- a/src/theme.scss
+++ b/src/theme.scss
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ textarea {
 
             &:hover {
                 color: $brand-primary;
+                background-color: rgba(256, 256, 256, 0.5);
             }
 
             &:active {
@@ -1886,6 +1887,10 @@ tag-input {
 
             .grid-item-action {
                 color: white;
+
+                &:hover {
+                    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+                }
             }
         }
     }