diff --git a/question/classes/local/bank/view.php b/question/classes/local/bank/view.php
index 8915f66da56..558e7edb874 100644
--- a/question/classes/local/bank/view.php
+++ b/question/classes/local/bank/view.php
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ class view {
         // Start of the table.
         echo \html_writer::start_tag('table', [
             'id' => 'categoryquestions',
-            'class' => 'question-bank-table table generaltable',
+            'class' => 'question-bank-table table table-hover table-striped generaltable',
             'data-defaultsort' => json_encode($this->sort),
         ]);
 
diff --git a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/question.scss b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/question.scss
index 3fcfabb1b10..a3b47c76d0f 100644
--- a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/question.scss
+++ b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/question.scss
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ table.question-bank-table {
     }
 
     & > tbody > tr.r1 {
-        background-color: $table-accent-bg;
+        background-color: $table-striped-bg;
     }
 
     &.generaltable > tbody > tr.highlight.firstrow td {
diff --git a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
index 4c7927111cb..4a31934c2cd 100644
--- a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
@@ -33885,7 +33885,7 @@ table.question-bank-table th {
   text-align: left;
 }
 table.question-bank-table > tbody > tr.r1 {
-  background-color: transparent;
+  background-color: rgba(var(--bs-emphasis-color-rgb), 0.03);
 }
 table.question-bank-table.generaltable > tbody > tr.highlight.firstrow td {
   border-top: 3px solid #008196;
diff --git a/theme/classic/style/moodle.css b/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
index d5897922a6d..06a28e8e193 100644
--- a/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
@@ -33885,7 +33885,7 @@ table.question-bank-table th {
   text-align: left;
 }
 table.question-bank-table > tbody > tr.r1 {
-  background-color: transparent;
+  background-color: rgba(var(--bs-emphasis-color-rgb), 0.03);
 }
 table.question-bank-table.generaltable > tbody > tr.highlight.firstrow td {
   border-top: 3px solid #008196;