diff --git a/src/lib/lists/gallery.svelte b/src/lib/lists/gallery.svelte
index 916764c..5e4e1e1 100644
--- a/src/lib/lists/gallery.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/lists/gallery.svelte
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         border-color: transparent;
         border-width: 2px;
         border-left: none;
-        transition: border-color 0.1s ease-out, padding-right 0.1s ease-out;
+        transition: border-color 0.1s ease-out, padding-right 0.1s ease-out, background-color 0.1s ease-out;
     }
 
     .gallery-title, .gallery-subtitle {
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 
     .gallery-container:hover .gallery-text-container {
         border-color: var(--color-highlight);
+        background-color: var(--color-background-highlight);
     }
     .gallery-container:hover .gallery-img, .gallery-container:hover .gallery-img-placeholder {
         /* filter: grayscale(0%); */