diff --git a/public/javascripts/application.js b/public/javascripts/application.js
index 7feb3a2937..2798f20218 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/application.js
@@ -1101,6 +1101,7 @@ function setupWikiTableSortableHeader() {
     if (table.rows.length < 3) return true;
     var tr = $(table.rows).first();
     if (tr.find("TH").length > 0) {
+      tr.addClass('header-row');
       tr.attr('data-sort-method', 'none');
       tr.find("TD").attr('data-sort-method', 'none');
       new Tablesort(table);
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index b0e50c886a..dc70d15946 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -1244,6 +1244,10 @@ div.wiki table {
   margin-bottom: 1em;
 }
 
+div.wiki table tr.header-row { background-color: #EEEEEE; }
+div.wiki table tr:not(.header-row) { background-color: #fff; }
+div.wiki table tr:not(.header-row):hover { background-color:#ffffdd; }
+
 div.wiki table, div.wiki td, div.wiki th {
   border: 1px solid #bbb;
   padding: 4px;