diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php
index 354e4a93ef..d5b0600fb9 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php
@@ -265,11 +265,13 @@
 					($char == 'all' && !$this->cquery))
 				{
 					$GLOBALS['phpgw']->template->set_var('charbgcolor','#000000');
+					$GLOBALS['phpgw']->template->set_var('charhovbgcolor','#000000');
 					$GLOBALS['phpgw']->template->set_var('charcolor','#FFFFFF');
 				}
 				else
 				{
 					$GLOBALS['phpgw']->template->set_var('charbgcolor',$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['theme']['th_bg']);
+					$GLOBALS['phpgw']->template->set_var('charhovbgcolor','#e3ecf3');
 					$GLOBALS['phpgw']->template->set_var('charcolor',$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['theme']['th_text']);
 				}
 				if($char == 'all')
diff --git a/addressbook/templates/default/index.tpl b/addressbook/templates/default/index.tpl
index dcb1302e26..10db80c9b8 100644
--- a/addressbook/templates/default/index.tpl
+++ b/addressbook/templates/default/index.tpl
@@ -74,5 +74,5 @@ function check_all(which)
  </div>
 <!-- END addressbook_footer -->
 
-<!-- BEGIN addressbook_alpha --><td bgcolor="{charbgcolor}" align="center"><a href="{charlink}"><font color="{charcolor}">{char}</a></font></td>
+<!-- BEGIN addressbook_alpha --><td bgcolor="{charbgcolor}" align="center" onMouseOver="this.style.backgroundColor='{charhovbgcolor}';" onMouseOut="this.style.backgroundColor='{charbgcolor}';" onClick="window.location='{charlink}';"><a href="{charlink}"><font color="{charcolor}">{char}</a></font></td>
 <!-- END addressbook_alpha -->