diff --git a/phpgwapi/templates/idots/css/traditional.css b/phpgwapi/templates/idots/css/traditional.css
index 994863313a..89ea013619 100755
--- a/phpgwapi/templates/idots/css/traditional.css
+++ b/phpgwapi/templates/idots/css/traditional.css
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ Preferences tabs
 }
 
 .egwGridView_grid > tbody > tr.selected {
-	background-color: #b7c3ff;
+	background-color: #b7c3ff !important; 
 }
 
 tr.draggedOver td {