diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/table/project-list-table.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/table/project-list-table.tsx
index 37824c33f4..39c0f3da8c 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/table/project-list-table.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/table/project-list-table.tsx
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ function ProjectListTable() {
               <ProjectListTableRow project={p} key={p.id} />
             ))
           ) : (
-            <tr>
-              <td className="project-list-table-no-projects-cell" colSpan={4}>
+            <tr className="no-projects">
+              <td className="project-list-table-no-projects-cell" colSpan={5}>
                 {t('no_projects')}
               </td>
             </tr>
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/app/project-list-react.less b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/app/project-list-react.less
index 3c8d164049..c24ec3305b 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/app/project-list-react.less
+++ b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/app/project-list-react.less
@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@
       }
 
       &:hover {
-        background-color: @structured-list-hover-color;
+        &:not(.no-projects) {
+          background-color: @structured-list-hover-color;
+        }
       }
     }