diff --git a/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item.js b/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item.js
index 2378a4671..1ad3f69c1 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send/account-list-item.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module.exports = connect(mapStateToProps)(AccountListItem)
 
 AccountListItem.prototype.render = function () {
   const {
+    className,
     account,
     handleClick,
     icon = null,
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ AccountListItem.prototype.render = function () {
   const { name, address, balance } = account || {}
 
   return h('div.account-list-item', {
+    className,
     onClick: () => handleClick({ name, address, balance }),
   }, [
 
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send/from-dropdown.js b/ui/app/components/send/from-dropdown.js
index bcae5ede8..0686fbe73 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send/from-dropdown.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send/from-dropdown.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ FromDropdown.prototype.renderDropdown = function () {
     h('div.send-v2__from-dropdown__list', {}, [
 
       ...accounts.map(account => h(AccountListItem, {
+        className: 'account-list-item__dropdown',
         account,
         handleClick: () => {
           onSelect(account)
diff --git a/ui/app/components/send/to-autocomplete.js b/ui/app/components/send/to-autocomplete.js
index fef8d5ccb..e0cdd0a58 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/send/to-autocomplete.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/send/to-autocomplete.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ ToAutoComplete.prototype.renderDropdown = function () {
 
       ...accountsToRender.map(account => h(AccountListItem, {
         account,
+        className: 'account-list-item__dropdown',
         handleClick: () => {
           onChange(account.address)
           closeDropdown()
diff --git a/ui/app/css/itcss/components/account-dropdown.scss b/ui/app/css/itcss/components/account-dropdown.scss
index c298c4019..725da9d39 100644
--- a/ui/app/css/itcss/components/account-dropdown.scss
+++ b/ui/app/css/itcss/components/account-dropdown.scss
@@ -69,4 +69,15 @@
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
   }
+
+  &__dropdown {
+    &:hover {
+      background: rgba($alto, .2);
+      cursor: pointer;
+
+      input {
+        background: rgba($alto, .1);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }