diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/stylesheets/shared/_global.scss b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/stylesheets/shared/_global.scss
index e4376a5e49c..10c1235e642 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/stylesheets/shared/_global.scss
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/stylesheets/shared/_global.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@import 'node_modules/@wordpress/base-styles/colors.native';
 // By using CSS variables, we can switch the spacing rhythm using a single media query.
 :root {
 	--large-gap: 40px;
@@ -37,6 +38,14 @@
 		max-width: 100%;
 		line-height: 1;
 	}
+
+	.components-panel__body > .components-panel__body-title,
+	.woocommerce-experimental-list__item,
+	.woocommerce-inbox-message {
+		&:hover {
+			background: $gray-0;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 body.woocommerce-page {