diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/abstracts/_mixins.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/abstracts/_mixins.scss
index f72992a48..ffbd79c75 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/abstracts/_mixins.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/abstracts/_mixins.scss
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@
       &:nth-child(even) {
         background-color: var(--pst-color-table-row-zebra-high-bg);
       }
-
-      &:hover {
-        background-color: var(--pst-color-table-row-hover-bg);
-      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/extensions/_notebooks.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/extensions/_notebooks.scss
index c19945501..7bdc5a25d 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/extensions/_notebooks.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/extensions/_notebooks.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ html .jp-RenderedHTMLCommon {
       // pandas
       table.dataframe {
         @include table-colors;
+
+        &:hover {
+          background-color: var(--pst-color-table-row-hover-bg);
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -97,6 +101,10 @@ div.cell_output .output {
   // pandas
   table.dataframe {
     @include table-colors;
+
+    &:hover {
+      background-color: var(--pst-color-table-row-hover-bg);
+    }
   }
 
   html[data-theme="dark"] & {