diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
index bad3292..66a1871 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
@@ -479,16 +479,20 @@ StTooltip {
 
 .app-well-app.running {
     background-gradient-direction: vertical;
-    background-gradient-start: #3d3d3d;
-    background-gradient-end: #181818;
+    background-gradient-start: rgba(61,61,61,1);
+    background-gradient-end: rgba(24,24,24,1);
 }
 
 .app-well-app.selected {
     border: 1px solid #666666;
+
 }
 
 .app-well-app:hover {
     border: 1px solid #666666;
+    background-gradient-direction: vertical;
+    background-gradient-start: rgba(61,61,61,0.8);
+    background-gradient-end: rgba(24,24,24,0.2);
 }
 
 .app-well-app:active {
@@ -519,13 +523,26 @@ StTooltip {
 /* Places */
 
 .places-item-box {
-    spacing: 4px;
+    spacing: 2px;
 }
 
 .places-item {
     padding: 2px;
+    border: 1px solid #181818;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding-left :4px;
+    padding-right :4px;
+}
+
+.places-item:hover {
+    background-gradient-direction: vertical;
+    background-gradient-start: rgba(61,61,61,0.8);
+    background-gradient-end: rgba(24,24,24,0.2);
+    border: 1px solid #666666;
 }
 
+
+
 .places-actions {
     spacing: 2px;
 }
@@ -534,6 +551,22 @@ StTooltip {
     padding-top: 4px;
 }
 
+/* Recent */
+				 
+.dash-recent-docs-item {
+    border: 1px solid #181818;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding-left :4px;
+    padding-right :4px;
+}
+ 
+.dash-recent-docs-item:hover {
+    background-gradient-direction: vertical;
+    background-gradient-start: rgba(61,61,61,0.8);
+    background-gradient-end: rgba(24,24,24,0.2);
+    border: 1px solid #666666;
+}
+
 /* LookingGlass */
 
 #LookingGlassDialog
diff --git a/js/ui/docDisplay.js b/js/ui/docDisplay.js
index b2d97fc..2f2efd6 100644
--- a/js/ui/docDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/docDisplay.js
@@ -282,7 +282,10 @@ DashDocDisplayItem.prototype = {
         iconBox.append(this._icon, Big.BoxPackFlags.NONE);
         this.actor.append(iconBox, Big.BoxPackFlags.NONE);
         let name = new St.Label({ style_class: 'dash-recent-docs-item',
-                                   text: docInfo.name });
+                                  text: docInfo.name,
+                                  reactive: true,
+                                  track_hover : true 
+                                });
         this.actor.append(name, Big.BoxPackFlags.EXPAND);
 
         let draggable = DND.makeDraggable(this.actor);
