diff --git a/src/components/Table/TableStyles.tsx b/src/components/Table/TableStyles.tsx
index 97741c55f..97bfcd283 100644
--- a/src/components/Table/TableStyles.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Table/TableStyles.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export interface GridStyle {
   /** Applied on hover if a row has a rowLink/onClick set. */
   rowHoverColor?: Palette | "none";
   /** Applied on hover of a row */
-  rowHoverCss?: Properties;
+  nonHeaderRowHoverCss?: Properties;
   /** Default content to put into an empty cell */
   emptyCell?: ReactNode;
   presentationSettings?: Pick<PresentationFieldProps, "borderless" | "typeScale"> &
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export const cardStyle: GridStyle = {
     ...Css.p1.m0.xsMd.gray700.$,
   },
   rowHoverColor: "none",
-  rowHoverCss: Css.bshHover.bGray700.$,
+  nonHeaderRowHoverCss: Css.bshHover.bGray700.$,
 };
 
 export function resolveStyles(style: GridStyle | GridStyleDef): GridStyle {
diff --git a/src/components/Table/components/Row.tsx b/src/components/Table/components/Row.tsx
index f5780b166..95da77496 100644
--- a/src/components/Table/components/Row.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Table/components/Row.tsx
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ function RowImpl<R extends Kinded, S>(props: RowProps<R>): ReactElement {
       "&:hover > *": Css.bgColor(style.rowHoverColor ?? Palette.Blue100).$,
     }),
     ...(!reservedRowKinds.includes(row.kind) &&
-      style.rowHoverCss && {
+      style.nonHeaderRowHoverCss && {
         // Need to spread this to make TS happy.
-        ":hover": { ...style.rowHoverCss },
+        ":hover": { ...style.nonHeaderRowHoverCss },
       }),
     // For virtual tables use `display: flex` to keep all cells on the same row. For each cell in the row use `flexNone` to ensure they stay their defined widths
     ...(as === "table" ? {} : Css.relative.df.fg1.fs1.addIn("&>*", Css.flexNone.$).$),