diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/templates/grids/table_element.mako b/src/wuttaweb/templates/grids/table_element.mako
index c964089..fca2a68 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/templates/grids/table_element.mako
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/templates/grids/table_element.mako
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
                 :default-sort="${grid.get_vue_first_sorter() or 'null'}"
             % endif
 
+            hoverable
+            narrowed
             icon-pack="fas">
 
   % for column in grid.get_vue_columns():