diff --git a/app/views/todos/_todo.html.erb b/app/views/todos/_todo.html.erb
index ee2eab24..0d023284 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/_todo.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/todos/_todo.html.erb
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ draggable_element(dom_id(todo), :revert => "'true'", :handle =>  "'grip'", :onDr
 <%=
 drop_receiving_element(dom_id(todo), 
   :url => {:controller => "todos", :action => "add_predecessor"},
-  :with => "'successor=' + encodeURIComponent(element.id.split('_').last()) + '&predecessor=' + encodeURIComponent(#{todo.id})"
+  :with => "'successor=' + encodeURIComponent(element.id.split('_').last()) + '&predecessor=' + encodeURIComponent(#{todo.id})",
+  :hoverclass => 'hover'
 )
 %>
 
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/standard.css b/public/stylesheets/standard.css
index 8fb551f8..45617228 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/standard.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/standard.css
@@ -939,6 +939,11 @@ div.message {
     cursor: move;
 }
 
+.hover {
+    background: #EAEAEA;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
 /* Error message styles */
 .fieldWithErrors {
     padding: 2px;