diff --git a/staticfiles/css/custom.css b/staticfiles/css/custom.css
index 283e9a5..68894ec 100644
--- a/staticfiles/css/custom.css
+++ b/staticfiles/css/custom.css
@@ -1481,3 +1481,13 @@ body, .card, .modal-content, .form-control, .form-select,
                 border-color var(--transition-normal),
                 box-shadow var(--transition-normal);
 }
+
+/* === Work log payroll: clickable row hover === */
+/* Applied only by base.html / templates that add class="work-log-row" */
+/* (admin-only; supervisors never get the class so hover doesn't apply). */
+.work-log-row {
+    transition: background-color 120ms ease-in-out;
+}
+.work-log-row:hover td {
+    background: var(--bg-card-hover);
+}