diff --git a/sc/uiconfig/scalc/ui/filterlist.ui b/sc/uiconfig/scalc/ui/filterlist.ui
index 0456fabbe905..404c4294daca 100644
--- a/sc/uiconfig/scalc/ui/filterlist.ui
+++ b/sc/uiconfig/scalc/ui/filterlist.ui
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
             <property name="headers_visible">False</property>
             <property name="headers_clickable">False</property>
             <property name="search_column">0</property>
+            <property name="hover_selection">True</property>
             <property name="show_expanders">False</property>
             <property name="activate_on_single_click">True</property>
             <child internal-child="selection">