diff --git a/themes/vivo-basic/css/screen.css b/themes/vivo-basic/css/screen.css
index 4fa67fe7..da1babe9 100644
--- a/themes/vivo-basic/css/screen.css
+++ b/themes/vivo-basic/css/screen.css
@@ -603,7 +603,10 @@ a.add {
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
-a.add:hover { background-color: #000; }
+a.add:hover {
+  background-image: url(../site_icons/plus_transparent_hover.gif);
+  background-color: #000; 
+}
 
 ul.properties { margin: 0; }
 
diff --git a/themes/vivo-basic/site_icons/plus_transparent.gif b/themes/vivo-basic/site_icons/plus_transparent.gif
index 0bbdbcf7..dbc20ba3 100644
Binary files a/themes/vivo-basic/site_icons/plus_transparent.gif and b/themes/vivo-basic/site_icons/plus_transparent.gif differ
diff --git a/themes/vivo-basic/site_icons/plus_transparent_hover.gif b/themes/vivo-basic/site_icons/plus_transparent_hover.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6137130e
Binary files /dev/null and b/themes/vivo-basic/site_icons/plus_transparent_hover.gif differ