diff --git a/projects/components/src/table/table.component.scss b/projects/components/src/table/table.component.scss
index 9eb63d75e..4512e6135 100644
--- a/projects/components/src/table/table.component.scss
+++ b/projects/components/src/table/table.component.scss
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $header-height: 32px;
   }
 
   &.selected-row {
-    background: $gray-1;
+    background: $blue-1;
     border-bottom: 1px solid $blue-2;
     border-top: 1px solid $blue-2;
 
diff --git a/projects/components/src/table/table.component.test.ts b/projects/components/src/table/table.component.test.ts
index 2ca704b10..7a1cea6a7 100644
--- a/projects/components/src/table/table.component.test.ts
+++ b/projects/components/src/table/table.component.test.ts
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ describe('Table component', () => {
     expect(spectator.component.shouldHighlightRowAsSelection(statefulRows[1])).toBeFalsy();
   });
 
-  test('row should not be highlighted only in multi selection mode', () => {
+  test('row should be highlighted (even) when in multi selection mode', () => {
     const columns = buildColumns();
     const rows = buildData();
     const statefulRows = TableCdkRowUtil.buildInitialRowStates(rows);
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ describe('Table component', () => {
       }
     );
 
-    expect(spectator.component.shouldHighlightRowAsSelection(statefulRows[0])).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(spectator.component.shouldHighlightRowAsSelection(statefulRows[0])).toBeTruthy();
     expect(spectator.component.shouldHighlightRowAsSelection(statefulRows[1])).toBeFalsy();
   });
 
diff --git a/projects/components/src/table/table.component.ts b/projects/components/src/table/table.component.ts
index 31b93ac76..e76ea56c8 100644
--- a/projects/components/src/table/table.component.ts
+++ b/projects/components/src/table/table.component.ts
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ export class TableComponent
 
   public shouldHighlightRowAsSelection(row: StatefulTableRow): boolean {
     return (
-      this.selectionMode !== TableSelectionMode.Multiple &&
       this.selections !== undefined &&
       this.selections.find(selection => TableCdkRowUtil.isEqualExceptState(selection, row)) !== undefined
     );