diff --git a/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-window.c b/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-window.c
index c3fcdd8..959ebea 100644
--- a/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-window.c
+++ b/xfce4-notifyd/xfce-notify-window.c
@@ -375,6 +375,13 @@ xfce_notify_window_draw (GtkWidget *widget,
     GtkAllocation    allocation;
     GdkScreen       *screen;
     GtkCssProvider  *provider;
+    GtkStateFlags state;
+    XfceNotifyWindow *window = XFCE_NOTIFY_WINDOW(widget);
+
+    state = GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL;
+    /* Load the css style information for hover aka prelight */
+    if (window->mouse_hover)
+        state = GTK_STATE_FLAG_PRELIGHT;
 
     context = gtk_widget_get_style_context (widget);
     gtk_widget_get_allocation (widget, &allocation);
@@ -395,6 +402,7 @@ xfce_notify_window_draw (GtkWidget *widget,
     cairo_fill (cr);
 
     /* Then render the background and border based on the Gtk theme */
+    gtk_style_context_set_state(context, state);
     gtk_render_background (context, cr, allocation.x, allocation.y, allocation.width, allocation.height);
     gtk_render_frame (context, cr, allocation.x, allocation.y, allocation.width, allocation.height);
 
@@ -1037,4 +1045,4 @@ xfce_notify_window_closed(XfceNotifyWindow *window,
                      && reason <= XFCE_NOTIFY_CLOSE_REASON_UNKNOWN);
 
     g_signal_emit(G_OBJECT(window), signals[SIG_CLOSED], 0, reason);
-}
+}
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