diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/style.scss b/packages/dataviews/src/style.scss
index 14f1272761f980..2429a50ae62b48 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/style.scss
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/style.scss
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@
 
 .dataviews-view-list {
 	margin: 0;
-	padding: $grid-unit-10;
 
 	li {
 		margin: 0;
@@ -404,19 +403,8 @@
 
 		.dataviews-view-list__item-wrapper {
 			position: relative;
-			padding-right: $grid-unit-30;
 			border-radius: $grid-unit-05;
 
-			&::after {
-				position: absolute;
-				content: "";
-				top: 100%;
-				left: $grid-unit-30;
-				right: $grid-unit-30;
-				background: $gray-100;
-				height: 1px;
-			}
-
 			> * {
 				width: 100%;
 			}
@@ -429,6 +417,7 @@
 			&:hover,
 			&:focus-within {
 				color: var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
+				background-color: #f8f8f8;
 
 				.dataviews-view-list__primary-field,
 				.dataviews-view-list__fields {
@@ -441,37 +430,33 @@
 	li.is-selected,
 	li.is-selected:focus-within {
 		.dataviews-view-list__item-wrapper {
-			background-color: var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
-			color: $white;
+			background-color: rgba(var(--wp-admin-theme-color--rgb), 0.04);
+			color: $gray-900;
 
 			.dataviews-view-list__primary-field,
 			.dataviews-view-list__fields,
 			.components-button {
-				color: $white;
-			}
-
-			&::after {
-				background: transparent;
+				color: var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	.dataviews-view-list__item {
-		padding: $grid-unit-15 0 $grid-unit-15 $grid-unit-30;
+		padding: $grid-unit-20 $grid-unit-40;
 		width: 100%;
 		scroll-margin: $grid-unit-10 0;
+		border-top: 1px solid $gray-100;
 
 		&:focus-visible {
 			&::before {
 				position: absolute;
 				content: "";
-				top: -1px;
-				right: -1px;
-				bottom: -1px;
-				left: -1px;
-				box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus) var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
-				z-index: -1;
-				border-radius: $grid-unit-05;
+				top: calc(var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus) + 1px);
+				right: var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus);
+				bottom: var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus);
+				left: var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus);
+				box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus) var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
+				border-radius: $radius-block-ui;
 			}
 		}
 		.dataviews-view-list__primary-field {
@@ -483,11 +468,11 @@
 	.dataviews-view-list__media-wrapper {
 		width: $grid-unit-50;
 		height: $grid-unit-50;
-		border-radius: $grid-unit-05;
 		overflow: hidden;
 		position: relative;
 		flex-shrink: 0;
 		background-color: $gray-100;
+		border-radius: $grid-unit-05;
 
 		img {
 			width: 100%;