diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/users/umb-user-cards.less b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/users/umb-user-cards.less
index 3bc431e01f..7c327bfb88 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/users/umb-user-cards.less
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/users/umb-user-cards.less
@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@
 .umb-user-card__goToUser {
     &:hover, &:focus {
         text-decoration: none;
+
         .umb-user-card__name {
             text-decoration: underline;
             color: @ui-option-type-hover;
         }
+
         .umb-avatar {
-            border: 1px solid @ui-option-type-hover;
+            box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/users/umb-user-table.less b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/users/umb-user-table.less
index 0c61a5d113..31b126e77c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/users/umb-user-table.less
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/users/umb-user-table.less
@@ -3,16 +3,21 @@
     .umb-user-table-col-avatar {
         flex: 0 0 32px;
         padding: 15px 0;
-        
+
+        > a {
+            overflow: visible;
+        }
+
         .umb-checkmark {
             margin-left:5px;
         }
     }
-    
+
     .umb-table-cell a {
+
         &:hover, &:focus {
             .umb-avatar {
-                border: 1px solid @ui-option-type-hover;
+                box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
             }
         }
     }