diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanComparisonPropertiesView.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanComparisonPropertiesView.ts
index 8707637890..f992da5e7b 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanComparisonPropertiesView.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanComparisonPropertiesView.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ export class ExecutionPlanComparisonPropertiesView extends ExecutionPlanProperti
 
 			const topProp = v.topProp;
 			const bottomProp = v.bottomProp;
-			const parentRowCellStyling = 'font-weight: bold';
 			let diffIconClass = '';
 			if (topProp && bottomProp) {
 				row['displayOrder'] = v.topProp.displayOrder;
@@ -276,8 +275,8 @@ export class ExecutionPlanComparisonPropertiesView extends ExecutionPlanProperti
 					title: removeLineBreaks(v.bottomProp.displayValue, ' ')
 				};
 				if ((topProp && !isString(topProp.value)) || (bottomProp && !isString(bottomProp.value))) {
-					row['name'].style = parentRowCellStyling;
-					row['primary'].style = parentRowCellStyling;
+					row['name'].iconCssClass += ` parent-row-styling`;
+					row['primary'].iconCssClass += ` parent-row-styling`;
 					row['secondary'].iconCssClass += ` parent-row-styling`;
 				}
 				rows.push(row);
@@ -295,8 +294,8 @@ export class ExecutionPlanComparisonPropertiesView extends ExecutionPlanProperti
 				};
 				rows.push(row);
 				if (!isString(topProp.value)) {
-					row['name'].style = parentRowCellStyling;
-					row['primary'].style = parentRowCellStyling;
+					row['name'].iconCssClass += ` parent-row-styling`;
+					row['primary'].iconCssClass += ` parent-row-styling`;
 					this.convertPropertiesToTableRows(topProp.value, undefined, rows.length - 1, indent + 2, rows);
 				}
 			} else if (!topProp && bottomProp) {
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ export class ExecutionPlanComparisonPropertiesView extends ExecutionPlanProperti
 				};
 				rows.push(row);
 				if (!isString(bottomProp.value)) {
-					row['name'].style = parentRowCellStyling;
+					row['name'].iconCssClass += ` parent-row-styling`;
 					row['secondary'].iconCssClass += ` parent-row-styling`;
 					this.convertPropertiesToTableRows(undefined, bottomProp.value, rows.length - 1, indent + 2, rows);
 				}
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanPropertiesView.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanPropertiesView.ts
index 437dfd42a3..499d5b4378 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanPropertiesView.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanPropertiesView.ts
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ export class ExecutionPlanPropertiesView extends ExecutionPlanPropertiesViewBase
 				break;
 		}
 
-		const parentRowCellStyling = 'font-weight: bold';
-
 		props.forEach((p, i) => {
 			let row = {};
 			rows.push(row);
@@ -138,12 +136,10 @@ export class ExecutionPlanPropertiesView extends ExecutionPlanPropertiesViewBase
 			if (!isString(p.value)) {
 				// Styling values in the parent row differently to make them more apparent and standout compared to the rest of the cells.
 				row['name'] = {
-					text: row['name'],
-					style: parentRowCellStyling
+					text: row['name']
 				};
 				row['value'] = {
-					text: removeLineBreaks(p.displayValue, ' '),
-					style: parentRowCellStyling
+					text: removeLineBreaks(p.displayValue, ' ')
 				};
 				row['tootltip'] = p.displayValue;
 				this.convertModelToTableRows(p.value, rows.length - 1, indent + 2, rows);
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanPropertiesViewBase.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanPropertiesViewBase.ts
index 810c4a9be5..c4e4f9fc17 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanPropertiesViewBase.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/executionPlanPropertiesViewBase.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { Codicon } from 'vs/base/common/codicons';
 import { sortAlphabeticallyIconClassNames, sortByDisplayOrderIconClassNames, sortReverseAlphabeticallyIconClassNames } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/executionPlan/browser/constants';
 import { attachTableStyler } from 'sql/platform/theme/common/styler';
 import { RESULTS_GRID_DEFAULTS } from 'sql/workbench/common/constants';
-import { contrastBorder, listHoverBackground } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
+import { contrastBorder, listHoverBackground, listInactiveSelectionBackground } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
 import { TreeGrid } from 'sql/base/browser/ui/table/treeGrid';
 import { ISashEvent, IVerticalSashLayoutProvider, Orientation, Sash } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/sash/sash';
 import { CellSelectionModel } from 'sql/base/browser/ui/table/plugins/cellSelectionModel.plugin';
@@ -332,6 +332,16 @@ registerThemingParticipant((theme: IColorTheme, collector: ICssStyleCollector) =
 		}
 		`);
 	}
+
+	const parentRowBackground = theme.getColor(listInactiveSelectionBackground);
+	if (parentRowBackground) {
+		collector.addRule(`
+		.eps-container .ui-widget-content.slick-row[aria-expanded="true"],
+		.eps-container .ui-widget-content.slick-row[aria-expanded="false"] {
+			background-color: ${parentRowBackground};
+		}
+		`);
+	}
 });