diff --git a/mercurial/templates/gitweb/map b/mercurial/templates/gitweb/map
--- a/mercurial/templates/gitweb/map
+++ b/mercurial/templates/gitweb/map
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ filediff = filediff.tmpl
 filecomparison = filecomparison.tmpl
 filelog = filelog.tmpl
 fileline = '
-  <span id="{lineid}">{strip(line|escape, '\r\n')}</span><a href="#{lineid}"></a>'
+  <a href="#{lineid}"></a><span id="{lineid}">{strip(line|escape, '\r\n')}</span>'
 annotateline = '
   <tr id="{lineid}" style="font-family:monospace" class="parity{parity}">
     <td class="linenr" style="text-align: right;">
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ annotateline = '
     <td><pre>{line|escape}</pre></td>
   </tr>'
 difflineplus = '
-  <span id="{lineid}" class="difflineplus">{strip(line|escape, '\r\n')}</span><a href="#{lineid}"></a>'
+  <a href="#{lineid}"></a><span id="{lineid}" class="difflineplus">{strip(line|escape, '\r\n')}</span>'
 difflineminus = '
-  <span id="{lineid}" class="difflineminus">{strip(line|escape, '\r\n')}</span><a href="#{lineid}"></a>'
+  <a href="#{lineid}"></a><span id="{lineid}" class="difflineminus">{strip(line|escape, '\r\n')}</span>'
 difflineat = '
-  <span id="{lineid}" class="difflineat">{strip(line|escape, '\r\n')}</span><a href="#{lineid}"></a>'
+  <a href="#{lineid}"></a><span id="{lineid}" class="difflineat">{strip(line|escape, '\r\n')}</span>'
 diffline = '
-  <span id="{lineid}">{strip(line|escape, '\r\n')}</span><a href="#{lineid}"></a>'
+  <a href="#{lineid}"></a><span id="{lineid}">{strip(line|escape, '\r\n')}</span>'
 
 comparisonblock ='
   <tbody class="block">
diff --git a/mercurial/templates/static/style-gitweb.css b/mercurial/templates/static/style-gitweb.css
--- a/mercurial/templates/static/style-gitweb.css
+++ b/mercurial/templates/static/style-gitweb.css
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ a.list { text-decoration:none; color:#00
 a.list:hover { text-decoration:underline; color:#880000; }
 table { padding:8px 4px; }
 th { padding:2px 5px; font-size:12px; text-align:left; }
-tr.light:hover, .parity0:hover, pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+1):hover { background-color:#edece6; }
-tr.dark, .parity1, pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+3) { background-color:#f6f6f0; }
-tr.dark:hover, .parity1:hover, pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+3):hover { background-color:#edece6; }
+tr.dark, .parity1, pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+4) { background-color:#f6f6f0; }
+tr.light:hover, .parity0:hover, tr.dark:hover, .parity1:hover,
+pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+2):hover,
+pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+4):hover,
+pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+1):hover + :nth-child(4n+2),
+pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+3):hover + :nth-child(4n+4) { background-color:#edece6; }
 td { padding:2px 5px; font-size:12px; vertical-align:top; }
 td.closed { background-color: #99f; }
 td.link { padding:2px 5px; font-family:sans-serif; font-size:10px; }
diff --git a/tests/test-hgweb.t b/tests/test-hgweb.t
--- a/tests/test-hgweb.t
+++ b/tests/test-hgweb.t
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static file
 
   $ get-with-headers.py --twice localhost:$HGPORT 'static/style-gitweb.css' - date etag server
   200 Script output follows
-  content-length: 6412
+  content-length: 6521
   content-type: text/css
   
   body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border:solid #d9d8d1; border-width:1px; margin:10px; background: white; color: black; }
@@ -374,9 +374,12 @@ static file
   a.list:hover { text-decoration:underline; color:#880000; }
   table { padding:8px 4px; }
   th { padding:2px 5px; font-size:12px; text-align:left; }
-  tr.light:hover, .parity0:hover, pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+1):hover { background-color:#edece6; }
-  tr.dark, .parity1, pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+3) { background-color:#f6f6f0; }
-  tr.dark:hover, .parity1:hover, pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+3):hover { background-color:#edece6; }
+  tr.dark, .parity1, pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+4) { background-color:#f6f6f0; }
+  tr.light:hover, .parity0:hover, tr.dark:hover, .parity1:hover,
+  pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+2):hover,
+  pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+4):hover,
+  pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+1):hover + :nth-child(4n+2),
+  pre.sourcelines.stripes > :nth-child(4n+3):hover + :nth-child(4n+4) { background-color:#edece6; }
   td { padding:2px 5px; font-size:12px; vertical-align:top; }
   td.closed { background-color: #99f; }
   td.link { padding:2px 5px; font-family:sans-serif; font-size:10px; }