diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/TableCellNG.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/TableCellNG.tsx
index ddb099849b0..3e3138e55ef 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/TableCellNG.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/TableCellNG.tsx
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, isRightAligned: boolean, color: CellCol
     // TODO: follow-up on this: change styles on hover on table row level
     background: color.bgColor || 'none',
     color: color.textColor,
+    '&:hover': { background: color.bgHoverColor },
   }),
   cellActions: css({
     display: 'flex',
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
index ec39b7ef8a4..446c5023645 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ export function mapFrameToDataGrid({
           showTypeIcons={showTypeIcons}
         />
       ),
-      width: fieldTableOptions.width ?? COLUMN.DEFAULT_WIDTH,
+      width: fieldTableOptions.width,
       minWidth: fieldTableOptions.minWidth || COLUMN.DEFAULT_WIDTH,
     });
   });