diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/data-table/_data-table-core.scss b/packages/components/src/components/data-table/_data-table-core.scss
index 9ea488eeb3a1..b85d5fb1cba7 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/data-table/_data-table-core.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/data-table/_data-table-core.scss
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
     padding-bottom: 0;
   }
 
-  th.#{$prefix}--table-column-checkbox:hover {
+  .#{$prefix}--date-table tbody th.#{$prefix}--table-column-checkbox:hover {
     background: $data-table-column-hover;
   }