diff --git a/.changeset/modern-items-leave.md b/.changeset/modern-items-leave.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..772661e3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/modern-items-leave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@navikt/ds-react": patch
+"@navikt/ds-css": patch
+---
+
+Table: Fixed background-clipping when using ExpandableRow.
diff --git a/@navikt/core/css/table.css b/@navikt/core/css/table.css
index 11c66ad8b9..9ee0a1b612 100644
--- a/@navikt/core/css/table.css
+++ b/@navikt/core/css/table.css
@@ -176,9 +176,8 @@
 }
 
 .navds-table__toggle-expand-cell {
-  padding: 0 var(--a-spacing-2);
-  position: relative;
-  width: 2.5rem;
+  padding: 0;
+  width: 3rem;
 }
 
 .navds-table--large .navds-table__toggle-expand-cell {
@@ -193,20 +192,25 @@
   display: grid;
   place-content: center;
   cursor: pointer;
-  margin: 0;
   background: transparent;
   border: none;
   border-radius: var(--a-border-radius-medium);
   height: 2rem;
   width: 2rem;
   font-size: 1.5rem;
+  margin: 0 auto;
 }
 
 .navds-table__expandable-icon {
   transition: transform 150ms ease-in-out;
 }
 
+.navds-table__toggle-expand-cell:hover {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 .navds-table__toggle-expand-button:hover,
+.navds-table__toggle-expand-cell:hover > .navds-table__toggle-expand-button,
 .navds-table__expandable-row--clickable:hover .navds-table__toggle-expand-button {
   background-color: var(--a-surface-hover);
 }
@@ -235,16 +239,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.navds-table__toggle-expand-button::after {
-  inset: 0;
-  z-index: 1;
-  position: absolute;
-  content: "";
-  height: 100%;
-  width: 100%;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
 .navds-table__expanded-row-cell {
   padding: 0;
 }
diff --git a/@navikt/core/react/src/table/ExpandableRow.tsx b/@navikt/core/react/src/table/ExpandableRow.tsx
index 5704e52213..b6be40d034 100644
--- a/@navikt/core/react/src/table/ExpandableRow.tsx
+++ b/@navikt/core/react/src/table/ExpandableRow.tsx
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export const ExpandableRow: ExpandableRowType = forwardRef(
             className={cl("navds-table__toggle-expand-cell", {
               "navds-table__toggle-expand-cell--open": _open,
             })}
+            onClick={expansionHandler}
           >
             {!expansionDisabled && (
               <button