diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx b/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
index 43ccc3e1a2..dbc80df9d6 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
@@ -891,11 +891,11 @@ class VirtualizedTable extends React.Component {
 		if (this.props.alternatingRowColors) {
 			this._jsWindow.innerElem.style.background = `
 				repeating-linear-gradient(
-				  0deg,
-				  ${this.props.alternatingRowColors[0]},
-				  ${this.props.alternatingRowColors[0]} ${this._rowHeight}px,
+				  180deg,
+				  ${this.props.alternatingRowColors[1]},
 				  ${this.props.alternatingRowColors[1]} ${this._rowHeight}px,
-				  ${this.props.alternatingRowColors[1]} ${this._rowHeight * 2}px
+				  ${this.props.alternatingRowColors[0]} ${this._rowHeight}px,
+				  ${this.props.alternatingRowColors[0]} ${this._rowHeight * 2}px
 				)
 			`;
 		}