diff --git a/app/views/dmsf/_tree_view.erb b/app/views/dmsf/_tree_view.erb
index 8949ad52..dd467356 100644
--- a/app/views/dmsf/_tree_view.erb
+++ b/app/views/dmsf/_tree_view.erb
@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@
         <% classes += ' dmsf_child' %>
         <% onclick = '' %>
       <% end %>
-      <% classes += ' dmsf_hidden' if obj.dmsf_folder && obj.dmsf_folder != @folder %>
+      <%if obj.dmsf_folder && obj.dmsf_folder != @folder %>
+        <% classes += ' dmsf_hidden' %>
+      <% else %>
+        <%# Force odd/even backgroung style for visible items %>
+        <% classes += " dmsf_#{cycle('odd', 'even')}" %>
+      <% end %>
       <% parent = obj.dmsf_folder %>
       <% while parent %>
         <% classes += " #{parent.id}" %>
diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/redmine_dmsf.css b/assets/stylesheets/redmine_dmsf.css
index ede409dd..38dbb2e8 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/redmine_dmsf.css
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/redmine_dmsf.css
@@ -244,3 +244,5 @@ tr.dmsf_tree.idnt-6 td.dmsf_title {padding-left: 4em;}
 tr.dmsf_tree.idnt-7 td.dmsf_title {padding-left: 4.5em;}
 tr.dmsf_tree.idnt-8 td.dmsf_title {padding-left: 5em;}
 tr.dmsf_tree.idnt-9 td.dmsf_title {padding-left: 5.5em;}
+.dmsf_odd {background-color:#f6f7f8;}
+.dmsf_even {background-color: #fff;}
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