diff --git a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nDataTableServer/N8nDataTableServer.vue b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nDataTableServer/N8nDataTableServer.vue
index a15d6d46175..923b324e5b2 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nDataTableServer/N8nDataTableServer.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nDataTableServer/N8nDataTableServer.vue
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@ const table = useVueTable({
 	overflow: auto;
 	scrollbar-gutter: stable;
 	position: relative;
+	// The gutter stays reserved when nothing scrolls. The row colour keeps it from showing as a strip.
+	background-color: var(--color--background--light-3);
 }
 
 th.loading-row {