diff --git a/umap/static/umap/content.css b/umap/static/umap/content.css
index f5e49e31..3f51571b 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/content.css
+++ b/umap/static/umap/content.css
@@ -293,12 +293,15 @@ table.maps .map_fragment {
     width: 100%;
     min-width: 200px;
 }
-table.maps tr:nth-child(even) {
+table.maps tbody tr:nth-child(odd) {
     background-color: #f4f4f4;
 }
 table.maps td {
     text-align: center;
 }
+table.maps thead tr {
+    line-height: 2em;
+}
 
 
 
diff --git a/umap/templates/umap/map_table.html b/umap/templates/umap/map_table.html
index 43d8e9a5..954c12ed 100644
--- a/umap/templates/umap/map_table.html
+++ b/umap/templates/umap/map_table.html
@@ -1,29 +1,33 @@
 {% load umap_tags umap_tags i18n %}
 <table class="maps">
-  <tr>
-    <th>{% blocktrans %}Map{% endblocktrans %}</th>
-    <th>{% blocktrans %}Name{% endblocktrans %}</th>
-    <th>{% blocktrans %}Status{% endblocktrans %}</th>
-    <th>{% blocktrans %}Last save{% endblocktrans %}</th>
-    <th>{% blocktrans %}Owner{% endblocktrans %}</th>
-    <th>{% blocktrans %}Actions{% endblocktrans %}</th>
-  </tr>
-  {% for map_inst in maps %}
+  <thead>
     <tr>
-      <td>{% map_fragment map_inst prefix=prefix page=request.GET.p %}</td>
-      <td>
-        <a href="{{ map_inst.get_absolute_url }}">{{ map_inst.name }}</a>
-      </td>
-      <td>{{ map_inst.get_edit_status_display }}</td>
-      <td>{{ map_inst.modified_at }}</td>
-      <td>
-        <a href="{{ map_inst.owner.get_url }}">{{ map_inst.owner }}</a>
-      </td>
-      <td>
-        <a href="{{ map_inst.get_absolute_url }}?share">{% translate "Share" %}</a>
-        <a href="{{ map_inst.get_absolute_url }}?edit">{% translate "Edit" %}</a>
-        <a href="{{ map_inst.get_absolute_url }}?download">{% translate "Download" %}</a>
-      </td>
+      <th>{% blocktrans %}Map{% endblocktrans %}</th>
+      <th>{% blocktrans %}Name{% endblocktrans %}</th>
+      <th>{% blocktrans %}Status{% endblocktrans %}</th>
+      <th>{% blocktrans %}Last save{% endblocktrans %}</th>
+      <th>{% blocktrans %}Owner{% endblocktrans %}</th>
+      <th>{% blocktrans %}Actions{% endblocktrans %}</th>
     </tr>
-  {% endfor %}
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    {% for map_inst in maps %}
+      <tr>
+        <td>{% map_fragment map_inst prefix=prefix page=request.GET.p %}</td>
+        <td>
+          <a href="{{ map_inst.get_absolute_url }}">{{ map_inst.name }}</a>
+        </td>
+        <td>{{ map_inst.get_edit_status_display }}</td>
+        <td>{{ map_inst.modified_at }}</td>
+        <td>
+          <a href="{{ map_inst.owner.get_url }}">{{ map_inst.owner }}</a>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+          <a href="{{ map_inst.get_absolute_url }}?share">{% translate "Share" %}</a>
+          <a href="{{ map_inst.get_absolute_url }}?edit">{% translate "Edit" %}</a>
+          <a href="{{ map_inst.get_absolute_url }}?download">{% translate "Download" %}</a>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </tbody>
 </table>