diff --git a/code/cms/DMSGridFieldDeleteAction.php b/code/cms/DMSGridFieldDeleteAction.php
index c178790..c9496d1 100644
--- a/code/cms/DMSGridFieldDeleteAction.php
+++ b/code/cms/DMSGridFieldDeleteAction.php
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ class DMSGridFieldDeleteAction extends GridFieldDeleteAction implements GridFiel
 		if ($numberOfRelations > 1) $field->addExtraClass('dms-delete-link-only');
 		else $field->addExtraClasS('dms-delete-last-warning');
 
+		//set a class to show if the document is hidden
+		if ($record->isHidden()) {
+			$field->addExtraClass('dms-document-hidden');
+		}
+
 		return $field->Field();
 	}
 
diff --git a/css/DMSMainCMS.css b/css/DMSMainCMS.css
index 1b772a3..bca47b3 100644
--- a/css/DMSMainCMS.css
+++ b/css/DMSMainCMS.css
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #Root_Documents table td { white-space: normal; }
 #Root_Documents table td.col-buttons { white-space: nowrap; }
 #Root_Documents table td.col-buttons .dms-delete-link-only .ui-icon { background: url(../images/chain-unchain.png) no-repeat; }
+#Root_Documents table tr.dms-document-hidden-row.odd { background-color: rgba(241, 220, 222, 0.6); }
+#Root_Documents table tr.dms-document-hidden-row.even { background-color: rgba(242, 201, 203, 0.675); }
+#Root_Documents table tr.dms-document-hidden-row:hover { background-color: rgba(244, 171, 172, 0.8) !important; }
 
 .DMSDocumentAddController .ui-tabs ul.ui-tabs-nav { border-bottom: none; float: right; margin: 8px 0 -1px 0; padding: 0 24px 0 0; }
 .DMSDocumentAddController .ui-tabs ul.ui-tabs-nav li { padding-bottom: 1px; border: 1px solid #C0C0C2; }
diff --git a/javascript/DMSGridField.js b/javascript/DMSGridField.js
index 853ba26..5429cbd 100644
--- a/javascript/DMSGridField.js
+++ b/javascript/DMSGridField.js
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
 			}
 		});
 
+		$('.ss-gridfield .dms-document-hidden').entwine({
+			onadd: function() {
+				this.closest('tr').addClass('dms-document-hidden-row');
+			}
+		});
+
 		$('.cms-content-actions.south .ss-ui-action-destructive').entwine({
 			confirmBeforeDelete: function() {
 				var deleteButtons = $('button.dms-delete[data-pages-count=1]');
diff --git a/scss/DMSMainCMS.scss b/scss/DMSMainCMS.scss
index f714dfe..0a01767 100644
--- a/scss/DMSMainCMS.scss
+++ b/scss/DMSMainCMS.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 //data-icon="cross-circle"
+$gf_colour_zebra: #F0F4F7;
 
 .ui-autocomplete{
 	border: 1px solid #DDD;
@@ -25,6 +26,17 @@
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		tr.dms-document-hidden-row {
+			&.odd {
+				background-color: mix($gf_colour_zebra, rgba(255, 4, 0, 0.2));
+			}
+			&.even {
+				background-color: mix($gf_colour_zebra, rgba(255, 4, 0, 0.35));
+			}
+			&:hover {
+				background-color: mix($gf_colour_zebra, rgba(255, 4, 0, 0.6)) !important;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }