diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Table.qml b/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Table.qml
index fc6c310612..de6950c07e 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Table.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Table.qml
@@ -133,13 +133,14 @@ TableView {
             HiFiGlyphs {
                 id: reloadButton
                 text: hifi.glyphs.reloadSmall
-                color: parent.color
+                color: reloadButtonArea.pressed ? hifi.colors.white : parent.color
                 anchors {
                     top: parent.top
                     right: stopButton.left
                     verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                 }
                 MouseArea {
+                    id: reloadButtonArea
                     anchors { fill: parent; margins: -2 }
                     onClicked: reloadScript(model.url)
                 }
@@ -149,13 +150,14 @@ TableView {
             HiFiGlyphs {
                 id: stopButton
                 text: hifi.glyphs.closeSmall
-                color: parent.color
+                color: stopButtonArea.pressed ? hifi.colors.white : parent.color
                 anchors {
                     top: parent.top
                     right: parent.right
                     verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                 }
                 MouseArea {
+                    id: stopButtonArea
                     anchors { fill: parent; margins: -2 }
                     onClicked: stopScript(model.url)
                 }
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Tree.qml b/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Tree.qml
index d100cdcd44..454218b116 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Tree.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Tree.qml
@@ -56,14 +56,23 @@ TreeView {
 
         branchDelegate: HiFiGlyphs {
             text: styleData.isExpanded ? hifi.glyphs.disclosureCollapse : hifi.glyphs.disclosureExpand
-            size: hifi.fontSizes.tableText * 2.5  // tableText is in points; proportionately scale to pixels
+            size: hifi.fontSizes.tableText * 2.5
             color: colorScheme == hifi.colorSchemes.light
-                       ? (styleData.selected ? hifi.colors.black : hifi.colors.baseGrayHighlight)
-                       : (styleData.selected ? hifi.colors.black : hifi.colors.lightGrayText)
+                   ? (styleData.selected
+                      ? hifi.colors.black
+                      : (iconArea.pressed ? hifi.colors.white : hifi.colors.baseGrayHighlight))
+                   : (styleData.selected
+                      ? hifi.colors.black
+                      : (iconArea.pressed ? hifi.colors.white : hifi.colors.lightGrayText))
             anchors {
                 left: parent ? parent.left : undefined
                 leftMargin: hifi.dimensions.tablePadding / 2
             }
+            MouseArea {
+                id: iconArea
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                propagateComposedEvents: true
+            }
         }
 
         handle: Item {