diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.html b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.html
index 009dcb8a4f..1da0b1090a 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.html
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
                         </thead>
                         <tbody>
                         <tr *ngFor="let schema of (metadataSchemas | async)?.payload?.page"
-                            (click)="editSchema(schema)"
                             [ngClass]="{'table-primary' : isActive(schema) | async}">
                             <td>
                                 <label>
@@ -39,9 +38,9 @@
                                     >
                                 </label>
                             </td>
-                            <td><a [routerLink]="[schema.prefix]">{{schema.id}}</a></td>
-                            <td><a [routerLink]="[schema.prefix]">{{schema.namespace}}</a></td>
-                            <td><a [routerLink]="[schema.prefix]">{{schema.prefix}}</a></td>
+                            <td class="selectable-row" (click)="editSchema(schema)"><a [routerLink]="[schema.prefix]">{{schema.id}}</a></td>
+                            <td class="selectable-row" (click)="editSchema(schema)"><a [routerLink]="[schema.prefix]">{{schema.namespace}}</a></td>
+                            <td class="selectable-row" (click)="editSchema(schema)"><a [routerLink]="[schema.prefix]">{{schema.prefix}}</a></td>
                         </tr>
                         </tbody>
                     </table>
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.scss b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c208ffad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+@import '../../../../styles/variables.scss';
+
+.selectable-row:hover {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.ts
index 78e1e6c3a6..ef5bec6262 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notification
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-metadata-registry',
-  templateUrl: './metadata-registry.component.html'
+  templateUrl: './metadata-registry.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./metadata-registry.component.scss']
 })
 export class MetadataRegistryComponent {