diff --git a/browser/components/downloads/content/allDownloadsViewOverlay.xul b/browser/components/downloads/content/allDownloadsViewOverlay.xul
index ee9d8a3dad1..6fc702e6c3a 100644
--- a/browser/components/downloads/content/allDownloadsViewOverlay.xul
+++ b/browser/components/downloads/content/allDownloadsViewOverlay.xul
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@
                seltype="multiple"
                id="downloadsRichListBox" context="downloadsContextMenu"
                onkeypress="return this._placesView.onKeyPress(event);"
-               oncontextmenu="return this._placesView.onContextMenu(event);"/>
+               oncontextmenu="return this._placesView.onContextMenu(event);"
+               onfocus="goUpdateDownloadCommands();"
+               onselect="goUpdateDownloadCommands();"
+               onblur="goUpdateDownloadCommands();"/>
 
   <commandset id="downloadCommands"
               commandupdater="true"
diff --git a/browser/themes/pinstripe/downloads/contentAreaDownloadsView.css b/browser/themes/pinstripe/downloads/contentAreaDownloadsView.css
index 299d0ea5a39..886be2b3d4a 100644
--- a/browser/themes/pinstripe/downloads/contentAreaDownloadsView.css
+++ b/browser/themes/pinstripe/downloads/contentAreaDownloadsView.css
@@ -4,3 +4,13 @@
 
 @import url("chrome://global/skin/inContentUI.css");
 
+.downloadButton {
+  box-shadow: none;
+}
+
+.downloadButton:not([disabled="true"]):hover:active,
+.downloadButton:not([disabled]):hover:active {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  box-shadow: none;
+}
diff --git a/browser/themes/winstripe/downloads/allDownloadsViewOverlay.css b/browser/themes/winstripe/downloads/allDownloadsViewOverlay.css
index f33136c9f4b..77250bb70e3 100644
--- a/browser/themes/winstripe/downloads/allDownloadsViewOverlay.css
+++ b/browser/themes/winstripe/downloads/allDownloadsViewOverlay.css
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   list-style-image: url("chrome://browser/skin/downloads/buttons.png");
 }
 
- /*** Button icons ***/
+/*** Button icons ***/
 
 .downloadButton.downloadCancel {
   -moz-image-region: rect(0px, 16px, 16px, 0px);
diff --git a/browser/themes/winstripe/downloads/contentAreaDownloadsView.css b/browser/themes/winstripe/downloads/contentAreaDownloadsView.css
index 299d0ea5a39..886be2b3d4a 100644
--- a/browser/themes/winstripe/downloads/contentAreaDownloadsView.css
+++ b/browser/themes/winstripe/downloads/contentAreaDownloadsView.css
@@ -4,3 +4,13 @@
 
 @import url("chrome://global/skin/inContentUI.css");
 
+.downloadButton {
+  box-shadow: none;
+}
+
+.downloadButton:not([disabled="true"]):hover:active,
+.downloadButton:not([disabled]):hover:active {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  box-shadow: none;
+}