diff --git a/modules/contextual/contextual.css b/modules/contextual/contextual.css
index e49eb37..4c47f7d 100644
--- a/modules/contextual/contextual.css
+++ b/modules/contextual/contextual.css
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ div.contextual-links-wrapper ul.contextual-links {
   -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 4px; /* LTR */
   border-radius: 4px 0 4px 4px; /* LTR */
 }
-.contextual-links-region:hover a.contextual-links-trigger,
+a.contextual-links-trigger-active,
 div.contextual-links-active a.contextual-links-trigger,
 div.contextual-links-active ul.contextual-links {
   display: block;
diff --git a/modules/contextual/contextual.js b/modules/contextual/contextual.js
index ee5b7a0..d3982ea 100644
--- a/modules/contextual/contextual.js
+++ b/modules/contextual/contextual.js
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ Drupal.behaviors.contextualLinks = {
       );
       // Hide the contextual links when user clicks a link or rolls out of the .contextual-links-region.
       $region.bind('mouseleave click', Drupal.contextualLinks.mouseleave);
+      $region.hover(
+        function() { $trigger.addClass('contextual-links-trigger-active'); },
+        function() { $trigger.removeClass('contextual-links-trigger-active'); }
+      );
       // Prepend the trigger.
       $wrapper.prepend($trigger);
     });