diff --git a/netbox/project-static/css/base.css b/netbox/project-static/css/base.css
index 635aa7e94..2be592053 100644
--- a/netbox/project-static/css/base.css
+++ b/netbox/project-static/css/base.css
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ nav ul.pagination {
 div.rack_header {
     margin-left: 36px;
     text-align: center;
-    width: 200px;
+    width: 230px;
 }
 ul.rack_legend {
     float: left;
@@ -126,29 +126,16 @@ ul.rack {
     list-style-type: none;
     padding: 0;
     position: absolute;
-    width: 200px;
+    width: 230px;
 }
 ul.rack li {
+    border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
     display: block;
     font-size: 13px;
     height: 20px;
     overflow: hidden;
     text-align: center;
 }
-ul.rack_empty li {
-    background-color: #f7f7f7;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #dddddd;
-    height: 20px;
-}
-ul.rack li.empty:last-child {
-    border-bottom: 0;
-}
-ul.rack_far_face {
-    z-index: 100;
-}
-ul.rack_near_face {
-    z-index: 200;
-}
 ul.rack li.h2u { height: 40px; }
 ul.rack li.h2u a, ul.rack li.h2u span { padding: 10px 0; }
 ul.rack li.h3u { height: 60px; }
@@ -247,22 +234,9 @@ ul.rack li.h49u { height: 980px; }
 ul.rack li.h49u a, ul.rack li.h49u span { padding: 480px 0; }
 ul.rack li.h50u { height: 1000px; }
 ul.rack li.h50u a, ul.rack li.h50u span { padding: 490px 0; }
-ul.rack li.occupied a {
-    color: #ffffff;
-    display: block;
-    font-weight: bold;
-}
-ul.rack li.occupied a:hover {
-    text-decoration: none;
-}
-ul.rack li.occupied span {
-    display: block;
-}
-ul.rack_near_face li.empty {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
-}
-ul.rack_near_face li.occupied {
-    color: #474747;
+ul.rack_far_face {
+    background-color: #f7f7f7;
+    z-index: 100;
 }
 ul.rack_far_face li.occupied {
     background: repeating-linear-gradient(
@@ -272,7 +246,6 @@ ul.rack_far_face li.occupied {
         #f0f0f0 7px,
         #f0f0f0 14px
     );
-    color: #303030;
 }
 ul.rack_far_face li.blocked {
     background: repeating-linear-gradient(
@@ -282,20 +255,46 @@ ul.rack_far_face li.blocked {
         #ffc7c7 7px,
         #ffc7c7 14px
     );
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
-    color: #303030;
 }
-ul.rack_near_face li.empty a {
+ul.rack_near_face {
+    z-index: 200;
+}
+ul.rack_near_face li.occupied {
+    border-top: 1px solid #474747;
+    color: #474747;
+}
+ul.rack_near_face li.occupied:hover {
+    background-image: url('../img/tint_20.png');
+}
+ul.rack_near_face li:first-child {
+    border-top: 0;
+}
+ul.rack_near_face li.available a {
     color: #0000ff;
     display: none;
     text-decoration: none;
 }
-ul.rack_near_face li.empty:hover {
+ul.rack_near_face li.available:hover {
     background-color: #ffffff;
 }
-ul.rack_near_face li.empty:hover a {
+ul.rack_near_face li.available:hover a {
     display: block;
 }
+ul.rack li.occupied a {
+    color: #ffffff;
+    display: block;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+ul.rack li.occupied a:hover {
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+ul.rack li.occupied span {
+    cursor: default;
+    display: block;
+}
+li.occupied + li.available {
+    border-top: 1px solid #474747;
+}
 
 /* Colors (from http://flatuicolors.com) */
 .teal { background-color: #1abc9c; }
@@ -309,28 +308,6 @@ ul.rack_near_face li.empty:hover a {
 .medium_gray { background-color: #95a5a6; }
 .dark_gray { background-color: #34495e; }
 
-/* Rack elevation coloring */
-ul.rack .teal { border-bottom: 1px solid #16a085; }
-ul.rack .teal:hover { background-color: #16a085; }
-ul.rack .green { border-bottom: 1px solid #27ae60; }
-ul.rack .green:hover { background-color: #27ae60; }
-ul.rack .blue { border-bottom: 1px solid #2980b9; }
-ul.rack .blue:hover { background-color: #2980b9; }
-ul.rack .purple { border-bottom: 1px solid #8e44ad; }
-ul.rack .purple:hover { background-color: #8e44ad; }
-ul.rack .yellow { border-bottom: 1px solid #f39c12; }
-ul.rack .yellow:hover { background-color: #f39c12; }
-ul.rack .orange { border-bottom: 1px solid #d35400; }
-ul.rack .orange:hover { background-color: #d35400; }
-ul.rack .red { border-bottom: 1px solid #c0392b; }
-ul.rack .red:hover { background-color: #c0392b; }
-ul.rack .light_gray { border-bottom: 1px solid #bdc3c7; }
-ul.rack .light_gray:hover { background-color: #bdc3c7; }
-ul.rack .medium_gray { border-bottom: 1px solid #7f8c8d; }
-ul.rack .medium_gray:hover { background-color: #7f8c8d; }
-ul.rack .dark_gray { border-bottom: 1px solid #2c3e50; }
-ul.rack .dark_gray:hover { background-color: #2c3e50; }
-
 /* Misc */
 .banner-bottom {
     margin-bottom: 50px;
diff --git a/netbox/project-static/img/tint_20.png b/netbox/project-static/img/tint_20.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a03a1f9ac
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diff --git a/netbox/templates/dcim/inc/_rack_elevation.html b/netbox/templates/dcim/inc/_rack_elevation.html
index 1313df8ea..368092166 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/dcim/inc/_rack_elevation.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/dcim/inc/_rack_elevation.html
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@
 
 <div class="rack_frame">
 
-    <!-- Render all slots empty -->
-    <ul class="rack rack_empty">
-        {% for u in rack.units %}
-            <li></li>
-        {% endfor %}
-    </ul>
-
     <!-- Render rear view of devices on far face -->
     <ul class="rack rack_far_face">
         {% for u in secondary_face %}
@@ -42,7 +35,7 @@
                     {% endifequal %}
                 </li>
             {% else %}
-                <li class="empty">
+                <li class="available">
                     {% if perms.dcim.add_device %}
                         <a href="{% url 'dcim:device_add' %}?site={{ rack.site.pk }}&rack={{ rack.pk }}&face={{ face_id }}&position={{ u.id }}" class="add_device" >add device</a>
                     {% endif %}