diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
index 7c1d1626f1c..750d2c8b990 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
@@ -290,10 +290,6 @@
   &.is-active,
   &.is-active .board-card-assignee:hover a {
     background-color: $row-hover;
-
-    &:first-child:not(:only-child) {
-      box-shadow: -10px 0 10px 1px $row-hover;
-    }
   }
 
   .badge {
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/fix-boards-issue-highlight.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-boards-issue-highlight.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0cc3faa81ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-boards-issue-highlight.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Fix boards issue highlight
+merge_request: 20063
+author: George Tsiolis
+type: changed