diff --git a/public/index.css b/public/index.css
index ea78f087..c46fded9 100644
--- a/public/index.css
+++ b/public/index.css
@@ -1437,6 +1437,10 @@ div.states.hovered {
   background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #dedede 100%, #f2f2f2 50%, #fcfcfc 0%);
 }
 
+#mergeStatesForm div[data-id].hovered {
+  background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #dedede 100%, #f2f2f2 50%, #fcfcfc 0%);
+}
+
 div.states > *,
 div.states sup,
 div.totalLine > div {
diff --git a/public/modules/dynamic/editors/states-editor.js b/public/modules/dynamic/editors/states-editor.js
index a514008a..30933c30 100644
--- a/public/modules/dynamic/editors/states-editor.js
+++ b/public/modules/dynamic/editors/states-editor.js
@@ -1301,7 +1301,6 @@ function openStateMergeDialog() {
 
   alertMessage.innerHTML = /* html */ `
     <form id='mergeStatesForm' style="overflow: hidden; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1em;">
-      <header style='font-weight:bold;'>Merge states</header>
       <p style="margin:0">
         Check the <b>checkbox</b> next to each state you want to merge.
         Use the <b>radio button</b> to pick the <em>ruling state</em> that will absorb all others (its name, color, and capital will be kept).
@@ -1349,7 +1348,7 @@ function openStateMergeDialog() {
   }
 
   $("#alert").dialog({
-    width: fitContent(),
+    width: 600,
     title: `Merge states`,
     close: stateHighlightOff,
     buttons: {
diff --git a/public/modules/ui/general.js b/public/modules/ui/general.js
index ce285287..0610e2a6 100644
--- a/public/modules/ui/general.js
+++ b/public/modules/ui/general.js
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ function showMapTooltip(point, e, i, g) {
     if (document.getElementById("diplomacyEditor")?.offsetParent) highlightEditorLine(diplomacyEditor, state);
     if (document.getElementById("militaryOverview")?.offsetParent) highlightEditorLine(militaryOverview, state);
     if (document.getElementById("provincesEditor")?.offsetParent) highlightEditorLine(provincesEditor, province);
+    if (document.getElementById("mergeStatesForm")?.offsetParent) highlightEditorLine(byId("mergeStatesForm"), state);
   } else if (layerIsOn("toggleCultures") && pack.cells.culture[i]) {
     const culture = pack.cells.culture[i];
     tip("Culture: " + pack.cultures[culture].name);