diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx b/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
index 5f833c417c..4f19e17964 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
@@ -1236,7 +1236,8 @@ class VirtualizedTable extends React.Component {
 				"focus-states-target",
 				{
 				resizing: this.state.resizing,
-				'multi-select': this.props.multiSelect
+				'multi-select': this.props.multiSelect,
+				'no-alternating-rows': Zotero.Prefs.get('ui.noAlternatingRows'),
 			}]),
 			id: this.props.id,
 			ref: ref => this._topDiv = ref,
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_general.xhtml b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_general.xhtml
index 8f9abc4e30..a30eb38aa5 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_general.xhtml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/preferences/preferences_general.xhtml
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@
 				</menulist>
 			</hbox>
 
+			<hbox align="center">
+				<checkbox data-l10n-id="preferences-item-pane-disable-alternating-rows"
+					preference="extensions.zotero.ui.noAlternatingRows"
+					native="true"
+				/>
+			</hbox>
+
 			<vbox id="item-pane-header-bib-entry-options" class="indented-pref">
 				<hbox align="center">
 					<label data-l10n-id="preferences-item-pane-header-style" control="item-pane-header-style-menu"/>
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/preferences.ftl b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/preferences.ftl
index 8f94229d67..b6febeb5fd 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/preferences.ftl
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/preferences.ftl
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ preferences-item-pane-header-style = Header Citation Style:
 preferences-item-pane-header-locale = Header Language:
 preferences-item-pane-header-missing-style = Missing style: <{ $shortName }>
 
+preferences-item-pane-disable-alternating-rows =
+    .label = Disable alternating row colors
+
 preferences-locate-library-lookup-intro = Library Lookup can find a resource online using your library’s OpenURL resolver.
 preferences-locate-resolver = Resolver:
 preferences-locate-base-url = Base URL:
diff --git a/scss/components/_item-tree.scss b/scss/components/_item-tree.scss
index 93a5420b25..dc7f9b46db 100644
--- a/scss/components/_item-tree.scss
+++ b/scss/components/_item-tree.scss
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@
 	
 	.virtualized-table, .drag-image-container {
 		.row {
-			&.odd:not(.selected) {
-				background-color: var(--material-stripe);
+			@include state(".virtualized-table:not(.no-alternating-rows)") {
+				&.odd:not(.selected) {
+					background-color: var(--material-stripe);
+				}
 			}
 
 			&.even:not(.selected) {
diff --git a/scss/components/_rtfScan.scss b/scss/components/_rtfScan.scss
index 0879374f93..c6a333d5b7 100644
--- a/scss/components/_rtfScan.scss
+++ b/scss/components/_rtfScan.scss
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@
 
 		.virtualized-table {
 			.row {
-				&.odd:not(.selected) {
-					background-color: var(--material-stripe);
+				@include state(".virtualized-table:not(.no-alternating-rows)") {
+					&.odd:not(.selected) {
+						background-color: var(--material-stripe);
+					}
 				}
 			
 				&.even:not(.selected) {