diff --git a/core/upgrade/index.php b/core/upgrade/index.php
index 628cb22dda..98cd3a444c 100644
--- a/core/upgrade/index.php
+++ b/core/upgrade/index.php
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@
 
 	}
 
+//adjust color and initialize step counter
+	$step = 1;
+	$step_color = color_adjust(($_SESSION['theme']['form_table_label_background_color']['text'] != '' ? $_SESSION['theme']['form_table_label_background_color']['text'] : '#e5e9f0'), -0.1);
+	$step_container_style = "width: 30px; height: 30px; border: 2px solid ".$step_color."; border-radius: 50%; float: left; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;";
+	$step_number_style = "font-size: 150%; font-weight: 600; color: ".$step_color.";";
+
 //include the header and set the title
 	$document['title'] = $text['title-upgrade'];
 	require_once "resources/header.php";
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@
 		echo "<table width='100%' border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>\n";
 		echo "<tr>\n";
 		echo "	<td width='30%' class='vncell' style='vertical-align:middle;'>\n";
+		echo "		<div style='".$step_container_style."'><span style='".$step_number_style."'>".$step++."</span></div>";
 		echo "		".$text['label-upgrade_source'];
 		echo "	</td>\n";
 		echo "	<td width='70%' class='vtable' style='height: 50px;'>\n";
@@ -175,6 +182,7 @@
 		echo "<table width='100%' border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>\n";
 		echo "<tr>\n";
 		echo "	<td width='30%' class='vncell' style='vertical-align:middle;'>\n";
+		echo "		<div style='".$step_container_style."'><span style='".$step_number_style."'>".$step++."</span></div>";
 		echo "		".$text['label-upgrade_schema'];
 		echo "	</td>\n";
 		echo "	<td width='70%' class='vtable' style='height: 50px;'>\n";
@@ -201,6 +209,7 @@
 		echo "<table width='100%' border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>\n";
 		echo "<tr>\n";
 		echo "	<td width='30%' class='vncell' style='vertical-align:middle;'>\n";
+		echo "		<div style='".$step_container_style."'><span style='".$step_number_style."'>".$step++."</span></div>";
 		echo "		".$text['label-upgrade_apps'];
 		echo "	</td>\n";
 		echo "	<td width='70%' class='vtable' style='height: 50px;'>\n";
@@ -214,6 +223,7 @@
 		echo "<table width='100%' border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>\n";
 		echo "<tr>\n";
 		echo "	<td width='30%' class='vncell' style='vertical-align:middle;'>\n";
+		echo "		<div style='".$step_container_style."'><span style='".$step_number_style."'>".$step++."</span></div>";
 		echo "		".$text['label-upgrade_menu'];
 		echo "	</td>\n";
 		echo "	<td width='70%' class='vtable' style='height: 50px;'>\n";
@@ -239,6 +249,7 @@
 		echo "<table width='100%' border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>\n";
 		echo "<tr>\n";
 		echo "	<td width='30%' class='vncell' style='vertical-align:middle;'>\n";
+		echo "		<div style='".$step_container_style."'><span style='".$step_number_style."'>".$step++."</span></div>";
 		echo "		".$text['label-upgrade_permissions'];
 		echo "	</td>\n";
 		echo "	<td width='70%' class='vtable' style='height: 50px;'>\n";
diff --git a/resources/functions.php b/resources/functions.php
index 84f6495b9f..b78ab275d6 100644
--- a/resources/functions.php
+++ b/resources/functions.php
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ function number_pad($number,$n) {
 					for ($i = 0; $i <= 2; $i++) {
 						$hex_color = dechex($color[$i]);
 						if (strlen($hex_color) == 1) { $hex_color = '0'.$hex_color; }
-						$hex = $hex_color;
+						$hex .= $hex_color;
 					}
 					return $hash.$hex;
 				}