diff --git a/src/util/InvoicesExcelReport.spec.ts b/src/util/InvoicesExcelReport.spec.ts
index 5b84cd38..18c102a2 100644
--- a/src/util/InvoicesExcelReport.spec.ts
+++ b/src/util/InvoicesExcelReport.spec.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,79 @@ describe('util', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('styling', () => {
+      const GRAY_FILL = {type: 'pattern', pattern: 'solid', fgColor: {argb: 'FFD9D9D9'}};
+      const NO_FILL = {type: 'pattern', pattern: 'none'};
+      const THIN_BLACK = {style: 'thin', color: {argb: 'FF000000'}};
+
+      it('fills the title row across the widest table\'s full width, regardless of title length', async () => {
+        // A short title still needs the full 12-column span, since the
+        // landing fees table (the widest) may follow it.
+        const report = makeReport(2023, 6);
+        const workbook = await render(report, [''], {'': [arrival()]});
+        const sheet = workbook.getWorksheet('Rechnungsempfänger');
+        for (let column = 1; column <= 12; column++) {
+          expect(sheet.getRow(1).getCell(column).fill).toEqual(GRAY_FILL);
+        }
+        expect(sheet.getRow(1).getCell(13).fill).toBeUndefined();
+      });
+
+      it('fills the subheader row and closes off its top edge with corner ticks', async () => {
+        const report = makeReport();
+        const workbook = await render(report, ['Company A'], {'Company A': [arrival()]});
+        const sheet = workbook.getWorksheet('Company A');
+        const subHeaderRow = sheet.getRow(3);
+
+        expect(subHeaderRow.getCell(1).border).toEqual({top: THIN_BLACK, left: THIN_BLACK});
+        for (let column = 2; column <= 11; column++) {
+          expect(subHeaderRow.getCell(column).border).toEqual({top: THIN_BLACK});
+        }
+        expect(subHeaderRow.getCell(12).border).toEqual({top: THIN_BLACK, right: THIN_BLACK});
+        for (let column = 1; column <= 12; column++) {
+          expect(subHeaderRow.getCell(column).fill).toEqual(GRAY_FILL);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('fills and borders the header row across every column', async () => {
+        const report = makeReport();
+        const workbook = await render(report, ['Company A'], {'Company A': [arrival()]});
+        const sheet = workbook.getWorksheet('Company A');
+        const headerRow = sheet.getRow(4);
+        for (let column = 1; column <= 12; column++) {
+          expect(headerRow.getCell(column).fill).toEqual(GRAY_FILL);
+          expect(headerRow.getCell(column).border).toEqual({
+            top: THIN_BLACK, left: THIN_BLACK, bottom: THIN_BLACK, right: THIN_BLACK,
+          });
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('borders every data row cell without filling it', async () => {
+        const report = makeReport();
+        const workbook = await render(report, ['Company A'], {'Company A': [arrival()]});
+        const sheet = workbook.getWorksheet('Company A');
+        const dataRow = sheet.getRow(5);
+        for (let column = 1; column <= 12; column++) {
+          expect(dataRow.getCell(column).border).toEqual({
+            top: THIN_BLACK, left: THIN_BLACK, bottom: THIN_BLACK, right: THIN_BLACK,
+          });
+          expect(dataRow.getCell(column).fill).toEqual(NO_FILL);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('fills and borders the totals row across every column, even non-total ones', async () => {
+        const report = makeReport();
+        const workbook = await render(report, ['Company A'], {'Company A': [arrival()]});
+        const sheet = workbook.getWorksheet('Company A');
+        const totalsRow = sheet.getRow(6);
+        for (let column = 1; column <= 12; column++) {
+          expect(totalsRow.getCell(column).fill).toEqual(GRAY_FILL);
+          expect(totalsRow.getCell(column).border).toEqual({
+            top: THIN_BLACK, left: THIN_BLACK, bottom: THIN_BLACK, right: THIN_BLACK,
+          });
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('landing fees table', () => {
       it('writes amounts as numbers, not formatted strings', async () => {
         const report = makeReport();
diff --git a/src/util/InvoicesExcelReport.ts b/src/util/InvoicesExcelReport.ts
index 18efeb7a..cd6ec7c9 100644
--- a/src/util/InvoicesExcelReport.ts
+++ b/src/util/InvoicesExcelReport.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ export const XLSX_MIME_TYPE =
 const MONEY_FORMAT = '#,##0.00';
 const DATE_FORMAT = 'dd.mm.yyyy';
 
+const HEADER_FILL = {type: 'pattern', pattern: 'solid', fgColor: {argb: 'FFD9D9D9'}} as const;
+const THIN_BLACK = {style: 'thin', color: {argb: 'FF000000'}} as const;
+const GRID_BORDER = {top: THIN_BLACK, left: THIN_BLACK, bottom: THIN_BLACK, right: THIN_BLACK};
+// The line above the subheader row: a plain top edge, with a left/right tick
+// at the row's own edges closing off the table's outline from above.
+const subHeaderBorder = (index: number, lastIndex: number) => ({
+  top: THIN_BLACK,
+  ...(index === 0 ? {left: THIN_BLACK} : {}),
+  ...(index === lastIndex ? {right: THIN_BLACK} : {}),
+});
+
 // Excel rejects these characters in worksheet names and caps them at 31 chars.
 const FORBIDDEN_SHEET_NAME_CHARS = /[[\]:*?/\\]/g;
 const MAX_SHEET_NAME_LENGTH = 31;
@@ -158,6 +169,8 @@ class InvoicesExcelReport extends InvoicesReportData {
 
     const monthLabel = this.getMonthLabel();
     const usedSheetNames: string[] = [];
+    const titleFillColumns =
+      Math.max(this.landingFeeColumns().length, this.customsFeeColumns().length);
 
     recipientNames.forEach(recipientName => {
       const sheetName = sanitizeSheetName(recipientName, usedSheetNames);
@@ -167,6 +180,12 @@ class InvoicesExcelReport extends InvoicesReportData {
 
       const titleRow = sheet.addRow([`${recipientName} (${monthLabel})`]);
       titleRow.getCell(1).font = {bold: true, size: 14};
+      // The title text overflows past its own cell, so fill the same span the
+      // widest table uses — otherwise the overflow sits on a plain white
+      // background instead of the banner.
+      for (let column = 1; column <= titleFillColumns; column++) {
+        titleRow.getCell(column).fill = HEADER_FILL;
+      }
 
       this.addLandingFeesTable(sheet, arrivalRecipients[recipientName]);
       this.addCustomsFeesTable(sheet, customsRecipients[recipientName], false);
@@ -312,9 +331,17 @@ class InvoicesExcelReport extends InvoicesReportData {
 
     const subHeaderRow = sheet.addRow([subHeader]);
     subHeaderRow.getCell(1).font = {bold: true, size: 12};
+    columns.forEach((_, index) => {
+      subHeaderRow.getCell(index + 1).fill = HEADER_FILL;
+      subHeaderRow.getCell(index + 1).border = subHeaderBorder(index, columns.length - 1);
+    });
 
     const headerRow = sheet.addRow(columns.map(column => column.header));
     headerRow.font = {bold: true};
+    columns.forEach((_, index) => {
+      headerRow.getCell(index + 1).fill = HEADER_FILL;
+      headerRow.getCell(index + 1).border = GRID_BORDER;
+    });
 
     const firstDataRowNumber = headerRow.number + 1;
 
@@ -324,6 +351,7 @@ class InvoicesExcelReport extends InvoicesReportData {
         if (column.numFmt) {
           row.getCell(index + 1).numFmt = column.numFmt;
         }
+        row.getCell(index + 1).border = GRID_BORDER;
       });
     });
 
@@ -332,11 +360,14 @@ class InvoicesExcelReport extends InvoicesReportData {
     const totalsRow = sheet.addRow([]);
     let totalIndex = 0;
     columns.forEach((column, index) => {
+      const cell = totalsRow.getCell(index + 1);
+      cell.fill = HEADER_FILL;
+      cell.border = GRID_BORDER;
+
       if (!column.total) {
         return;
       }
       const letter = columnLetter(index + 1);
-      const cell = totalsRow.getCell(index + 1);
       // The cached result keeps the total readable by tools that do not
       // evaluate formulas; without it they see an empty cell.
       cell.value = {