diff --git a/damus/Components/SelectableText.swift b/damus/Components/SelectableText.swift
index 598fc51e..9b01a8a3 100644
--- a/damus/Components/SelectableText.swift
+++ b/damus/Components/SelectableText.swift
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct SelectableText: View {
         view.isEditable = false
         view.dataDetectorTypes = .all
         view.isSelectable = true
+        view.backgroundColor = .clear
         view.textContainer.lineFragmentPadding = 0
         view.textContainerInset = .zero
         return view
diff --git a/damus/Views/Events/SelectedEventView.swift b/damus/Views/Events/SelectedEventView.swift
index 80db3070..bfd8265f 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Events/SelectedEventView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Events/SelectedEventView.swift
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct SelectedEventView: View {
                 self.bar.update(damus: self.damus, evid: target)
             }
             .padding([.leading], 2)
+            .compositingGroup()
         }
     }
 }