diff --git a/src/renderer/vaxis/Cell.zig b/src/renderer/vaxis/Cell.zig
index b680eff..f32be7a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/vaxis/Cell.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/vaxis/Cell.zig
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ pub inline fn set_style_fg(self: *Cell, style_: Style) void {
     if (style_.fg) |fg| self.cell.style.fg = apply_alpha(self.cell.style.bg, fg);
 }
 
+pub inline fn set_style_bg_opaque(self: *Cell, style_: Style) void {
+    if (style_.bg) |bg| self.cell.style.bg = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(bg.color);
+}
+
 pub inline fn set_style_bg(self: *Cell, style_: Style) void {
     if (style_.bg) |bg| self.cell.style.bg = apply_alpha(self.cell.style.bg, bg);
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index 070d5b8..148fa45 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -972,6 +972,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
     }
 
     inline fn render_selection_cell(_: *const Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme, cell: *Cell) void {
+        cell.set_style_bg_opaque(theme.editor);
         cell.set_style_bg(theme.editor_selection);
     }