diff --git a/app/components/SimpleEditor/SimpleEditor.scss b/app/components/SimpleEditor/SimpleEditor.scss
index 852a679405ba21b3098e01caa8dc365329e2d92a..f0b18f479ceb7d82bce62fc237ee771d032778d0 100644
--- a/app/components/SimpleEditor/SimpleEditor.scss
+++ b/app/components/SimpleEditor/SimpleEditor.scss
@@ -229,7 +229,14 @@ $active-blue: #4a90e2;
     }
 
     .se-selection-fragment {
-      background: none;
+      background: $light-gray;
+      &::selection {
+        background: none;
+      }
+
+      &::-moz-selection {
+        background: none;
+      }
     }
 
     &:first-child {