diff --git a/web/text_layer_builder.css b/web/text_layer_builder.css
index 99c2b2c55..07ff4930b 100644
--- a/web/text_layer_builder.css
+++ b/web/text_layer_builder.css
@@ -34,13 +34,16 @@
 }
 
 .textLayer .highlight {
-  position: relative;
   margin: -1px;
   padding: 1px;
   background-color: rgba(180, 0, 170, 1);
   border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
+.textLayer .highlight.appended {
+  position: initial;
+}
+
 .textLayer .highlight.begin {
   border-radius: 4px 0 0 4px;
 }
diff --git a/web/text_layer_builder.js b/web/text_layer_builder.js
index f722515be..e5a17b9af 100644
--- a/web/text_layer_builder.js
+++ b/web/text_layer_builder.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class TextLayerBuilder {
       const node = document.createTextNode(content);
       if (className) {
         const span = document.createElement("span");
-        span.className = className;
+        span.className = `${className} appended`;
         span.appendChild(node);
         div.appendChild(span);
         return;