diff --git a/site/.vitepress/theme/custom.css b/site/.vitepress/theme/custom.css
index 2865c253..20c87435 100644
--- a/site/.vitepress/theme/custom.css
+++ b/site/.vitepress/theme/custom.css
@@ -673,12 +673,19 @@ footer img {
 
 .excerpt-gradient-top {
   background: var(--docsearch-searchbox-background) !important;
+  opacity: 0.5;
   clip-path: polygon(0% 0%, 5% 100%, 10% 0%, 15% 100%, 20% 0%, 25% 100%, 30% 0%, 35% 100%, 40% 0%, 45% 100%, 50% 0%, 55% 100%, 60% 0%, 65% 100%, 70% 0%, 75% 100%, 80% 0%, 85% 100%, 90% 0%, 95% 100%, 100% 0%);
   transform: translateY(-7px) rotateZ(180deg);
 }
 
 .excerpt-gradient-bottom {
   background: var(--docsearch-searchbox-background) !important;
+  opacity: 0.5;
   clip-path: polygon(0% 0%, 5% 100%, 10% 0%, 15% 100%, 20% 0%, 25% 100%, 30% 0%, 35% 100%, 40% 0%, 45% 100%, 50% 0%, 55% 100%, 60% 0%, 65% 100%, 70% 0%, 75% 100%, 80% 0%, 85% 100%, 90% 0%, 95% 100%, 100% 0%);
   transform: translateY(7px);
 }
+
+.selected .excerpt-gradient-top,
+.selected .excerpt-gradient-bottom {
+  opacity: 1;
+}