diff --git a/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift b/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift
index 3b90e3c48f..9a54da00a5 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/ContentTextView.swift
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ extension ContentTextView: UIContextMenuInteractionDelegate {
         // Create a dummy containerview for the snapshot view, since using a view with a CALayer mask and UIPreviewParameters(textLineRects:)
         // causes the mask to be ignored. See FB7832297
         let snapshotContainer = UIView(frame: snapshot.bounds)
+        snapshotContainer.backgroundColor = .systemBackground
         snapshotContainer.addSubview(snapshot)
         
         let preview = UITargetedPreview(view: snapshotContainer, parameters: parameters, target: target)