diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/Search/ReportListItem.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/Search/ReportListItem.tsx
index 9b6cf6045b178..2cc3e7d5b2a41 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/Search/ReportListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/Search/ReportListItem.tsx
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ function ReportListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
         styles.pv1half,
         styles.ph0,
         styles.overflowHidden,
+        // Removing background style because they are added to the parent OpacityView via animatedHighlightStyle
+        styles.bgTransparent,
         item.isSelected && styles.activeComponentBG,
         isFocused && styles.sidebarLinkActive,
-        // Removing some of the styles because they are added to the parent OpacityView via animatedHighlightStyle
-        {backgroundColor: 'unset'},
         styles.mh0,
     ];
 
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/Search/TransactionListItem.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/Search/TransactionListItem.tsx
index a9bbdf1d1a651..9259583c9f9d3 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/Search/TransactionListItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/Search/TransactionListItem.tsx
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ function TransactionListItem<TItem extends ListItem>({
         styles.selectionListPressableItemWrapper,
         styles.pv3,
         styles.ph3,
+        // Removing background style because they are added to the parent OpacityView via animatedHighlightStyle
+        styles.bgTransparent,
         item.isSelected && styles.activeComponentBG,
         isFocused && styles.sidebarLinkActive,
-        // Removing some of the styles because they are added to the parent OpacityView via animatedHighlightStyle
-        {backgroundColor: 'unset'},
         styles.mh0,
     ];