diff --git a/tabby-core/src/components/splitTabDropZone.component.scss b/tabby-core/src/components/splitTabDropZone.component.scss
index 2b3eb302cd..ffd626c684 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/components/splitTabDropZone.component.scss
+++ b/tabby-core/src/components/splitTabDropZone.component.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
         border-radius: 5px;
         border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .25);
         transition: all 125ms cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1);
+
+        > ::ng-deep  * {
+            display: none !important;
+        }
     }
 
     &.highlighted {
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/components/splitTabPaneLabel.component.scss b/tabby-core/src/components/splitTabPaneLabel.component.scss
index 61b0e98bd9..2c9d6a5f66 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/components/splitTabPaneLabel.component.scss
+++ b/tabby-core/src/components/splitTabPaneLabel.component.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 :host {
     position: absolute;
-    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .25);
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;