diff --git a/src/components/AppHeader.tsx b/src/components/AppHeader.tsx
index 087988491..8a0e49d35 100644
--- a/src/components/AppHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AppHeader.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const AppHeader = ({
   return (
     <header
       className={
-        'overlaid-panes sticky top-0 z-20 py-1 px-5 bg-chalkboard-10/50 dark:bg-chalkboard-100/50 border-b dark:border-b-2 border-chalkboard-30 dark:border-chalkboard-90 flex justify-between items-center ' +
+        'overlaid-panes sticky top-0 z-20 py-1 px-5 bg-chalkboard-10/70 backdrop-blur-sm dark:bg-chalkboard-100/50 dark:backdrop-blur-0 border-b dark:border-b-2 border-chalkboard-30 dark:border-chalkboard-90 flex justify-between items-center ' +
         className
       }
     >
diff --git a/src/components/CollapsiblePanel.module.css b/src/components/CollapsiblePanel.module.css
index e4515567d..e869d1328 100644
--- a/src/components/CollapsiblePanel.module.css
+++ b/src/components/CollapsiblePanel.module.css
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 .panel {
   @apply relative overflow-auto z-0;
-  @apply bg-chalkboard-20/40;
+  @apply bg-chalkboard-10/70 backdrop-blur-sm;
 }
 
 :global(.dark) .panel {
-  @apply bg-chalkboard-110/50;
+  @apply bg-chalkboard-110/50 backdrop-blur-0;
 }
 
 .header {
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 87cdc8cd1..ce3db04e1 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -86,8 +86,18 @@ code {
   @apply bg-transparent;
 }
 
+#code-mirror-override .cm-activeLine,
+#code-mirror-override .cm-activeLineGutter {
+  @apply bg-liquid-10/50;
+}
+
+.dark #code-mirror-override .cm-activeLine,
+.dark #code-mirror-override .cm-activeLineGutter {
+  @apply bg-liquid-80/50;
+}
+
 #code-mirror-override .cm-gutters {
-  @apply bg-chalkboard-10/50;
+  @apply bg-chalkboard-10/30;
 }
 
 .dark #code-mirror-override .cm-gutters {
@@ -99,14 +109,24 @@ code {
 }
 #code-mirror-override .cm-cursor {
   display: block;
-  width: 200px;
-  background: linear-gradient(
-    to right,
-    rgb(0, 55, 94) 0%,
-    #0084e2ff 2%,
-    #0084e255 5%,
-    transparent 100%
-  );
+  width: 1ch;
+  @apply bg-liquid-40 mix-blend-multiply;
+
+  animation: blink 2s ease-out infinite;
+}
+
+.dark #code-mirror-override .cm-cursor {
+  @apply bg-liquid-50;
+}
+
+@keyframes blink {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  15% {
+    opacity: 0.75;
+  }
 }
 
 .react-json-view {