diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/Article/WebAppView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/Article/WebAppView.swift
index 2ab5680ef..f493a9e8f 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/Article/WebAppView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/Article/WebAppView.swift
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public let readerViewNavBarHeight = 50.0
 
       webView.navigationDelegate = context.coordinator
       webView.isOpaque = false
-      webView.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
+      webView.backgroundColor = .clear
       webView.configuration.userContentController = contentController
       webView.scrollView.delegate = context.coordinator
       webView.scrollView.contentInset.top = readerViewNavBarHeight
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/Article/WebAppViewCoordinator.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/Article/WebAppViewCoordinator.swift
index 7d58582bc..09305f8c3 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/Article/WebAppViewCoordinator.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/Article/WebAppViewCoordinator.swift
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ extension WebAppViewCoordinator: WKNavigationDelegate {
       decisionHandler(.allow)
     }
   }
+
+  func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFinish _: WKNavigation!) {
+    webView.isOpaque = true
+    webView.backgroundColor = .systemBackground
+  }
 }
 
 #if os(iOS)