diff --git a/kate/ollie_ghost.cpp b/kate/ollie_ghost.cpp
index 93fdf0d..1e49165 100644
--- a/kate/ollie_ghost.cpp
+++ b/kate/ollie_ghost.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ GhostOverlay::GhostOverlay(QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
 {
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents);
-    setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground);
     setAutoFillBackground(false);
     hide();
 }
@@ -44,8 +43,8 @@ void GhostOverlay::setLines(const QStringList &lines, const QFont &font)
         if (w > maxWidth) maxWidth = w;
     }
 
-    int height = qRound(fm.lineSpacing() * m_lines.size());
-    int width = qRound(maxWidth) + 4;
+    int height = qRound(fm.lineSpacing() * m_lines.size()) + 4;
+    int width = qRound(maxWidth) + 8;
     setFixedSize(width, height);
     show();
     raise();
@@ -64,16 +63,29 @@ void GhostOverlay::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
     if (m_lines.isEmpty()) return;
 
     QPainter painter(this);
-    painter.setFont(m_font);
 
+    // Draw background — editor base color with a tint to distinguish from real text
+    QColor bgColor = QApplication::palette().color(QPalette::Base);
+    // Shift slightly toward highlight color to signal "this is a suggestion"
+    QColor tint = QApplication::palette().color(QPalette::Highlight);
+    bgColor = QColor(
+        (bgColor.red() * 4 + tint.red()) / 5,
+        (bgColor.green() * 4 + tint.green()) / 5,
+        (bgColor.blue() * 4 + tint.blue()) / 5
+    );
+    bgColor.setAlphaF(0.92);
+    painter.fillRect(rect(), bgColor);
+
+    // Draw ghost text
+    painter.setFont(m_font);
     QColor ghostColor = QApplication::palette().color(QPalette::Text);
-    ghostColor.setAlphaF(0.4);
+    ghostColor.setAlphaF(0.6);
     painter.setPen(ghostColor);
 
     QFontMetricsF fm(m_font);
     qreal y = fm.ascent();
     for (const QString &line : m_lines) {
-        painter.drawText(QPointF(0, y), line);
+        painter.drawText(QPointF(2, y), line);
         y += fm.lineSpacing();
     }
 }
@@ -368,18 +380,9 @@ void OllieGhostProvider::onCompletionReply(const QString &result)
     // Notify Kate to repaint the first line (inline note)
     emit inlineNotesChanged(m_suggestionStartLine);
 
-    // Show overlay for continuation lines only if they won't overlap
-    // existing document content (i.e. cursor is at or near EOF).
+    // Show overlay for continuation lines (multi-line suggestions)
     if (m_suggestionLines.size() > 1) {
-        auto *doc = m_view->document();
-        int linesBelow = doc->lines() - 1 - m_suggestionStartLine;
-        int continuationLines = m_suggestionLines.size() - 1;
-
-        // Only show overlay if there's enough empty space below
-        // (cursor line is within continuationLines of EOF)
-        if (linesBelow <= continuationLines) {
-            showOverlay();
-        }
+        showOverlay();
     }
 }
 
@@ -449,12 +452,7 @@ void OllieGhostProvider::showSuggestionFromHistory()
 
     emit inlineNotesChanged(m_suggestionStartLine);
     if (m_suggestionLines.size() > 1) {
-        auto *doc = m_view->document();
-        int linesBelow = doc->lines() - 1 - m_suggestionStartLine;
-        int continuationLines = m_suggestionLines.size() - 1;
-        if (linesBelow <= continuationLines) {
-            showOverlay();
-        }
+        showOverlay();
     }
 }