diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
index a14d2ef41..2db0663e8 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ class IgcController {
 
     choreographer.chatController.inputFocus.unfocus();
     OverlayUtil.showPositionedCard(
+      overlayKey: "span_card_overlay_$firstMatchIndex",
       context: context,
       cardToShow: SpanCard(
         scm: SpanCardModel(
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ class IgcController {
       maxHeight: match.isITStart ? 260 : 350,
       maxWidth: 350,
       transformTargetId: choreographer.inputTransformTargetKey,
+      onDismiss: () => choreographer.setState(),
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/models/igc_text_data_model.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/models/igc_text_data_model.dart
index 4f6d46ceb..05baa063e 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/models/igc_text_data_model.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/models/igc_text_data_model.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/events/event_wrappers/pangea_representation_ev
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/events/models/pangea_token_model.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/events/models/representation_content_model.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/learning_settings/constants/language_constants.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/matrix.dart';
 
 // import 'package:language_tool/language_tool.dart';
 
@@ -358,6 +359,21 @@ class IGCTextData {
     );
   }
 
+  int? get _openMatchIndex {
+    final RegExp pattern = RegExp(r'span_card_overlay_\d+');
+    final String? matchingKeys =
+        MatrixState.pAnyState.getMatchingOverlayKeys(pattern).firstOrNull;
+    if (matchingKeys == null) return null;
+    final int? index = int.tryParse(matchingKeys.split("_").last);
+    if (index == null ||
+        matches.length <= index ||
+        matches[index].status != PangeaMatchStatus.open) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return index;
+  }
+
   //PTODO - handle multitoken spans
   /// Returns a list of [TextSpan]s used to display the text in the input field
   /// with the appropriate styling for each error match.
@@ -410,7 +426,11 @@ class IGCTextData {
           getSpanItem(
             start: match.match.offset,
             end: match.match.offset + match.match.length,
-            style: match.textStyle(defaultStyle),
+            style: match.textStyle(
+              matchIndex,
+              _openMatchIndex,
+              defaultStyle,
+            ),
           ),
         );
 
diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/models/pangea_match_model.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/models/pangea_match_model.dart
index f56900a42..ca22cd558 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/models/pangea_match_model.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/models/pangea_match_model.dart
@@ -127,9 +127,26 @@ class PangeaMatch {
     }
   }
 
-  TextStyle textStyle(TextStyle? existingStyle) =>
-      existingStyle?.merge(IGCTextData.underlineStyle(underlineColor)) ??
-      IGCTextData.underlineStyle(underlineColor);
+  TextStyle textStyle(
+    int matchIndex,
+    int? openMatchIndex,
+    TextStyle? existingStyle,
+  ) {
+    double opacityFactor = 1.0;
+    if (openMatchIndex != null && openMatchIndex != matchIndex) {
+      opacityFactor = 0.5;
+    }
+
+    final int alpha = (255 * opacityFactor).round();
+    return existingStyle?.merge(
+          IGCTextData.underlineStyle(
+            underlineColor.withAlpha(alpha),
+          ),
+        ) ??
+        IGCTextData.underlineStyle(
+          underlineColor.withAlpha(alpha),
+        );
+  }
 
   PangeaMatch get copyWith => PangeaMatch.fromJson(toJson());
 
diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart
index 804243d0f..386e4c42c 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class PangeaTextController extends TextEditingController {
 
     if (cardToShow != null) {
       OverlayUtil.showPositionedCard(
+        overlayKey: matchIndex != -1 ? "span_card_overlay_$matchIndex" : null,
         context: context,
         maxHeight: matchIndex != -1 &&
                 choreographer.igc.igcTextData!.matches[matchIndex].isITStart
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ class PangeaTextController extends TextEditingController {
         maxWidth: 350,
         cardToShow: cardToShow,
         transformTargetId: choreographer.inputTransformTargetKey,
+        onDismiss: () => choreographer.setState(),
       );
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/igc/span_card.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/igc/span_card.dart
index 1de869c41..bd889930e 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/igc/span_card.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/igc/span_card.dart
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ class WordMatchContent extends StatelessWidget {
             botExpression: controller.error == null
                 ? controller.currentExpression
                 : BotExpression.addled,
+            onClose: () => controller.widget.scm.choreographer.setState(),
           ),
           Scrollbar(
             controller: scrollController,
diff --git a/lib/pangea/common/utils/any_state_holder.dart b/lib/pangea/common/utils/any_state_holder.dart
index 2cc03e67d..d7b563900 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/common/utils/any_state_holder.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/common/utils/any_state_holder.dart
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ class PangeaAnyState {
   bool isOverlayOpen(String overlayKey) {
     return entries.any((element) => element.key == overlayKey);
   }
+
+  List<String> getMatchingOverlayKeys(RegExp regex) {
+    return entries
+        .where((e) => e.key != null)
+        .where((element) => regex.hasMatch(element.key!))
+        .map((e) => e.key)
+        .whereType<String>()
+        .toList();
+  }
 }
 
 class LayerLinkAndKey {
diff --git a/lib/pangea/common/utils/overlay.dart b/lib/pangea/common/utils/overlay.dart
index d5a4fbaac..a08efdf8d 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/common/utils/overlay.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/common/utils/overlay.dart
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class OverlayUtil {
     Color? borderColor,
     Color? backgroundColor,
     bool closePrevOverlay = true,
-    Function? onDismiss,
+    VoidCallback? onDismiss,
     OverlayPositionEnum position = OverlayPositionEnum.transform,
     Offset? offset,
     String? overlayKey,
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class OverlayUtil {
     String? overlayKey,
     bool isScrollable = true,
     bool addBorder = true,
+    VoidCallback? onDismiss,
   }) {
     try {
       final LayerLinkAndKey layerLinkAndKey =
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ class OverlayUtil {
             hasTopOverflow ? Alignment.bottomCenter : Alignment.topCenter,
         followerAnchor:
             hasTopOverflow ? Alignment.topCenter : Alignment.bottomCenter,
+        onDismiss: onDismiss,
       );
     } catch (err, stack) {
       debugger(when: kDebugMode);
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ class OverlayUtil {
 
 class TransparentBackdrop extends StatefulWidget {
   final Color? backgroundColor;
-  final Function? onDismiss;
+  final VoidCallback? onDismiss;
   final bool blurBackground;
 
   const TransparentBackdrop({