diff --git a/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp b/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp
index bccbb83caf..b9187e9d0e 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp
@@ -477,6 +477,13 @@ COLOR4D SCH_PAINTER::getRenderColor( const EDA_ITEM *aItem, int aLayer, bool aDr
         if( aDrawingShadows )
             color = m_schSettings.GetLayerColor( LAYER_SELECTION_SHADOWS );
     }
+    else if( aItem->IsSelected()
+                && ( aLayer == LAYER_DEVICE_BACKGROUND || aLayer == LAYER_SHEET_BACKGROUND ) )
+    {
+        // Selected items will be painted over all other items, so make backgrounds translucent so
+        // that non-selected overlapping objects are visible
+        color = color.WithAlpha( 0.5 );
+    }
 
     if( m_schSettings.m_ShowDisabled
             || ( m_schSettings.m_ShowGraphicsDisabled && aItem->Type() != LIB_FIELD_T ) )
diff --git a/eeschema/tools/sch_move_tool.cpp b/eeschema/tools/sch_move_tool.cpp
index 87154369e2..30479b6780 100644
--- a/eeschema/tools/sch_move_tool.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/tools/sch_move_tool.cpp
@@ -1564,7 +1564,6 @@ void SCH_MOVE_TOOL::moveItem( EDA_ITEM* aItem, const VECTOR2I& aDelta )
         break;
     }
 
-    getView()->Hide( aItem, false );
     aItem->SetFlags( IS_MOVING );
 }