diff --git a/e2e/stories-a11y.known.json b/e2e/stories-a11y.known.json
index 2891c6f6..66ac273d 100644
--- a/e2e/stories-a11y.known.json
+++ b/e2e/stories-a11y.known.json
@@ -4,11 +4,5 @@
   "primitives-avatar--orbit (dark): color-contrast-unmeasured": "The orbit ring is positioned over the initials and hollowed by a mask; hit-testing finds its whole box and the sampler takes a mask as opaque, so the ground under the initials cannot be read.",
   "primitives-avatar--orbit (light): color-contrast-unmeasured": "The orbit ring is positioned over the initials and hollowed by a mask; hit-testing finds its whole box and the sampler takes a mask as opaque, so the ground under the initials cannot be read.",
   "primitives-avatar--stack-with-status (dark): color-contrast-unmeasured": "The orbit ring is positioned over the initials and hollowed by a mask; hit-testing finds its whole box and the sampler takes a mask as opaque, so the ground under the initials cannot be read.",
-  "primitives-avatar--stack-with-status (light): color-contrast-unmeasured": "The orbit ring is positioned over the initials and hollowed by a mask; hit-testing finds its whole box and the sampler takes a mask as opaque, so the ground under the initials cannot be read.",
-  "primitives-csv-table--resized-column (dark): color-contrast-unmeasured": "The selected range's outline is one box laid over its cells that paints only a border; hit-testing finds that box over the selected text and the sampler cannot follow a box that paints its edges alone, so the ground under the selected cells cannot be read.",
-  "primitives-csv-table--resized-column (light): color-contrast-unmeasured": "The selected range's outline is one box laid over its cells that paints only a border; hit-testing finds that box over the selected text and the sampler cannot follow a box that paints its edges alone, so the ground under the selected cells cannot be read.",
-  "primitives-csv-table--selection (dark): color-contrast-unmeasured": "The selected range's outline is one box laid over its cells that paints only a border; hit-testing finds that box over the selected text and the sampler cannot follow a box that paints its edges alone, so the ground under the selected cells cannot be read.",
-  "primitives-csv-table--selection (light): color-contrast-unmeasured": "The selected range's outline is one box laid over its cells that paints only a border; hit-testing finds that box over the selected text and the sampler cannot follow a box that paints its edges alone, so the ground under the selected cells cannot be read.",
-  "primitives-csv-table--sheets (dark): color-contrast-unmeasured": "The selected range's outline is one box laid over its cells that paints only a border; hit-testing finds that box over the selected text and the sampler cannot follow a box that paints its edges alone, so the ground under the selected cells cannot be read.",
-  "primitives-csv-table--sheets (light): color-contrast-unmeasured": "The selected range's outline is one box laid over its cells that paints only a border; hit-testing finds that box over the selected text and the sampler cannot follow a box that paints its edges alone, so the ground under the selected cells cannot be read."
+  "primitives-avatar--stack-with-status (light): color-contrast-unmeasured": "The orbit ring is positioned over the initials and hollowed by a mask; hit-testing finds its whole box and the sampler takes a mask as opaque, so the ground under the initials cannot be read."
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/csv-table.tsx b/src/ui/csv-table.tsx
index b34c9030..17ad9025 100644
--- a/src/ui/csv-table.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/csv-table.tsx
@@ -909,7 +909,9 @@ function CsvGrid({
   });
 
   // One outline around the whole range, drawn over the cells rather than as
-  // per-cell borders, which would also outline every inner edge.
+  // per-cell borders, which would also outline every inner edge. The box is
+  // invisible and only its four edge strips paint, so hit-testing the selected
+  // cells' text reaches the cells, not the box.
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const box = overlay.current;
     const frame = box?.parentElement;
@@ -1438,8 +1440,13 @@ function CsvGrid({
               ref={overlay}
               hidden
               aria-hidden
-              className="pointer-events-none absolute z-1 border-2 border-ring"
-            />
+              className="pointer-events-none invisible absolute z-1 *:visible *:absolute *:bg-ring"
+            >
+              <div className="inset-x-0 top-0 h-0.5" />
+              <div className="inset-y-0 right-0 w-0.5" />
+              <div className="inset-x-0 bottom-0 h-0.5" />
+              <div className="inset-y-0 left-0 w-0.5" />
+            </div>
           </div>
           {view.length === 0 ? (
             <p className="px-3 py-6 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">