diff --git a/components/comment.js b/components/comment.js
index 7097be8b..a016ca97 100644
--- a/components/comment.js
+++ b/components/comment.js
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ export default function Comment ({
   return (
     <div
       ref={ref} className={includeParent ? '' : `${styles.comment} ${collapse === 'yep' ? styles.collapsed : ''}`}
-      onMouseEnter={() => ref.current.classList.remove('outline-new-comment')}
+      onMouseEnter={() => ref.current.classList.add('outline-new-comment-unset')}
+      onTouchStart={() => ref.current.classList.add('outline-new-comment-unset')}
     >
       <div className={`${itemStyles.item} ${styles.item}`}>
         {item.meDontLike
diff --git a/styles/globals.scss b/styles/globals.scss
index 8b50fa52..94fdac1c 100644
--- a/styles/globals.scss
+++ b/styles/globals.scss
@@ -689,7 +689,15 @@ div[contenteditable]:focus,
 }
 
 .outline-new-comment {
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 123, 190, 0.35);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 123, 190, 0.25);
+}
+
+.outline-new-comment.outline-new-comment-unset {
+  box-shadow: none;
+}
+
+.outline-new-comment .outline-new-comment {
+  box-shadow: none;
 }
 
 @keyframes spin {