diff --git a/packages/eds-core-react/src/components/Autocomplete/Autocomplete.tsx b/packages/eds-core-react/src/components/Autocomplete/Autocomplete.tsx
index 9b8c4c994c..65a50de433 100644
--- a/packages/eds-core-react/src/components/Autocomplete/Autocomplete.tsx
+++ b/packages/eds-core-react/src/components/Autocomplete/Autocomplete.tsx
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ const StyledPopover = styled('div').withConfig({
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0;
   overflow: visible;
+  &::backdrop {
+    background-color: transparent;
+  }
 `
 
 const HelperText = styled(_HelperText)`