diff --git a/crates/editor/src/element.rs b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
index 4162bc9c99dd80ac12b6770d0f9d77c1d2286393..3c01c12b42c2b7b31158cbc0ad63ad7374bb9991 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
@@ -11127,33 +11127,58 @@ impl Element for EditorElement {
             window.with_text_style(Some(text_style), |window| {
                 window.with_content_mask(Some(ContentMask { bounds }), |window| {
                     self.paint_mouse_listeners(layout, window, cx);
-                    self.paint_background(layout, window, cx);
 
-                    self.paint_indent_guides(layout, window, cx);
+                    // Mask the editor behind sticky scroll headers. Important
+                    // for transparent backgrounds.
+                    let below_sticky_headers_mask = layout
+                        .sticky_headers
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .and_then(|h| h.lines.last())
+                        .map(|last| ContentMask {
+                            bounds: Bounds {
+                                origin: point(
+                                    bounds.origin.x,
+                                    bounds.origin.y + last.offset + layout.position_map.line_height,
+                                ),
+                                size: size(
+                                    bounds.size.width,
+                                    (bounds.size.height
+                                        - last.offset
+                                        - layout.position_map.line_height)
+                                        .max(Pixels::ZERO),
+                                ),
+                            },
+                        });
 
-                    if layout.gutter_hitbox.size.width > Pixels::ZERO {
-                        self.paint_blamed_display_rows(layout, window, cx);
-                        self.paint_line_numbers(layout, window, cx);
-                    }
+                    window.with_content_mask(below_sticky_headers_mask, |window| {
+                        self.paint_background(layout, window, cx);
 
-                    self.paint_text(layout, window, cx);
+                        self.paint_indent_guides(layout, window, cx);
 
-                    if !layout.spacer_blocks.is_empty() {
-                        window.with_element_namespace("blocks", |window| {
-                            self.paint_spacer_blocks(layout, window, cx);
-                        });
-                    }
+                        if layout.gutter_hitbox.size.width > Pixels::ZERO {
+                            self.paint_blamed_display_rows(layout, window, cx);
+                            self.paint_line_numbers(layout, window, cx);
+                        }
 
-                    if layout.gutter_hitbox.size.width > Pixels::ZERO {
-                        self.paint_gutter_highlights(layout, window, cx);
-                        self.paint_gutter_indicators(layout, window, cx);
-                    }
+                        self.paint_text(layout, window, cx);
 
-                    if !layout.blocks.is_empty() {
-                        window.with_element_namespace("blocks", |window| {
-                            self.paint_non_spacer_blocks(layout, window, cx);
-                        });
-                    }
+                        if !layout.spacer_blocks.is_empty() {
+                            window.with_element_namespace("blocks", |window| {
+                                self.paint_spacer_blocks(layout, window, cx);
+                            });
+                        }
+
+                        if layout.gutter_hitbox.size.width > Pixels::ZERO {
+                            self.paint_gutter_highlights(layout, window, cx);
+                            self.paint_gutter_indicators(layout, window, cx);
+                        }
+
+                        if !layout.blocks.is_empty() {
+                            window.with_element_namespace("blocks", |window| {
+                                self.paint_non_spacer_blocks(layout, window, cx);
+                            });
+                        }
+                    });
 
                     window.with_element_namespace("blocks", |window| {
                         if let Some(mut sticky_header) = layout.sticky_buffer_header.take() {