diff --git a/Examples/Sources/CounterExample/CounterApp.swift b/Examples/Sources/CounterExample/CounterApp.swift
index 264ff9e0956..9229dc3576a 100644
--- a/Examples/Sources/CounterExample/CounterApp.swift
+++ b/Examples/Sources/CounterExample/CounterApp.swift
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ struct CounterApp: App {
                         count -= 1
                     }
                     Text("Count: \(count)")
+                        .overlay {
+                            GeometryReader { proxy in
+                                Color.blue.opacity(0.5)
+                            }
+                        }
                     Button("+") {
                         count += 1
                     }
diff --git a/Sources/UIKitBackend/UIKitBackend+Passive.swift b/Sources/UIKitBackend/UIKitBackend+Passive.swift
index 67f9b2474d5..a90b7962aee 100644
--- a/Sources/UIKitBackend/UIKitBackend+Passive.swift
+++ b/Sources/UIKitBackend/UIKitBackend+Passive.swift
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ final class CustomTextView: UIView {
 
         textContainer = NSTextContainer(size: frame.size)
         textContainer.lineBreakMode = .byTruncatingTail
+        textContainer.lineFragmentPadding = 0
         layoutManager.addTextContainer(textContainer)
 
         super.init(frame: frame)