diff --git a/src/shared/util.js b/src/shared/util.js
index 9757d441d..34784ee00 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.js
+++ b/src/shared/util.js
@@ -711,6 +711,14 @@ class FeatureTest {
       input.value !== "#ff0000"
     );
   }
+
+  static get isBackdropFilterSupported() {
+    return shadow(
+      this,
+      "isBackdropFilterSupported",
+      typeof CSS !== "undefined" && CSS.supports("backdrop-filter", "blur(1px)")
+    );
+  }
 }
 
 class Util {
diff --git a/test/integration/text_layer_spec.mjs b/test/integration/text_layer_spec.mjs
index 1bb8099fe..50e9c54da 100644
--- a/test/integration/text_layer_spec.mjs
+++ b/test/integration/text_layer_spec.mjs
@@ -1082,6 +1082,72 @@ describe("Text layer", () => {
           );
         });
       });
+
+      describe("when `backdrop-filter` is unsupported", () => {
+        let pages;
+
+        beforeEach(async () => {
+          pages = await loadAndWait(
+            "tracemonkey.pdf",
+            `.page[data-page-number = "1"] .endOfContent`,
+            undefined,
+            {
+              prePageSetup: page =>
+                page.evaluateOnNewDocument(() => {
+                  const { supports } = CSS;
+                  CSS.supports = (property, value) =>
+                    property === "backdrop-filter"
+                      ? false
+                      : supports.call(CSS, property, value);
+                }),
+            },
+            (_page, browserName) => ({
+              imagesRightClickMinSize: browserName === "firefox" ? 16 : -1,
+            })
+          );
+        });
+
+        afterEach(async () => {
+          await closePages(pages);
+        });
+
+        it("does not render a selection overlay in the draw layer", async () => {
+          await Promise.all(
+            pages.map(async ([browserName, page]) => {
+              const [positionStart, positionEnd] = await Promise.all([
+                getSpanRectFromText(
+                  page,
+                  1,
+                  "(frequently executed) bytecode sequences, records"
+                ).then(middlePosition),
+                getSpanRectFromText(
+                  page,
+                  1,
+                  "them, and compiles them to fast native code. We call such a se-"
+                ).then(belowEndPosition),
+              ]);
+
+              await page.mouse.move(positionStart.x, positionStart.y);
+              await page.mouse.down();
+              await moveInSteps(page, positionStart, positionEnd, 20);
+              await page.mouse.up();
+
+              // Text should still be selectable.
+              const selectedText = await getSelectionText(page);
+              expect(selectedText.length)
+                .withContext(`In ${browserName}, text is still selectable`)
+                .toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+              // But no selection overlay should appear in the draw layer.
+              expect(await hasDrawnSelection(page))
+                .withContext(
+                  `In ${browserName}, no selection drawn without backdrop-filter`
+                )
+                .toBeFalse();
+            })
+          );
+        });
+      });
     });
 
     describe("using selection carets", () => {
diff --git a/web/base_pdf_page_view.js b/web/base_pdf_page_view.js
index 9f9488471..d85cac82e 100644
--- a/web/base_pdf_page_view.js
+++ b/web/base_pdf_page_view.js
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { FeatureTest, RenderingCancelledException } from "pdfjs-lib";
 import { RenderableView, RenderingStates } from "./renderable_view.js";
-import { RenderingCancelledException } from "pdfjs-lib";
 
 class BasePDFPageView extends RenderableView {
   #loadingId = null;
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ class BasePDFPageView extends RenderableView {
     this.renderingQueue = options.renderingQueue;
     this.enableOptimizedPartialRendering =
       options.enableOptimizedPartialRendering ?? false;
-    this.enableSelectionRendering = options.enableSelectionRendering !== false;
+    this.enableSelectionRendering =
+      options.enableSelectionRendering !== false &&
+      FeatureTest.isBackdropFilterSupported;
     this.imagesRightClickMinSize = options.imagesRightClickMinSize ?? -1;
     this.minDurationToUpdateCanvas = options.minDurationToUpdateCanvas ?? 500;
   }