diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/annotation-actions.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/annotation-actions.service.ts
index f1166db04..2a0f691f4 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/annotation-actions.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/file-preview/services/annotation-actions.service.ts
@@ -559,9 +559,9 @@ export class AnnotationActionsService {
                 const percentHeightOffset = rect.height / 10;
 
                 const pdfNetRect = new this._pdf.PDFNet.Rect(
-                    rect.topLeft.x,
+                    rect.topLeft.x + 2,
                     rect.topLeft.y + percentHeightOffset,
-                    rect.topLeft.x + rect.width,
+                    rect.topLeft.x + rect.width - 2,
                     rect.topLeft.y + rect.height - percentHeightOffset,
                 );
                 const quadWords = await this._extractTextFromRect(page, pdfNetRect);