diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
index 43ca5418d..fc17cf93a 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/file-preview-screen.component.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent extends AutoUnsubscribe implements OnIni
                     .filter(a => a.getCustomData('changeLogRemoved') === 'false')
                     .filter(a => !ocrAnnotationIds.includes(a.Id));
                 const nonStandardEntries = annotations.filter(a => a.getCustomData('changeLogRemoved') === 'true');
+                this._setAnnotationsOpacity(standardEntries, true);
                 this._show(standardEntries);
                 this._hide(nonStandardEntries);
                 break;
@@ -171,12 +172,14 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent extends AutoUnsubscribe implements OnIni
                 const changeLogEntries = annotations.filter(a => a.getCustomData('changeLog') === 'true');
                 const nonChangeLogEntries = annotations.filter(a => a.getCustomData('changeLog') === 'false');
                 this._setAnnotationsColor(redactions, 'annotationColor');
+                this._setAnnotationsOpacity(changeLogEntries, true);
                 this._show(changeLogEntries);
                 this._hide(nonChangeLogEntries);
                 break;
             }
             case 'REDACTED': {
                 const nonRedactionEntries = annotations.filter(a => a.getCustomData('redaction') === 'false');
+                this._setAnnotationsOpacity(redactions);
                 this._setAnnotationsColor(redactions, 'redactionColor');
                 this._show(redactions);
                 this._hide(nonRedactionEntries);
@@ -708,6 +711,12 @@ export class FilePreviewScreenComponent extends AutoUnsubscribe implements OnIni
         this._instance.Core.annotationManager.showAnnotations(annotations);
     }
 
+    private _setAnnotationsOpacity(annotations: Annotation[], restoreToOriginal: boolean = false) {
+        annotations.forEach(annotation => {
+            annotation['Opacity'] = restoreToOriginal ? parseFloat(annotation.getCustomData('opacity')) : 1;
+        });
+    }
+
     private _setAnnotationsColor(annotations: Annotation[], customData: string) {
         annotations.forEach(annotation => {
             annotation['StrokeColor'] = this._annotationDrawService.convertColor(this._instance, annotation.getCustomData(customData));
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/services/annotation-draw.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/services/annotation-draw.service.ts
index 118baac3f..173a752c3 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/services/annotation-draw.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/screens/file-preview-screen/services/annotation-draw.service.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import Annotation = Core.Annotations.Annotation;
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AnnotationDrawService {
+    static readonly DEFAULT_RECTANGLE_ANNOTATION_OPACITY = 0.6;
+    static readonly DEFAULT_TEXT_ANNOTATION_OPACITY = 1;
+    static readonly DEFAULT_REMOVED_ANNOTATION_OPACITY = 0.2;
+
     constructor(
         private readonly _dictionariesMapService: DictionariesMapService,
         private readonly _dossiersService: DossiersService,
@@ -168,13 +172,17 @@ export class AnnotationDrawService {
                 annotationWrapper.superType,
                 annotationWrapper.type,
             );
-            annotation.Opacity = annotationWrapper.isChangeLogRemoved ? 0.2 : 0.6;
+            annotation.Opacity = annotationWrapper.isChangeLogRemoved
+                ? AnnotationDrawService.DEFAULT_REMOVED_ANNOTATION_OPACITY
+                : AnnotationDrawService.DEFAULT_RECTANGLE_ANNOTATION_OPACITY;
             annotation.Height = firstPosition.height;
             annotation.Intensity = 100;
         } else {
             annotation = new activeViewer.Core.Annotations.TextHighlightAnnotation();
             annotation.Quads = this._rectanglesToQuads(annotationWrapper.positions, activeViewer, pageNumber);
-            annotation.Opacity = annotationWrapper.isChangeLogRemoved ? 0.2 : 1;
+            annotation.Opacity = annotationWrapper.isChangeLogRemoved
+                ? AnnotationDrawService.DEFAULT_REMOVED_ANNOTATION_OPACITY
+                : AnnotationDrawService.DEFAULT_TEXT_ANNOTATION_OPACITY;
         }
 
         annotation.setContents(annotationWrapper.content);
@@ -200,6 +208,7 @@ export class AnnotationDrawService {
         annotation.setCustomData('skipped', String(annotationWrapper.isSkipped));
         annotation.setCustomData('changeLog', String(annotationWrapper.isChangeLogEntry));
         annotation.setCustomData('changeLogRemoved', String(annotationWrapper.isChangeLogRemoved));
+        annotation.setCustomData('opacity', String(annotation.Opacity));
         annotation.setCustomData('redactionColor', String(this.getColor(activeViewer, dossierTemplateId, 'redaction', 'redaction')));
         annotation.setCustomData(
             'annotationColor',