diff --git a/src/plugins/events/components/events-view.scss b/src/plugins/events/components/events-view.scss
index 53d74ace9f..fec35d46e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/events/components/events-view.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/events/components/events-view.scss
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
             transform: translateX(($hitAreaW - $lineW) * -0.5);
         }
 
+        &.is-selected, // TODO: temp, remove this once we set selection correctly
+        &[s-selected],
         &:hover {
             z-index: 2;
             background-color: $c;
diff --git a/src/plugins/timeline/timeline.scss b/src/plugins/timeline/timeline.scss
index 730ca8e4c2..cbfb2a8871 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeline/timeline.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/timeline/timeline.scss
@@ -47,15 +47,14 @@
     &__overlay-lines {
         //background: rgba(deeppink, 0.2);
         @include abs();
+        top: 20px; // Offset down to line up with time axis ticks line
         pointer-events: none; // Allows clicks to pass through
         z-index: 10; // Ensure it sits atop swimlanes
     }
 
     &__extended-line {
         position: absolute;
-        top: 20px; // Offset down to line up with time axis ticks line
         width: $eventLineW;
-        pointer-events: auto; // TODO: don't think we want this, extended lines shouldn't be accepting pointer events
         background-color: $colorEventLineExtended;
     }