diff --git a/src/syng_im/components/chat.cljs b/src/syng_im/components/chat.cljs
index 9fbe2e1720..a9cb044f50 100644
--- a/src/syng_im/components/chat.cljs
+++ b/src/syng_im/components/chat.cljs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
                                               view
                                               text
                                               image
-                                              touchable-highlight
                                               navigator
                                               toolbar-android]]
             [syng-im.components.realm :refer [list-view]]
diff --git a/src/syng_im/components/chat/chat_message_new.cljs b/src/syng_im/components/chat/chat_message_new.cljs
index e86e00a746..f050e32fa9 100644
--- a/src/syng_im/components/chat/chat_message_new.cljs
+++ b/src/syng_im/components/chat/chat_message_new.cljs
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
                                      view
                                      image
                                      text
-                                     text-input
-                                     touchable-highlight]]
+                                     text-input]]
    [syng-im.components.styles :refer [color-white]]
    [syng-im.components.chat.plain-message-input :refer [plain-message-input-view]]
    [syng-im.components.chat.input.simple-command :refer [simple-command-input-view]]
diff --git a/src/syng_im/components/chat/input/simple_command.cljs b/src/syng_im/components/chat/input/simple_command.cljs
index 2e45c0662f..5896018f3e 100644
--- a/src/syng_im/components/chat/input/simple_command.cljs
+++ b/src/syng_im/components/chat/input/simple_command.cljs
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
                               :width       15
                               :height      15}}]]]
            [touchable-highlight {:on-press (fn []
-                                             (cancel-command-input))}
+                                             (cancel-command-input))
+                                 :underlay-color :transparent}
             [view {:style {:marginTop       10
                            :marginRight     10
                            :width           36
diff --git a/src/syng_im/components/chat/input/simple_command_staged.cljs b/src/syng_im/components/chat/input/simple_command_staged.cljs
index 478d0ac6cd..ab92aaf958 100644
--- a/src/syng_im/components/chat/input/simple_command_staged.cljs
+++ b/src/syng_im/components/chat/input/simple_command_staged.cljs
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
                                          :top         7
                                          :right       4}
                                  :onPress (fn []
-                                            (cancel-command-input chat-id staged-command))}
+                                            (cancel-command-input chat-id staged-command))
+                                 :underlay-color :transparent}
             [image {:source res/icon-close-gray
                     :style  {:width  10
                              :height 10}}]]]
diff --git a/src/syng_im/components/chat/suggestions.cljs b/src/syng_im/components/chat/suggestions.cljs
index 7016029446..182845eb00 100644
--- a/src/syng_im/components/chat/suggestions.cljs
+++ b/src/syng_im/components/chat/suggestions.cljs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 
 (defn suggestion-list-item [suggestion]
   [touchable-highlight {:onPress (fn []
-                                   (set-command-input (keyword (:command suggestion))))}
+                                   (set-command-input (keyword (:command suggestion))))
+                        :underlay-color :transparent}
    [view {:style {:flexDirection    "row"
                   :marginVertical   1
                   :marginHorizontal 0
diff --git a/src/syng_im/components/chats/chat_list_item.cljs b/src/syng_im/components/chats/chat_list_item.cljs
index 28538e9580..42d33c5a58 100644
--- a/src/syng_im/components/chats/chat_list_item.cljs
+++ b/src/syng_im/components/chats/chat_list_item.cljs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 (defn chat-list-item [chat-obj navigator]
   [touchable-highlight {:on-press (fn []
-                                    (dispatch [:show-chat (aget chat-obj "chat-id") navigator :push]))}
+                                    (dispatch [:show-chat (aget chat-obj "chat-id") navigator :push]))
+                        :underlay-color :transparent}
    ;; TODO add [photo-path delivery-status new-messages-count online] values to chat-obj
    ;; TODO should chat-obj be clj-map?
    [view {} [chat-list-item-inner-view (merge (js->clj chat-obj :keywordize-keys true)
diff --git a/src/syng_im/components/chats/chats_list.cljs b/src/syng_im/components/chats/chats_list.cljs
index 314d1b354c..22709b51af 100644
--- a/src/syng_im/components/chats/chats_list.cljs
+++ b/src/syng_im/components/chats/chats_list.cljs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
                                               view
                                               text
                                               image
-                                              touchable-highlight
                                               navigator
                                               toolbar-android]]
             [syng-im.components.realm :refer [list-view]]
diff --git a/src/syng_im/components/chats/new_group.cljs b/src/syng_im/components/chats/new_group.cljs
index 76cf5ecc81..e977bffcaf 100644
--- a/src/syng_im/components/chats/new_group.cljs
+++ b/src/syng_im/components/chats/new_group.cljs
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
                          :fontSize     14
                          :lineHeight   20}}
            "Members"]
-          [touchable-highlight {:on-press (fn []
-                                            )}
+          [touchable-highlight {:on-press (fn [])
+                                :underlay-color :transparent}
            [view {:style {:flexDirection "row"
                           :marginBottom  16}}
             [image {:style {:marginVertical   19
diff --git a/src/syng_im/components/contact_list/contact.cljs b/src/syng_im/components/contact_list/contact.cljs
index 2b0ecea82c..32f3f34d9c 100644
--- a/src/syng_im/components/contact_list/contact.cljs
+++ b/src/syng_im/components/contact_list/contact.cljs
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 (defn contact-view [{:keys [navigator contact]}]
   (let [{:keys [whisper-identity]} contact]
     [touchable-highlight {:onPress (fn []
-                                     (show-chat navigator whisper-identity))}
+                                     (show-chat navigator whisper-identity))
+                          :underlay-color :transparent}
      [view {} [contact-inner-view contact]]]))