diff --git a/lib/providers-highlight.js b/lib/providers-highlight.js
index a1d1931..9c9892c 100644
--- a/lib/providers-highlight.js
+++ b/lib/providers-highlight.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default class ProvidersHighlight {
   }
   paint(textEditor: TextEditor, intentions: Array<HighlightItem>): () => void {
     const markers = []
-    for (const intention of (intentions: Array<HighlightItem>)) {
+    for (const intention of intentions) {
       const matchedText = textEditor.getTextInBufferRange(intention.range)
       const marker = textEditor.markBufferRange(intention.range)
       const element = createElement(intention, matchedText.length)
diff --git a/styles/intentions.less b/styles/intentions.less
index 5f3236b..71261e6 100644
--- a/styles/intentions.less
+++ b/styles/intentions.less
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 // Inline highlight
 
 intention-inline {
+  pointer-events: none; // allow selecting the underlying text
   position: absolute;
   margin-top: 0.1em;
   text-decoration: underline;