diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/style.scss
index 33e0fcc8b4227..fee65f6e00e00 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/style.scss
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Hide the selection indicator on .block-editor-block-list__layout, else Safari will show it stacked.
+	.has-multi-selection &::selection {
+		background: transparent;
+	}
+
 	&.is-navigate-mode .block-editor-block-list__block.is-selected,
 	& .is-block-moving-mode.block-editor-block-list__block.has-child-selected {
 		border-radius: $radius-block-ui;