diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.css b/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.css
index 67065ef76e..358b8e65c8 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.css
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.css
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@
  * Deactivated          | ve-available
  */
 
-.ve-activated #contentSub,
 .ve-activated #toc,
 /* Most of bodyContent can be hidden as VE has an equivalent of most children
    in ve-init-target (sibling of #bodyContent). However, we can't hide it
-   completely as #siteSub should remain visible (for persistence with read mode),
+   completely as subs should remain visible (for persistence with read mode),
    and ve-ui-mwTocWidget is also part of #bodyContent. */
-.ve-active #bodyContent > :not(#siteSub):not(.ve-ui-mwTocWidget),
+.ve-active #bodyContent > :not(#siteSub):not(#contentSub):not(.ve-ui-mwTocWidget),
 .ve-activated #t-print,
 .ve-activated #t-permalink,
 .ve-activated #p-coll-print_export,
@@ -30,7 +29,8 @@
 
 .ve-activating #bodyContent,
 .ve-activated #firstHeading,
-.ve-activated #siteSub {
+.ve-activated #siteSub,
+.ve-activated #contentSub {
 	opacity: 0.6;
 }