diff --git a/.changeset/seek-bar-tap-highlight.md b/.changeset/seek-bar-tap-highlight.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..853ececa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seek-bar-tap-highlight.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@theoplayer/web-ui': patch
+'@theoplayer/react-ui': patch
+---
+
+Fixed a brief tap highlight appearing on the seek bar on iOS Safari when tapping or scrubbing.
diff --git a/src/components/Range.css b/src/components/Range.css
index 17d29bb7..a5bda23e 100644
--- a/src/components/Range.css
+++ b/src/components/Range.css
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     padding-left: var(--theoplayer-range-padding-left, var(--theoplayer-range-padding));
     padding-right: var(--theoplayer-range-padding-right, var(--theoplayer-range-padding));
     pointer-events: auto;
+    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
     /* needed for vertical align issue 1px off */
     font-size: 0;
 }