diff --git a/frontend/src/css/pdf-file-view.css b/frontend/src/css/pdf-file-view.css
index dc5b89336d..ad9cc34cac 100644
--- a/frontend/src/css/pdf-file-view.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/pdf-file-view.css
@@ -67,9 +67,26 @@
 .textLayer ::-moz-selection {
     background: blue;
 }
-.annotationLayer {
-    display:none;
+/* annotationLayer starts */
+.annotationLayer section {
+  position: absolute;
 }
+.annotationLayer .linkAnnotation > a,
+.annotationLayer .buttonWidgetAnnotation.pushButton > a {
+  position: absolute;
+  font-size: 1em;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+.annotationLayer .linkAnnotation > a:hover,
+.annotationLayer .buttonWidgetAnnotation.pushButton > a:hover {
+  opacity: 0.2;
+  background: #ff0;
+  box-shadow: 0px 2px 10px #ff0;
+}
+/* annotationLayer ends */
 #fileInput {
     display:none;
 }