diff --git a/conf/foot/foot.ini b/conf/foot/foot.ini
index a801ba80..6b057a11 100644
--- a/conf/foot/foot.ini
+++ b/conf/foot/foot.ini
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ color=282a36 ffffff
 [colors]
 foreground=ffffff
 background=000000
-alpha=0.9
+# AKA transparency, 1.0 = no, 0.0 = fully transparent
+alpha=0.7
 
 [tweak]
 render-timer=osd