diff --git a/conf/foot/foot.ini b/conf/foot/foot.ini
index 59c8fc32..88185fb3 100644
--- a/conf/foot/foot.ini
+++ b/conf/foot/foot.ini
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ color=282a36 ffffff
 [colors]
 foreground=ffffff
 background=000000
+alpha=0.8
 
 [tweak]
 render-timer=osd