diff --git a/home-manager/fred.nix b/home-manager/fred.nix
index e5cdd6e..fc602f9 100644
--- a/home-manager/fred.nix
+++ b/home-manager/fred.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
     theme = dark:Catppuccin Mocha,light:Catppuccin Latte
     window-padding-x = 10
     window-padding-y = 10
+    background-opacity = 0.9
+    background-blur = true
     confirm-close-surface = false
     gtk-titlebar = false
   '';