diff --git a/package/contents/config/main.xml b/package/contents/config/main.xml
index a940c99..474ed2c 100644
--- a/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
         <entry name="enableLabelDropShadow" type="Bool">
             <default>false</default>
         </entry>
+        <entry name="transparentBackground" type="Bool">
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
     </group>
 
     <group name="Misc">
diff --git a/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml b/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml
index 45be00a..d8920b5 100644
--- a/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml
+++ b/package/contents/ui/config/ConfigAppearance.qml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Item {
     property alias cfg_temperatureRightMargin: temperatureRightMargin.value
     property alias cfg_iconBottomMargin: iconBottomMargin.value
     property alias cfg_enableLabelDropShadow: enableLabelDropShadow.checked
+    property alias cfg_transparentBackground: transparentBackground.checked
     
     GridLayout {
         columns: 2
@@ -87,6 +88,12 @@ Item {
             Layout.columnSpan: 2
             text: i18n('Enable label drop shadow')
         }
+
+        CheckBox {
+            id: transparentBackground
+            Layout.columnSpan: 2
+            text: i18n('Transparent background')
+        }
     }
     
 }
diff --git a/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 3c362f1..1f6aaf0 100644
--- a/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ Item {
 
     property bool initialized: false
 
+
     // configuration
+
+
+
     property int temperatureUnit: plasmoid.configuration.temperatureUnit
     property string configuredResources: plasmoid.configuration.resources
     property int baseWarningTemperature: plasmoid.configuration.warningTemperature
@@ -46,14 +50,14 @@ Item {
     property color warningColor: Qt.tint(theme.textColor, '#60FF0000')
     property var textFontFamily: theme.defaultFont.family
 
-    Plasmoid.preferredRepresentation: Plasmoid.fullRepresentation
-
     property double aliasFontSize: itemHeight * plasmoid.configuration.aliasFontSize * 0.01
     property double temperatureFontSize: itemHeight * plasmoid.configuration.temperatureFontSize * 0.01
     property double iconFontSize: itemHeight * plasmoid.configuration.iconFontSize * 0.01
     property double temperatureRightMargin: itemHeight * plasmoid.configuration.temperatureRightMargin * 0.01
     property double iconBottomMargin: itemHeight * plasmoid.configuration.iconBottomMargin * 0.01
+
     property bool enableLabelDropShadow: plasmoid.configuration.enableLabelDropShadow
+    property bool transparentBackground: plasmoid.configuration.transparentBackground
 
     property var systemmonitorAvailableSources: []
     property var systemmonitorSourcesToAdd: []
@@ -71,6 +75,10 @@ Item {
 
     property bool debugLogging: false
 
+    Plasmoid.preferredRepresentation: Plasmoid.fullRepresentation
+    Plasmoid.backgroundHints: transparentBackground ? "NoBackground":"StandardBackground";
+
+
     function dbgprint(msg) {
         if (!debugLogging) {
             return