diff --git a/home/tiling/niri.nix b/home/tiling/niri.nix
index 2dc109f..f2870f9 100644
--- a/home/tiling/niri.nix
+++ b/home/tiling/niri.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@
       };
       layout = {
         gaps = 4;
-        background-color = pkgs.catppuccin.${config.catppuccin.flavor}.mantle;
+        # background-color = pkgs.catppuccin.${config.catppuccin.flavor}.mantle;
+        background-color = "transparent";
         default-column-width = {
           proportion = 0.5;
         };
@@ -123,6 +124,16 @@
         };
       };
       window-rules = [
+        {
+          geometry-corner-radius = {
+            top-left = 16.0;
+            top-right = 16.0;
+            bottom-left = 16.0;
+            bottom-right = 16.0;
+          };
+          clip-to-geometry = true;
+          opacity = 1.0;
+        }
         {
           matches = [
             {
@@ -137,15 +148,6 @@
             relative-to = "bottom-left";
           };
         }
-        {
-          geometry-corner-radius = {
-            top-left = 16.0;
-            top-right = 16.0;
-            bottom-left = 16.0;
-            bottom-right = 16.0;
-          };
-          clip-to-geometry = true;
-        }
         {
           matches = [
             {
@@ -161,6 +163,16 @@
           open-focused = true;
         }
       ];
+      layer-rules = [
+        {
+          matches = [
+            {
+              namespace = "^wpaperd.*";
+            }
+          ];
+          place-within-backdrop = true;
+        }
+      ];
       binds = {
         "Mod+Shift+Slash".action.show-hotkey-overlay = { };