diff --git a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
index 5619f7543..e74a583a5 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     property bool notificationOverlayEnabled: false
     property bool notificationPopupShadowEnabled: true
+    property bool notificationPopupBgDisabled: false
     property bool notificationPopupPrivacyMode: false
     property int overviewRows: 2
     property int overviewColumns: 5
diff --git a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
index 97570e2fc..dd7a8f9f2 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
+++ b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ var SPEC = {
 
     notificationOverlayEnabled: { def: false },
     notificationPopupShadowEnabled: { def: true },
+    notificationPopupBgDisabled: { def: false },
     notificationPopupPrivacyMode: { def: false },
     overviewRows: { def: 2, persist: false },
     overviewColumns: { def: 5, persist: false },
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml
index acd897f24..9f4df6b4b 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml
@@ -647,7 +647,9 @@ PanelWindow {
             sourceWidth: Math.max(0, content.width - (content.cardInset * 2))
             sourceHeight: Math.max(0, content.height - (content.cardInset * 2))
             targetRadius: win.connectedFrameMode ? Theme.connectedSurfaceRadius : Theme.cornerRadius
-            targetColor: win.connectedFrameMode ? Theme.floatingSurface : Theme.readableSurface
+            targetColor: (win.connectedFrameMode && SettingsData.notificationPopupBgDisabled)
+                ? "transparent"
+                : (win.connectedFrameMode ? Theme.floatingSurface : Theme.readableSurface)
             borderColor: win.notificationData && win.notificationData.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical ? Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primary, 0.3) : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.outline, 0.08)
             borderWidth: win.notificationData && win.notificationData.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical ? 2 : 0
         }
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/NotificationsTab.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/NotificationsTab.qml
index 409463292..2101140a1 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/NotificationsTab.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/NotificationsTab.qml
@@ -330,6 +330,16 @@ Item {
                     onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("notificationPopupShadowEnabled", checked)
                 }
 
+                SettingsToggleRow {
+                    settingKey: "notificationPopupBgDisabled"
+                    visible: SettingsData.connectedFrameModeActive
+                    tags: ["notification", "popup", "background", "color", "fill", "transparent", "blur"]
+                    text: I18n.tr("Disable Background Fill")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Render notification popups with no fill color, letting blur and border show through.")
+                    checked: SettingsData.notificationPopupBgDisabled
+                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("notificationPopupBgDisabled", checked)
+                }
+
                 SettingsToggleRow {
                     settingKey: "notificationPopupPrivacyMode"
                     tags: ["notification", "popup", "privacy", "body", "content", "hide"]