diff --git a/home/foot/home.nix b/home/foot/home.nix
index 87c6f7fa..80325207 100644
--- a/home/foot/home.nix
+++ b/home/foot/home.nix
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
     enable = true;
     settings.main.term = "xterm-256color";
     settings.main.font = "DejaVu Sans Mono:size=11";
+    settings.colors.alpha = 0.8;
   };
 }