diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d0af966c..b530b86b 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ protocolNew("staging/cursor-shape/cursor-shape-v1.xml" "cursor-shape-v1" false)
 protocolNew("unstable/idle-inhibit/idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.xml" "idle-inhibit-unstable-v1" false)
 protocolNew("unstable/relative-pointer/relative-pointer-unstable-v1.xml" "relative-pointer-unstable-v1" false)
 protocolNew("unstable/xdg-decoration/xdg-decoration-unstable-v1.xml" "xdg-decoration-unstable-v1" false)
+protocolNew("staging/alpha-modifier/alpha-modifier-v1.xml" "alpha-modifier-v1" false)
 
 # tools
 add_subdirectory(hyprctl)
diff --git a/protocols/meson.build b/protocols/meson.build
index 842fe9e9..8247d26a 100644
--- a/protocols/meson.build
+++ b/protocols/meson.build
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ new_protocols = [
   [wl_protocol_dir, 'unstable/idle-inhibit/idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.xml'],
   [wl_protocol_dir, 'unstable/relative-pointer/relative-pointer-unstable-v1.xml'],
   [wl_protocol_dir, 'unstable/xdg-decoration/xdg-decoration-unstable-v1.xml'],
+  [wl_protocol_dir, 'staging/alpha-modifier/alpha-modifier-v1.xml'],
 ]
 
 wl_protos_src = []
diff --git a/src/desktop/WLSurface.hpp b/src/desktop/WLSurface.hpp
index b9306eea..a47b2bdd 100644
--- a/src/desktop/WLSurface.hpp
+++ b/src/desktop/WLSurface.hpp
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ class CWLSurface {
         return (CWLSurface*)pSurface->data;
     }
 
+    // used by the alpha-modifier protocol
+    float m_pAlphaModifier = 1.F;
+
   private:
     bool           m_bInert = true;
 
diff --git a/src/managers/ProtocolManager.cpp b/src/managers/ProtocolManager.cpp
index 47ebbbe0..368c7bb2 100644
--- a/src/managers/ProtocolManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/ProtocolManager.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "../protocols/IdleInhibit.hpp"
 #include "../protocols/RelativePointer.hpp"
 #include "../protocols/XDGDecoration.hpp"
+#include "../protocols/AlphaModifier.hpp"
 
 #include "tearing-control-v1.hpp"
 #include "fractional-scale-v1.hpp"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.hpp"
 #include "relative-pointer-unstable-v1.hpp"
 #include "xdg-decoration-unstable-v1.hpp"
+#include "alpha-modifier-v1.hpp"
 
 CProtocolManager::CProtocolManager() {
 
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ CProtocolManager::CProtocolManager() {
     PROTO::idleInhibit     = std::make_unique<CIdleInhibitProtocol>(&zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1_interface, 1, "IdleInhibit");
     PROTO::relativePointer = std::make_unique<CRelativePointerProtocol>(&zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1_interface, 1, "RelativePointer");
     PROTO::xdgDecoration   = std::make_unique<CXDGDecorationProtocol>(&zxdg_decoration_manager_v1_interface, 1, "XDGDecoration");
+    PROTO::alphaModifier   = std::make_unique<CAlphaModifierProtocol>(&wp_alpha_modifier_v1_interface, 1, "AlphaModifier");
 
     // Old protocol implementations.
     // TODO: rewrite them to use hyprwayland-scanner.
diff --git a/src/protocols/AlphaModifier.cpp b/src/protocols/AlphaModifier.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12bc3512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/protocols/AlphaModifier.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#include "AlphaModifier.hpp"
+#include <algorithm>
+#include "../desktop/WLSurface.hpp"
+#include "../render/Renderer.hpp"
+
+CAlphaModifier::CAlphaModifier(SP<CWpAlphaModifierSurfaceV1> resource_, wlr_surface* surface_) : resource(resource_), pSurface(surface_) {
+    if (!resource->resource())
+        return;
+
+    resource->setDestroy([this](CWpAlphaModifierSurfaceV1* pMgr) {
+        PROTO::alphaModifier->destroyModifier(this);
+        setSurfaceAlpha(1.F);
+    });
+    resource->setOnDestroy([this](CWpAlphaModifierSurfaceV1* pMgr) {
+        PROTO::alphaModifier->destroyModifier(this);
+        setSurfaceAlpha(1.F);
+    });
+
+    hyprListener_surfaceDestroy.initCallback(
+        &surface_->events.destroy, [this](void* owner, void* data) { onSurfaceDestroy(); }, this, "CAlphaModifier");
+
+    resource->setSetMultiplier([this](CWpAlphaModifierSurfaceV1* mod, uint32_t alpha) {
+        if (!pSurface) {
+            wl_resource_post_error(mod->resource(), WP_ALPHA_MODIFIER_SURFACE_V1_ERROR_NO_SURFACE, "Surface is gone");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        float a = alpha / (float)UINT32_MAX;
+
+        setSurfaceAlpha(a);
+    });
+}
+
+CAlphaModifier::~CAlphaModifier() {
+    hyprListener_surfaceDestroy.removeCallback();
+}
+
+bool CAlphaModifier::good() {
+    return resource->resource();
+}
+
+wlr_surface* CAlphaModifier::getSurface() {
+    return pSurface;
+}
+
+void CAlphaModifier::setSurfaceAlpha(float a) {
+    CWLSurface* surf = CWLSurface::surfaceFromWlr(pSurface);
+
+    if (!surf) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "Error in CAlphaModifier::setSurfaceAlpha: No CWLSurface for given surface??");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    surf->m_pAlphaModifier = a;
+
+    auto SURFBOX = surf->getSurfaceBoxGlobal();
+    if (SURFBOX.has_value())
+        g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&*SURFBOX);
+}
+
+void CAlphaModifier::onSurfaceDestroy() {
+    hyprListener_surfaceDestroy.removeCallback();
+    pSurface = nullptr;
+}
+
+CAlphaModifierProtocol::CAlphaModifierProtocol(const wl_interface* iface, const int& ver, const std::string& name) : IWaylandProtocol(iface, ver, name) {
+    ;
+}
+
+void CAlphaModifierProtocol::bindManager(wl_client* client, void* data, uint32_t ver, uint32_t id) {
+    const auto RESOURCE = m_vManagers.emplace_back(std::make_unique<CWpAlphaModifierV1>(client, ver, id)).get();
+    RESOURCE->setOnDestroy([this](CWpAlphaModifierV1* p) { this->onManagerResourceDestroy(p->resource()); });
+
+    RESOURCE->setDestroy([this](CWpAlphaModifierV1* pMgr) { this->onManagerResourceDestroy(pMgr->resource()); });
+    RESOURCE->setGetSurface([this](CWpAlphaModifierV1* pMgr, uint32_t id, wl_resource* surface) { this->onGetSurface(pMgr, id, wlr_surface_from_resource(surface)); });
+}
+
+void CAlphaModifierProtocol::onManagerResourceDestroy(wl_resource* res) {
+    std::erase_if(m_vManagers, [&](const auto& other) { return other->resource() == res; });
+}
+
+void CAlphaModifierProtocol::destroyModifier(CAlphaModifier* modifier) {
+    if (modifier->getSurface())
+        m_mAlphaModifiers.erase(modifier->getSurface());
+    else {
+        // find it first
+        wlr_surface* deadptr = nullptr;
+        for (auto& [k, v] : m_mAlphaModifiers) {
+            if (v.get() == modifier) {
+                deadptr = k;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!deadptr) {
+            Debug::log(ERR, "CAlphaModifierProtocol::destroyModifier: dead resource but no deadptr???");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        m_mAlphaModifiers.erase(deadptr);
+    }
+}
+
+void CAlphaModifierProtocol::onGetSurface(CWpAlphaModifierV1* pMgr, uint32_t id, wlr_surface* surface) {
+    if (m_mAlphaModifiers.contains(surface)) {
+        wl_resource_post_error(pMgr->resource(), WP_ALPHA_MODIFIER_V1_ERROR_ALREADY_CONSTRUCTED, "AlphaModifier already present");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const auto CLIENT = wl_resource_get_client(pMgr->resource());
+    const auto RESOURCE =
+        m_mAlphaModifiers
+            .emplace(surface, std::make_unique<CAlphaModifier>(std::make_shared<CWpAlphaModifierSurfaceV1>(CLIENT, wl_resource_get_version(pMgr->resource()), id), surface))
+            .first->second.get();
+
+    if (!RESOURCE->good()) {
+        wl_resource_post_no_memory(pMgr->resource());
+        m_mAlphaModifiers.erase(surface);
+        return;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/protocols/AlphaModifier.hpp b/src/protocols/AlphaModifier.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..292c2e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/protocols/AlphaModifier.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include "WaylandProtocol.hpp"
+#include "alpha-modifier-v1.hpp"
+
+class CAlphaModifier {
+  public:
+    CAlphaModifier(SP<CWpAlphaModifierSurfaceV1> resource_, wlr_surface* surface);
+    ~CAlphaModifier();
+
+    bool         good();
+    wlr_surface* getSurface();
+    void         onSurfaceDestroy();
+
+  private:
+    SP<CWpAlphaModifierSurfaceV1> resource;
+    wlr_surface*                  pSurface = nullptr;
+
+    void setSurfaceAlpha(float a);
+
+    DYNLISTENER(surfaceDestroy);
+};
+
+class CAlphaModifierProtocol : public IWaylandProtocol {
+  public:
+    CAlphaModifierProtocol(const wl_interface* iface, const int& ver, const std::string& name);
+
+    virtual void bindManager(wl_client* client, void* data, uint32_t ver, uint32_t id);
+
+  private:
+    void onManagerResourceDestroy(wl_resource* res);
+    void destroyModifier(CAlphaModifier* decoration);
+    void onGetSurface(CWpAlphaModifierV1* pMgr, uint32_t id, wlr_surface* surface);
+
+    //
+    std::vector<UP<CWpAlphaModifierV1>>                  m_vManagers;
+    std::unordered_map<wlr_surface*, UP<CAlphaModifier>> m_mAlphaModifiers; // xdg_toplevel -> deco
+
+    friend class CAlphaModifier;
+};
+
+namespace PROTO {
+    inline UP<CAlphaModifierProtocol> alphaModifier;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index a51901b4..957d3263 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -96,12 +96,15 @@ static void renderSurface(struct wlr_surface* surface, int x, int y, void* data)
     double outputX = 0, outputY = 0;
     wlr_output_layout_output_coords(g_pCompositor->m_sWLROutputLayout, RDATA->pMonitor->output, &outputX, &outputY);
 
+    auto* const PSURFACE = CWLSurface::surfaceFromWlr(surface);
+
+    const float ALPHA = RDATA->alpha * RDATA->fadeAlpha * (PSURFACE ? PSURFACE->m_pAlphaModifier : 1.F); 
+
     CBox windowBox;
     if (RDATA->surface && surface == RDATA->surface) {
         windowBox = {(int)outputX + RDATA->x + x, (int)outputY + RDATA->y + y, RDATA->w, RDATA->h};
 
         // however, if surface buffer w / h < box, we need to adjust them
-        auto* const PSURFACE = CWLSurface::surfaceFromWlr(surface);
         const auto  PWINDOW  = PSURFACE ? PSURFACE->getWindow() : nullptr;
 
         if (PSURFACE && !PSURFACE->m_bFillIgnoreSmall && PSURFACE->small() /* guarantees PWINDOW */) {
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ static void renderSurface(struct wlr_surface* surface, int x, int y, void* data)
         rounding = 0;
 
     const bool WINDOWOPAQUE    = RDATA->pWindow && RDATA->pWindow->m_pWLSurface.wlr() == surface ? RDATA->pWindow->opaque() : false;
-    const bool CANDISABLEBLEND = RDATA->alpha * RDATA->fadeAlpha >= 1.f && rounding == 0 && (WINDOWOPAQUE || surface->opaque);
+    const bool CANDISABLEBLEND = ALPHA >= 1.f && rounding == 0 && (WINDOWOPAQUE || surface->opaque);
 
     if (CANDISABLEBLEND)
         g_pHyprOpenGL->blend(false);
@@ -183,19 +186,19 @@ static void renderSurface(struct wlr_surface* surface, int x, int y, void* data)
         g_pHyprOpenGL->blend(true);
 
     if (RDATA->surface && surface == RDATA->surface) {
-        if (wlr_xwayland_surface_try_from_wlr_surface(surface) && !wlr_xwayland_surface_try_from_wlr_surface(surface)->has_alpha && RDATA->fadeAlpha * RDATA->alpha == 1.f) {
-            g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(TEXTURE, &windowBox, RDATA->fadeAlpha * RDATA->alpha, rounding, true);
+        if (wlr_xwayland_surface_try_from_wlr_surface(surface) && !wlr_xwayland_surface_try_from_wlr_surface(surface)->has_alpha && ALPHA == 1.f) {
+            g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(TEXTURE, &windowBox, ALPHA, rounding, true);
         } else {
             if (RDATA->blur)
-                g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTextureWithBlur(TEXTURE, &windowBox, RDATA->fadeAlpha * RDATA->alpha, surface, rounding, RDATA->blockBlurOptimization, RDATA->fadeAlpha);
+                g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTextureWithBlur(TEXTURE, &windowBox, ALPHA, surface, rounding, RDATA->blockBlurOptimization, RDATA->fadeAlpha);
             else
-                g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(TEXTURE, &windowBox, RDATA->fadeAlpha * RDATA->alpha, rounding, true);
+                g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(TEXTURE, &windowBox, ALPHA, rounding, true);
         }
     } else {
         if (RDATA->blur && RDATA->popup)
-            g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTextureWithBlur(TEXTURE, &windowBox, RDATA->fadeAlpha * RDATA->alpha, surface, rounding, true, RDATA->fadeAlpha);
+            g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTextureWithBlur(TEXTURE, &windowBox, ALPHA, surface, rounding, true, RDATA->fadeAlpha);
         else
-            g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(TEXTURE, &windowBox, RDATA->fadeAlpha * RDATA->alpha, rounding, true);
+            g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(TEXTURE, &windowBox, ALPHA, rounding, true);
     }
 
     if (!g_pHyprRenderer->m_bBlockSurfaceFeedback) {