diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 7acba01..2df7955 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ void CConfigManager::init() {
     m_config.addConfigValue("general:disable_loading_bar", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_config.addConfigValue("general:hide_cursor", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_config.addConfigValue("general:grace", Hyprlang::INT{0});
+    m_config.addConfigValue("general:no_fade_in", Hyprlang::INT{0});
 
     m_config.addSpecialCategory("background", Hyprlang::SSpecialCategoryOptions{.key = nullptr, .anonymousKeyBased = true});
     m_config.addSpecialConfigValue("background", "monitor", Hyprlang::STRING{""});
diff --git a/src/renderer/Renderer.cpp b/src/renderer/Renderer.cpp
index 634ff37..e9ebc43 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/Renderer.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ static int frames = 0;
 //
 CRenderer::SRenderFeedback CRenderer::renderLock(const CSessionLockSurface& surf) {
     static auto* const PDISABLEBAR = (Hyprlang::INT* const*)g_pConfigManager->getValuePtr("general:disable_loading_bar");
+    static auto* const PNOFADEIN   = (Hyprlang::INT* const*)g_pConfigManager->getValuePtr("general:no_fade_in");
 
     matrixProjection(projection.data(), surf.size.x, surf.size.y, WL_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_NORMAL);
 
@@ -171,9 +172,9 @@ CRenderer::SRenderFeedback CRenderer::renderLock(const CSessionLockSurface& surf
 
     SRenderFeedback feedback;
 
-    const float     bga = asyncResourceGatherer->applied ?
-            std::clamp(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now() - gatheredAt).count() / 500000.0, 0.0, 1.0) :
-            0.0;
+    float           bga = asyncResourceGatherer->applied ?
+                  std::clamp(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now() - gatheredAt).count() / 500000.0, 0.0, 1.0) :
+                  0.0;
 
     if (!asyncResourceGatherer->ready) {
         // render status
@@ -188,6 +189,9 @@ CRenderer::SRenderFeedback CRenderer::renderLock(const CSessionLockSurface& surf
             gatheredAt = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
         }
 
+        if (**PNOFADEIN)
+            bga = 1.0;
+
         // render widgets
         const auto WIDGETS = getOrCreateWidgetsFor(&surf);
         for (auto& w : *WIDGETS) {