diff --git a/modules/completion/nvim-cmp/config.nix b/modules/completion/nvim-cmp/config.nix
index 0d6bd2ca..afbf39e7 100644
--- a/modules/completion/nvim-cmp/config.nix
+++ b/modules/completion/nvim-cmp/config.nix
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ in {
       cmp.setup({
         ${optionalString (config.vim.ui.borders.enable) ''
         -- explicitly enabled by setting ui.borders.enable = true
+        -- TODO: try to get nvim-cmp to follow global border style
         window = {
           completion = cmp.config.window.bordered(),
           documentation = cmp.config.window.bordered(),
diff --git a/modules/lsp/lsp-signature/config.nix b/modules/lsp/lsp-signature/config.nix
index 738dcb5e..1e734761 100644
--- a/modules/lsp/lsp-signature/config.nix
+++ b/modules/lsp/lsp-signature/config.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,14 @@ in {
 
     vim.luaConfigRC.lsp-signature = nvim.dag.entryAnywhere ''
       -- Enable lsp signature viewer
-      require("lsp_signature").setup()
+      require("lsp_signature").setup({
+        ${optionalString (config.vim.ui.borders.plugins.lsp-signature.enable) ''
+        bind = true, -- This is mandatory, otherwise border config won't get registered.
+        handler_opts = {
+          border = "${config.vim.ui.borders.plugins.lsp-signature.style}"
+        }
+      ''}
+      })
     '';
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/lsp/lspconfig/config.nix b/modules/lsp/lspconfig/config.nix
index cdcadc84..e9d7b3c9 100644
--- a/modules/lsp/lspconfig/config.nix
+++ b/modules/lsp/lspconfig/config.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ in {
 
         ${
           # TODO: make border style configurable
-          optionalString (config.vim.ui.borders.enable) "require('lspconfig.ui.windows').default_options.border = 'single'"
+          optionalString (config.vim.ui.borders.enable) ''
+            require('lspconfig.ui.windows').default_options.border = '${config.vim.ui.borders.globalStyle}'
+          ''
         }
       '';
     }
diff --git a/modules/lsp/lspsaga/config.nix b/modules/lsp/lspsaga/config.nix
index 8f84f1dc..74b91fcb 100644
--- a/modules/lsp/lspsaga/config.nix
+++ b/modules/lsp/lspsaga/config.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ in {
       -- Enable lspsaga
       local saga = require 'lspsaga'
       saga.init_lsp_saga({
-         border_style = 'single',
+        ${optionalString (config.vim.ui.borders.plugins.lspsaga.enable) ''
+        border_style = '${config.vim.ui.borders.plugins.lspsaga.style}',
+      ''}
       })
     '';
   };
diff --git a/modules/minimap/codewindow/config.nix b/modules/minimap/codewindow/config.nix
index 1025e632..ac828293 100644
--- a/modules/minimap/codewindow/config.nix
+++ b/modules/minimap/codewindow/config.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ in {
     vim.luaConfigRC.codewindow = nvim.dag.entryAnywhere ''
       local codewindow = require('codewindow')
       codewindow.setup({
-        exclude_filetypes = { 'NvimTree', 'orgagenda'},
+        exclude_filetypes = { 'NvimTree', 'orgagenda', 'Alpha'},
       })
     '';
   };
diff --git a/modules/ui/borders/borders.nix b/modules/ui/borders/borders.nix
index f1fbd3cd..179de440 100644
--- a/modules/ui/borders/borders.nix
+++ b/modules/ui/borders/borders.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,43 @@
-{lib, ...}: let
-  inherit (lib) mkEnableOption mkOption types;
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) mkOption mkEnableOption types;
+
+  cfg = config.vim.ui.borders;
+
+  defaultStyles = ["none" "single" "double" "rounded"];
 in {
   options.vim.ui.borders = {
-    enable = mkOption {
-      type = types.bool;
-      default = true;
-      description = "visible borders for most windows";
+    enable = mkEnableOption "visible borders for most windows";
+
+    globalStyle = mkOption {
+      type = types.enum defaultStyles;
+      default = "rounded";
+      description = ''
+        global border style to use
+      '';
     };
 
     # TODO: make per-plugin borders configurable
+    plugins = let
+      mkPluginStyleOption = name: {
+        enable = mkEnableOption "whether to enable borders for the ${name} plugin" // {default = cfg.enable;};
+
+        style = mkOption {
+          type = types.enum (defaultStyles ++ lib.optionals (name != "which-key") ["shadow"]);
+          default = cfg.globalStyle;
+          description = "border style to use for the ${name} plugin";
+        };
+      };
+    in {
+      # despite not having it listed in example configuration, which-key does support the rounded type
+      # additionall, it supports a "shadow" type that is similar to none but is of higher contrast
+      which-key = mkPluginStyleOption "which-key";
+      lspsaga = mkPluginStyleOption "lspsaga";
+      nvim-cmp = mkPluginStyleOption "nvim-cmp";
+      lsp-signature = mkPluginStyleOption "lsp-signature";
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/utility/binds/which-key/config.nix b/modules/utility/binds/which-key/config.nix
index a5c15694..8b0fa6c6 100644
--- a/modules/utility/binds/which-key/config.nix
+++ b/modules/utility/binds/which-key/config.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ in {
           ["<leader>"] = "SPACE",
           ["<cr>"] = "RETURN",
           ["<tab>"] = "TAB",
-        }
+        },
+
+        ${lib.optionalString (config.vim.ui.borders.plugins.which-key.enable) ''
+        window = {
+          border = "${config.vim.ui.borders.plugins.which-key.style}",
+        },
+      ''}
       })
 
       wk.register({