diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx
index a00fee966c8..4a1b4e5bc30 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ import { render, useKeyboard, useRenderer, useTerminalDimensions } from "@opentu
 import { Clipboard } from "@tui/util/clipboard"
 import { TextAttributes } from "@opentui/core"
 import { RouteProvider, useRoute } from "@tui/context/route"
-import { Switch, Match, createEffect, untrack, ErrorBoundary, createSignal, onMount, batch, Show, on } from "solid-js"
+import { Switch, Match, createEffect, untrack, ErrorBoundary, createSignal, onMount, batch, on } from "solid-js"
 import { Installation } from "@/installation"
-import { Global } from "@/global"
 import { Flag } from "@/flag/flag"
 import { DialogProvider, useDialog } from "@tui/ui/dialog"
 import { DialogProvider as DialogProviderList } from "@tui/component/dialog-provider"
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ function App() {
   const command = useCommandDialog()
   const { event, client: sdkClient } = useSDK()
   const toast = useToast()
-  const { theme, mode, setMode } = useTheme()
+  const { theme, mode, setMode, transparent, setTransparent } = useTheme()
   const sync = useSync()
   const exit = useExit()
   const promptRef = usePromptRef()
@@ -389,6 +388,15 @@ function App() {
       },
       category: "System",
     },
+    {
+      title: "Toggle transparency",
+      value: "theme.transparency",
+      onSelect: (dialog) => {
+        setTransparent(!transparent())
+        dialog.clear()
+      },
+      category: "System",
+    },
     {
       title: "Help",
       value: "help.show",
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/theme.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/theme.tsx
index 15620222592..8a03fdab84f 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/theme.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/theme.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { SyntaxStyle, RGBA, type TerminalColors } from "@opentui/core"
 import path from "path"
-import { createEffect, createMemo, onMount } from "solid-js"
+import { createEffect, createMemo } from "solid-js"
 import { useSync } from "@tui/context/sync"
 import { createSimpleContext } from "./helper"
 import aura from "./theme/aura.json" with { type: "json" }
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ type ThemeColors = {
 type Theme = ThemeColors & {
   _hasSelectedListItemText: boolean
   thinkingOpacity: number
+  transparent: boolean
 }
 
 export function selectedForeground(theme: Theme): RGBA {
@@ -157,12 +158,12 @@ export const DEFAULT_THEMES: Record<string, ThemeJson> = {
   solarized,
   synthwave84,
   tokyonight,
-  vesper,
   vercel,
+  vesper,
   zenburn,
 }
 
-function resolveTheme(theme: ThemeJson, mode: "dark" | "light") {
+function resolveTheme(theme: ThemeJson, mode: "dark" | "light", transparent: boolean) {
   const defs = theme.defs ?? {}
   function resolveColor(c: ColorValue): RGBA {
     if (c instanceof RGBA) return c
@@ -213,10 +214,17 @@ function resolveTheme(theme: ThemeJson, mode: "dark" | "light") {
   // Handle thinkingOpacity - optional with default of 0.6
   const thinkingOpacity = theme.theme.thinkingOpacity ?? 0.6
 
+  if (transparent) {
+    resolved.background = RGBA.fromInts(0, 0, 0, 0)
+    // NOTE: Could alternatively apply an alpha channel to the theme's base background color
+    // instead of forcing full transparency, allowing for adjustable opacity levels
+  }
+
   return {
     ...resolved,
     _hasSelectedListItemText: hasSelectedListItemText,
     thinkingOpacity,
+    transparent,
   } as Theme
 }
 
@@ -274,6 +282,7 @@ export const { use: useTheme, provider: ThemeProvider } = createSimpleContext({
       themes: DEFAULT_THEMES,
       mode: kv.get("theme_mode", props.mode),
       active: (sync.data.config.theme ?? kv.get("theme", "opencode")) as string,
+      transparent: kv.get("theme_transparent", false),
       ready: false,
     })
 
@@ -298,7 +307,7 @@ export const { use: useTheme, provider: ThemeProvider } = createSimpleContext({
       })
 
     const values = createMemo(() => {
-      return resolveTheme(store.themes[store.active] ?? store.themes.opencode, store.mode)
+      return resolveTheme(store.themes[store.active] ?? store.themes.opencode, store.mode, store.transparent)
     })
 
     const syntax = createMemo(() => generateSyntax(values()))
@@ -330,6 +339,13 @@ export const { use: useTheme, provider: ThemeProvider } = createSimpleContext({
         setStore("active", theme)
         kv.set("theme", theme)
       },
+      transparent() {
+        return store.transparent
+      },
+      setTransparent(transparent: boolean) {
+        setStore("transparent", transparent)
+        kv.set("theme_transparent", transparent)
+      },
       get ready() {
         return store.ready
       },