diff --git a/styles/atom.less b/styles/atom.less
index 517e694..4746f09 100644
--- a/styles/atom.less
+++ b/styles/atom.less
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ html {
 
   // User settings
   &.native-ui-macTransparency {
-    background: transparent;
+    background: @base-background-color-transparent;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/styles/ui-variables.less b/styles/ui-variables.less
index dd45e5c..1ea15bd 100644
--- a/styles/ui-variables.less
+++ b/styles/ui-variables.less
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 @app-background-color                : hsl(0, 0%, 80%);
 
 @base-background-color               : hsl(0, 0%, 92%);
+@base-background-color-transparent   : rgba(246,246,246, 0.65);
 @base-border-color                   : hsl(0, 0%, 78%);
 @base-border-color-transparent       : hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.2);