diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9cd3b0e8..c4972c29 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@
                 };
                 polarity = "dark";
                 opacity = {
+                  applications = 0.8;
+                  desktop = 0.8;
                   popups = 0.5;
                   terminal = 0.8;
                 };
diff --git a/home/emacs/default.nix b/home/emacs/default.nix
index 19ef4118..d648acc4 100644
--- a/home/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/home/emacs/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,17 @@
     # Clone emacs config from https://git.xenia.me.uk/xenia/emacs.git
     enable = true;
     package = pkgs.emacs29-pgtk;
-    extraConfig = ''(org-babel-load-file "~/.emacs/README.org")'';
+    extraConfig = with builtins;
+    with config; let
+      font = "${stylix.fonts.monospace.name}-${toString stylix.fonts.sizes.applications}";
+      alpha = "${toString (floor (mul stylix.opacity.applications 100))}";
+    in ''
+      (org-babel-load-file "~/.emacs/README.org")
+      (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(font . "${font}"))
+      (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(font . "${font}"))
+      (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(alpha-background . ${alpha}))
+      (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha-background . ${alpha}))
+    '';
     extraPackages = epkgs:
       with epkgs; [
         # theme