diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index dc1a83b172..21ddf04a67 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ static void config_set_defaults(void)
    settings->menu.timedate_enable              = true;
    settings->menu.core_enable                  = true;
    settings->menu.dynamic_wallpaper_enable     = false;
+   settings->menu.wallpaper.opacity            = 0.5f;
    settings->menu.thumbnails                   = menu_thumbnails_default;
    settings->menu.show_advanced_settings       = show_advanced_settings;
    settings->menu.entry_normal_color           = menu_entry_normal_color;
@@ -1328,6 +1329,7 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
          "menu_core_enable");
    CONFIG_GET_BOOL_BASE(conf, settings, menu.dynamic_wallpaper_enable,
          "menu_dynamic_wallpaper_enable");
+   CONFIG_GET_FLOAT_BASE(conf, settings, menu.wallpaper.opacity, "menu_wallpaper_opacity");
    CONFIG_GET_INT_BASE(conf, settings, menu.thumbnails,
          "menu_thumbnails");
    CONFIG_GET_BOOL_BASE(conf, settings, menu.navigation.wraparound.enable,
@@ -2707,6 +2709,8 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    config_set_path(conf, "menu_wallpaper",
          settings->path.menu_wallpaper);
+   config_set_float(conf, "menu_wallpaper_opacity",
+         settings->menu.wallpaper.opacity);
 #endif
    config_set_string(conf, "video_filter",
          settings->path.softfilter_plugin);
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index bf1def2a36..602c1ca400 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ typedef struct settings
       unsigned thumbnails;
       bool throttle;
 
+      struct
+      {
+         float opacity;
+      } wallpaper;
+
       struct
       {
          bool enable;
diff --git a/intl/msg_hash_us.c b/intl/msg_hash_us.c
index a35e7dbb51..64d5786775 100644
--- a/intl/msg_hash_us.c
+++ b/intl/msg_hash_us.c
@@ -2086,6 +2086,8 @@ static const char *menu_hash_to_str_us_label_enum(enum msg_hash_enums msg)
          return "use_builtin_image_viewer";
       case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_INPUT_POLL_TYPE_BEHAVIOR:
          return "input_poll_type_behavior";
+      case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_MENU_WALLPAPER_OPACITY:
+         return "menu_wallpaper_opacity";
       default:
          break;
    }
@@ -3534,6 +3536,8 @@ const char *msg_hash_to_str_us(enum msg_hash_enums msg)
          return "Title Screens";
       case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_THUMBNAIL_MODE_BOXARTS:
          return "Boxarts";
+      case MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_MENU_WALLPAPER_OPACITY:
+         return "Wallpaper opacity";
       default:
 #if 0
          RARCH_LOG("Unimplemented: [%d]\n", msg);
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.c b/menu/menu_display.c
index c588d2e1f0..179fe3f9a3 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.c
+++ b/menu/menu_display.c
@@ -507,6 +507,12 @@ void menu_display_draw_bg(menu_display_ctx_draw_t *draw)
 
    draw->coords      = &coords;
 
+   if (!menu_display_libretro_running())
+   {
+      settings_t *settings          = config_get_ptr();
+      menu_display_set_alpha(draw->color, settings->menu.wallpaper.opacity);
+   }
+
    if (!draw->texture)
       draw->texture     = menu_display_white_texture;
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index 3d4d0d5525..16b13b961f 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -4378,6 +4378,9 @@ bool menu_displaylist_ctl(enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state type, void *data)
          menu_displaylist_parse_settings_enum(menu, info,
                MENU_ENUM_LABEL_DYNAMIC_WALLPAPER,
                PARSE_ONLY_BOOL, false);
+         menu_displaylist_parse_settings_enum(menu, info,
+               MENU_ENUM_LABEL_MENU_WALLPAPER_OPACITY,
+               PARSE_ONLY_FLOAT, false);
          menu_displaylist_parse_settings_enum(menu, info,
                MENU_ENUM_LABEL_PAUSE_LIBRETRO,
                PARSE_ONLY_BOOL, false);
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 6521adf6e9..688643e4f0 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -6592,6 +6592,21 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
          menu_settings_list_current_add_values(list, list_info, "png");
          menu_settings_list_current_add_enum_idx(list, list_info, MENU_ENUM_LABEL_MENU_WALLPAPER);
 
+         CONFIG_FLOAT(
+               list, list_info,
+               &settings->menu.wallpaper.opacity,
+               msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_MENU_WALLPAPER_OPACITY),
+               msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_MENU_WALLPAPER_OPACITY),
+               0.5f,
+               "%.3f %",
+               &group_info,
+               &subgroup_info,
+               parent_group,
+               general_write_handler,
+               general_read_handler);
+         menu_settings_list_current_add_range(list, list_info, 0.0, 1.0, 0.010, true, true);
+         menu_settings_list_current_add_enum_idx(list, list_info, MENU_ENUM_LABEL_MENU_WALLPAPER_OPACITY);
+
          CONFIG_BOOL(
                list, list_info,
                &settings->menu.dynamic_wallpaper_enable,
diff --git a/msg_hash.h b/msg_hash.h
index 5e675acfb2..58b8ca7341 100644
--- a/msg_hash.h
+++ b/msg_hash.h
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ enum msg_hash_enums
    MSG_EXTRACTING_FILE,
    MSG_NO_CONTENT_STARTING_DUMMY_CORE,
 
+   MENU_ENUM_LABEL_MENU_WALLPAPER_OPACITY,
+   MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_MENU_WALLPAPER_OPACITY,
+
    MENU_ENUM_LABEL_PLAYLIST_COLLECTION_ENTRY,
    MENU_ENUM_LABEL_CHEEVOS_UNLOCKED_ENTRY,
    MENU_ENUM_LABEL_CHEEVOS_LOCKED_ENTRY,