diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp
index 262fb1cc..39b67f01 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ void GridComicsView::updateBackgroundConfig()
 
     // Use theme colors for cell and selected colors
     const auto &qv = theme.qmlView;
+    ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundColor", useBackgroundImage ? qv.backgroundBlurOverlayColor : qv.backgroundColor);
     ctxt->setContextProperty("cellColor", useBackgroundImage ? qv.cellColorWithBackground : qv.cellColor);
     ctxt->setContextProperty("selectedColor", qv.selectedColor);
 }
@@ -491,6 +492,7 @@ void GridComicsView::applyTheme(const Theme &theme)
 
     // Grid colors
     ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundColor", qv.backgroundColor);
+    ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundBlurOverlayColor", qv.backgroundBlurOverlayColor);
     ctxt->setContextProperty("cellColor", qv.cellColor);
     ctxt->setContextProperty("selectedColor", qv.selectedColor);
     ctxt->setContextProperty("selectedBorderColor", qv.selectedBorderColor);
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/info_comics_view.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/info_comics_view.cpp
index ce442f1f..a93aeb16 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/info_comics_view.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/info_comics_view.cpp
@@ -243,4 +243,5 @@ void InfoComicsView::applyTheme(const Theme &theme)
     ctxt->setContextProperty("readTickCheckedColor", qv.readTickCheckedColor);
 
     ctxt->setContextProperty("showDropShadow", QVariant(qv.showDropShadow));
+    ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundBlurOverlayColor", qv.backgroundBlurOverlayColor);
 }
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/qml/FlowView.qml b/YACReaderLibrary/qml/FlowView.qml
index b2796158..6ebc35a7 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/qml/FlowView.qml
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/qml/FlowView.qml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
     Rectangle {
         id: background
-        color: "#2A2A2A"
+        color: backgroundBlurOverlayColor
         anchors.fill: backgroundImg
     }
 
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/themes/theme.h b/YACReaderLibrary/themes/theme.h
index 55771d83..0d98c0ad 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/themes/theme.h
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/themes/theme.h
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ struct QmlViewTheme {
     // Continue reading section (FolderContentView)
     QColor continueReadingBackgroundColor;
     QColor continueReadingColor;
+
+    // Blur overlay background (FlowView always, GridView when background image enabled)
+    QColor backgroundBlurOverlayColor;
 };
 
 struct MainToolbarThemeTemplates {
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/themes/theme_factory.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/themes/theme_factory.cpp
index 99009d75..b9e103e2 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/themes/theme_factory.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/themes/theme_factory.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ struct QmlViewParams {
     // Continue reading section (FolderContentView)
     QColor continueReadingBackgroundColor;
     QColor continueReadingColor;
+
+    // Blur overlay background (FlowView always, GridView when background image enabled)
+    QColor backgroundBlurOverlayColor;
 };
 
 struct MainToolbarParams {
@@ -514,6 +517,7 @@ Theme makeTheme(const ThemeParams &params)
     theme.qmlView.currentComicBackgroundColor = qv.currentComicBackgroundColor;
     theme.qmlView.continueReadingBackgroundColor = qv.continueReadingBackgroundColor;
     theme.qmlView.continueReadingColor = qv.continueReadingColor;
+    theme.qmlView.backgroundBlurOverlayColor = qv.backgroundBlurOverlayColor;
     // end QmlView
 
     // MainToolbar
@@ -1036,6 +1040,7 @@ ThemeParams classicThemeParams()
     qv.currentComicBackgroundColor = QColor(0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x88);
     qv.continueReadingBackgroundColor = QColor(0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x88);
     qv.continueReadingColor = QColor(0xFFFFFF);
+    qv.backgroundBlurOverlayColor = QColor(0x2A2A2A);
     params.qmlViewParams = qv;
 
     MainToolbarParams mt;
@@ -1307,6 +1312,7 @@ ThemeParams lightThemeParams()
     qv.currentComicBackgroundColor = QColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x88);
     qv.continueReadingBackgroundColor = QColor(0xE8E8E8);
     qv.continueReadingColor = QColor::fromRgb(0x000000);
+    qv.backgroundBlurOverlayColor = QColor(0x9E9E9E);
     params.qmlViewParams = qv;
 
     MainToolbarParams mt;
@@ -1578,6 +1584,7 @@ ThemeParams darkThemeParams()
     qv.currentComicBackgroundColor = QColor(0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x88);
     qv.continueReadingBackgroundColor = QColor(0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x88);
     qv.continueReadingColor = QColor(0xFFFFFF);
+    qv.backgroundBlurOverlayColor = QColor(0x2A2A2A);
     params.qmlViewParams = qv;
 
     MainToolbarParams mt;