diff --git a/app/mainwindow.cpp b/app/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/app/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/app/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 
     if (Settings::openAfterStart())
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "toggleWindowState", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
@@ -1310,6 +1311,9 @@
 
     updateUseTranslucency();
 
+    // Set blur behind window
+    KWindowEffects::enableBlurBehind(winId(), m_sessionStack->isBlurEnabled());
+
     if (Settings::pollMouse()) toggleMousePoll(false);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/sessionstack.h b/app/sessionstack.h
--- a/app/sessionstack.h
+++ b/app/sessionstack.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 
         bool requiresVisualEventOverlay();
 
+        bool isBlurEnabled(int sessionId = -1);
+
 
     public Q_SLOTS:
         int addSessionImpl(Session::SessionType type = Session::Single);
diff --git a/app/sessionstack.cpp b/app/sessionstack.cpp
--- a/app/sessionstack.cpp
+++ b/app/sessionstack.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@
         m_sessions.value(sessionId)->closeTerminal();
 }
 
+bool SessionStack::isBlurEnabled(int sessionId)
+{
+    if (sessionId == -1) sessionId = m_activeSessionId;
+    if (sessionId == -1) return false;
+    if (!m_sessions.contains(sessionId)) return false;
+
+    return m_sessions.value(sessionId)->getTerminal(activeTerminalId())->isBlurEnabled();
+}
 
 void SessionStack::cleanup(int sessionId)
 {
diff --git a/app/terminal.h b/app/terminal.h
--- a/app/terminal.h
+++ b/app/terminal.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
         void manageProfiles();
         void editProfile();
 
+        bool isBlurEnabled();
+
         bool keyboardInputEnabled() { return m_keyboardInputEnabled; }
         void setKeyboardInputEnabled(bool enabled) { m_keyboardInputEnabled = enabled; }
 
diff --git a/app/terminal.cpp b/app/terminal.cpp
--- a/app/terminal.cpp
+++ b/app/terminal.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,17 @@
         Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(QWidget*, QApplication::activeWindow()));
 }
 
+bool Terminal::isBlurEnabled()
+{
+    bool blurStatus = false;
+
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_part, "isBlurEnabled", Qt::AutoConnection,
+                              Q_RETURN_ARG(bool, blurStatus)
+    );
+
+    return blurStatus;
+}
+
 void Terminal::overrideShortcut(QKeyEvent* /* event */, bool& override)
 {
     override = false;