diff --git a/public/themes/term-dark.css b/public/themes/term-dark.css
index 3479ca996..164332b43 100644
--- a/public/themes/term-dark.css
+++ b/public/themes/term-dark.css
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
     --term-gray: #8b918a;
     --term-cmdtext: #f0f0f0;
     --term-foreground: #c1c1c1;
-    --term-background: #000000;
+    --term-background: #00000000;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/workspace/workspace.less b/src/app/workspace/workspace.less
index f0eae8c22..c96d83697 100644
--- a/src/app/workspace/workspace.less
+++ b/src/app/workspace/workspace.less
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 .session-view {
     overflow: hidden;
+    position: relative;
+
+    &:before {
+        content: " ";
+        display: block;
+        position: absolute;
+        left: 0;
+        top: 0;
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 100%;
+        opacity: var(--tab-bg-image-opacity, 0.5);
+        background-image: var(--tab-bg-image-url, none);
+        background-size: cover;
+    }
 
     .center-message {
         display: flex;