diff --git a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-dark.css b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-dark.css
index 73b929170..2f5ecfa19 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-dark.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-dark.css
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@
     --protected-session-active-icon-color: #8edd8e;
     --sync-status-error-pulse-color: #f47871;
 
+    --center-pane-vert-layout-background-color-bgfx: #0c0c0c69;
+    --center-pane-horiz-layout-background-color-bgfx: #1e1e1ec7;
+
     --right-pane-heading-color: gray;
 
     --root-background: var(--left-pane-background-color);
diff --git a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
index 21c527993..121ee0dec 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@
     --protected-session-active-icon-color: #16b516;
     --sync-status-error-pulse-color: #ff5528;
 
+    --center-pane-vert-layout-background-color-bgfx: #ffffff75;
+    --center-pane-horiz-layout-background-color-bgfx: #ffffffd6;
+
     --right-pane-heading-color: gray;
 
     --root-background: var(--left-pane-background-color);
diff --git a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/shell.css b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/shell.css
index 5e375bbea..4e3ef494b 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/shell.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/shell.css
@@ -43,13 +43,19 @@ body.background-effects.platform-win32 {
     --tab-background-color: var(--window-background-color-bgfx);
     --new-tab-button-background: var(--window-background-color-bgfx);
     --active-tab-background-color: var(--launcher-pane-horiz-background-color);
+    --root-background: transparent;
 }
 
 body.background-effects.platform-win32.layout-vertical {
     --left-pane-background-color: var(--window-background-color-bgfx);
+    --center-pane-background-color-bgfx: var(--center-pane-vert-layout-background-color-bgfx);
     --background-material: mica;
 }
 
+body.background-effects.platform-win32.layout-horizontal {
+    --center-pane-background-color-bgfx: var(--center-pane-horiz-layout-background-color-bgfx);
+}
+
 body.background-effects.platform-win32,
 body.background-effects.platform-win32 #root-widget {
     background: var(--window-background-color-bgfx) !important;
@@ -59,6 +65,12 @@ body.background-effects.platform-win32.layout-horizontal #horizontal-main-contai
 body.background-effects.platform-win32.layout-vertical #vertical-main-container {
     background-color: var(--root-background);
 }
+
+/* TODO: optimize */
+body.background-effects.platform-win32 #center-pane:has(.type-contentWidget.visible .note-detail-content-widget-content.options) {
+    /* Settings page */
+    --center-pane-background-color: var(--center-pane-background-color-bgfx);
+}
 /* #endregion */
 
 /* Matches when the left pane is collapsed */
@@ -1172,7 +1184,7 @@ body.layout-vertical .tab-row-widget-is-sorting .note-tab.note-tab-is-dragging .
  */
 
 #center-pane {
-    background: var(--main-background-color);
+    background: var(--center-pane-background-color, var(--main-background-color));
 }
 
 .vertical-layout #center-pane {