--- config.def.h
+++ config.def.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ static int topbar = 1;                      /* -b  option; if 0, dmenu appears a
 static const char *fonts[] = {
 	"monospace:size=10"
 };
+static const unsigned int bgalpha = 0xe0;
+static const unsigned int fgalpha = OPAQUE;
 static const char *prompt      = NULL;      /* -p  option; prompt to the left of input field */
 static const char *colors[SchemeLast][2] = {
 	/*     fg         bg       */
@@ -13,6 +15,13 @@ static const char *colors[SchemeLast][2] = {
 	[SchemeSel] = { "#eeeeee", "#005577" },
 	[SchemeOut] = { "#000000", "#00ffff" },
 };
+static const unsigned int alphas[SchemeLast][2] = {
+	/*		fgalpha		bgalphga	*/
+	[SchemeNorm] = { fgalpha, bgalpha },
+	[SchemeSel] = { fgalpha, bgalpha },
+	[SchemeOut] = { fgalpha, bgalpha },
+};
+
 /* -l option; if nonzero, dmenu uses vertical list with given number of lines */
 static unsigned int lines      = 0;