diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index b06710f69..23b2e366b 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -1867,6 +1867,7 @@ void CCompositor::updateWindowAnimatedDecorationValues(PHLWINDOW pWindow) {
     static auto PSHADOWCOLINACTIVE      = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("decoration:shadow:color_inactive");
     static auto PDIMSTRENGTH            = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("decoration:dim_strength");
     static auto PDIMENABLED             = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("decoration:dim_inactive");
+    static auto PDIMMODAL               = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("decoration:dim_modal");
 
     auto* const ACTIVECOL              = sc<CGradientValueData*>((PACTIVECOL.ptr())->getData());
     auto* const INACTIVECOL            = sc<CGradientValueData*>((PINACTIVECOL.ptr())->getData());
@@ -1924,7 +1925,7 @@ void CCompositor::updateWindowAnimatedDecorationValues(PHLWINDOW pWindow) {
     else
         goalDim = *PDIMSTRENGTH;
 
-    if (IS_SHADOWED_BY_MODAL)
+    if (IS_SHADOWED_BY_MODAL && *PDIMMODAL)
         goalDim += (1.F - goalDim) / 2.F;
 
     *pWindow->m_dimPercent = goalDim;
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
index 1b3e412d0..3e5d5a87f 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_FLOAT,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SFloatData{1, 0, 1},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "decoration:dim_modal",
+        .description = "enables dimming of parents of modal windows",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
+    },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "decoration:dim_inactive",
         .description = "enables dimming of inactive windows",
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 7c74534a8..951a54297 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     registerConfigVar("decoration:shadow:color", Hyprlang::INT{0xee1a1a1a});
     registerConfigVar("decoration:shadow:color_inactive", Hyprlang::INT{-1});
     registerConfigVar("decoration:dim_inactive", Hyprlang::INT{0});
+    registerConfigVar("decoration:dim_modal", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     registerConfigVar("decoration:dim_strength", {0.5f});
     registerConfigVar("decoration:dim_special", {0.2f});
     registerConfigVar("decoration:dim_around", {0.4f});