diff --git a/modules/Modules.qml b/modules/Modules.qml
index 2992789..c385754 100644
--- a/modules/Modules.qml
+++ b/modules/Modules.qml
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ QtObject {
     property var power: ({
             enable: true
         })
+    property var backgroundOverlay: ({
+            enable: true
+        })
+    property var overviewBackdrop: ({
+            enable: true
+        })
 
     property FileView _file: FileView {
         path: (Quickshell.env("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") || (Quickshell.env("HOME") + "/.config")) + "/nova-shell/modules.json"
diff --git a/nix/hm-module.nix b/nix/hm-module.nix
index fe989d7..e7487bb 100644
--- a/nix/hm-module.nix
+++ b/nix/hm-module.nix
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ in
           "volume"
           "idleInhibitor"
           "power"
+          "backgroundOverlay"
+          "overviewBackdrop"
         ] (name: moduleOpt name { });
       in
       simpleModules
diff --git a/shell.qml b/shell.qml
index c3072d5..91f2784 100644
--- a/shell.qml
+++ b/shell.qml
@@ -23,12 +23,18 @@ ShellRoot {
                 screen: scope.modelData
             }
 
-            BackgroundOverlay {
-                screen: scope.modelData
+            Loader {
+                active: Modules.backgroundOverlay.enable
+                sourceComponent: BackgroundOverlay {
+                    screen: scope.modelData
+                }
             }
 
-            OverviewBackdrop {
-                screen: scope.modelData
+            Loader {
+                active: Modules.overviewBackdrop.enable
+                sourceComponent: OverviewBackdrop {
+                    screen: scope.modelData
+                }
             }
 
             ScreenCorners {