From df2bc487fdaed37d13d80eb0f53633d0864ff8b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damocles <damocles@darkest.space>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:24:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix lock surface background opacity to prevent compositor
 fallback bleedthrough

---
 shell/lock/LockSurface.qml | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml b/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml
index f98d502..66efacd 100644
--- a/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml
+++ b/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ WlSessionLockSurface {
 
     property real _unlockFade: 1
 
+    // Solid background - WlSessionLockSurface.color can be unreliable with
+    // Wayland compositors, so paint an explicit opaque rect to prevent the
+    // compositor fallback color (niri red) from bleeding through.
+    Rectangle {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        color: S.Theme.base00
+    }
+
     // Clear desktop screenshot from ScreenshotService - visible immediately
     Image {
         anchors.fill: parent