diff -up surf/config.def.h modsurf/config.def.h
--- surf/config.def.h	2010-04-24 20:40:29.000000000 +0100
+++ modsurf/config.def.h	2010-04-24 20:38:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ static char *scriptfile     = ".surf/scr
 static char *cookiefile     = ".surf/cookies.txt";
 static char *dldir          = ".surf/dl/";
 static time_t sessiontime   = 3600;
+static gboolean blackbg     = TRUE;
 
 #define SETPROP(p)       { .v = (char *[]){ "/bin/sh", "-c", \
 	"prop=\"`xprop -id $1 $0 | cut -d '\"' -f 2 | dmenu`\" &&" \
diff -up surf/surf.c modsurf/surf.c
--- surf/surf.c	2010-04-24 20:40:29.000000000 +0100
+++ modsurf/surf.c	2010-04-24 20:39:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -531,6 +531,8 @@ newclient(void) {
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(c->view), "notify::load-status", G_CALLBACK(loadstatuschange), c);
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(c->view), "notify::progress", G_CALLBACK(progresschange), c);
 
+	webkit_web_view_set_transparent(c->view, blackbg);
+
 	/* Indicator */
 	c->indicator = gtk_drawing_area_new();
 	gtk_widget_set_size_request(c->indicator, 0, 2);