diff --git a/src/overlay_params.cpp b/src/overlay_params.cpp
index 692d1164..88975ce3 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.cpp
+++ b/src/overlay_params.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ parse_background_alpha(const char *str)
    return strtof(str, NULL);
 }
 
+static float
+parse_frametime_alpha(const char *str)
+{
+   return strtof(str, NULL);
+}
+
 static KeySym
 parse_toggle_hud(const char *str)
 {
@@ -303,6 +309,7 @@ parse_overlay_config(struct overlay_params *params,
    params->offset_x = 0;
    params->offset_y = 0;
    params->background_alpha = 0.5;
+   params->frametime_alpha = 1.0;
    params->time_format = "%T";
    params->gpu_color = strtol("2e9762", NULL, 16);
    params->cpu_color = strtol("2e97cb", NULL, 16);
@@ -359,7 +366,7 @@ parse_overlay_config(struct overlay_params *params,
    // Command buffer gets reused and timestamps cause hangs for some reason, force off for now
    params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_gpu_timing] = false;
    // Convert from 0xRRGGBB to ImGui's format
-   std::array<unsigned *, 8> colors = {
+   std::array<unsigned *, 7> colors = {
       &params->crosshair_color,
       &params->cpu_color,
       &params->gpu_color,
@@ -367,16 +374,21 @@ parse_overlay_config(struct overlay_params *params,
       &params->ram_color,
       &params->engine_color,
       &params->io_color,
-      &params->frametime_color
    };
 
    for (auto color : colors){
-      *color =
-      IM_COL32(RGBGetRValue(*color),
+         *color =
+         IM_COL32(RGBGetRValue(*color),
                RGBGetGValue(*color),
                RGBGetBValue(*color),
                255);
-   }
+      }
+
+      params->frametime_color =
+      IM_COL32(RGBGetRValue(params->frametime_color),
+               RGBGetGValue(params->frametime_color),
+               RGBGetBValue(params->frametime_color),
+               params->frametime_alpha * 255);
 
    params->tableCols = 3;
    
@@ -385,6 +397,7 @@ parse_overlay_config(struct overlay_params *params,
    } else {
       params->width = params->font_size * 11.7;
    }
+
    //increase hud width if io read and write
    if (params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_io_read] && params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_io_write] && params->width == 280)
       params->width = 15 * params->font_size;
diff --git a/src/overlay_params.h b/src/overlay_params.h
index 07a0ad9d..4c09cb82 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.h
+++ b/src/overlay_params.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ extern "C" {
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(ram_color)                   \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(engine_color)                \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(frametime_color)             \
+   OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(frametime_alpha)             \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(io_color)                    \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(help)
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ struct overlay_params {
    unsigned crosshair_color, cpu_color, gpu_color, vram_color, ram_color, engine_color, io_color, frametime_color;
    unsigned tableCols;
    float font_size;
-   float background_alpha;
+   float background_alpha, frametime_alpha;
    KeySym toggle_hud;
    KeySym toggle_logging;
    KeySym refresh_config;