diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/screen/ClientScreenHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/screen/ClientScreenHandler.java
index 1a0a26d5b..e492038c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/screen/ClientScreenHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/screen/ClientScreenHandler.java
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ public static boolean shouldDrawWorldBackground() {
     }
 
     public static void drawDarkBackground(GuiScreen screen, int tint) {
-        if (hasScreen()) {
+        if (hasScreen() && currentScreen.shouldDrawDarkBackground()) {
             float alpha = ModularUI.Mods.NEA.isLoaded() ? OpeningAnimation.getValue(screen) : 1f;
             // vanilla color values as hex
             int color = 0x101010;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/screen/ModularScreen.java b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/screen/ModularScreen.java
index f66f75873..b8dc16b38 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/screen/ModularScreen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/modularui/screen/ModularScreen.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public static ModularScreen getCurrent() {
     private final ScreenResizeNode resizeNode = new ScreenResizeNode(this);
     private boolean pausesGame = false;
     private boolean openParentOnClose = false;
+    private boolean drawDarkBackground = true;
 
     private String themeOverride;
     private ITheme currentTheme;
@@ -660,6 +661,10 @@ public boolean doesPauseGame() {
         return pausesGame;
     }
 
+    public boolean shouldDrawDarkBackground() {
+        return drawDarkBackground;
+    }
+
     public boolean isOpenParentOnClose() {
         return openParentOnClose;
     }
@@ -782,6 +787,11 @@ public ModularScreen pausesGame(boolean pausesGame) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public ModularScreen drawDarkBackground(boolean drawDarkBackground) {
+        this.drawDarkBackground = drawDarkBackground;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public ModularScreen openParentOnClose(boolean openParentOnClose) {
         this.openParentOnClose = openParentOnClose;
         return this;