diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
index 7d07360b3..6cfcd3637 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ Singleton {
                 property bool pinnedOnStartup: false
             }
 
+            property JsonObject overlay: JsonObject {
+                property bool openingZoomAnimation: true
+                property bool darkenScreen: true
+            }
+
             property JsonObject overview: JsonObject {
                 property bool enable: true
                 property real scale: 0.18 // Relative to screen size
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overlay/OverlayContent.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overlay/OverlayContent.qml
index 9322bd777..838267b80 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overlay/OverlayContent.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overlay/OverlayContent.qml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    property real initScale: 1.08
+    property real initScale: Config.options.overlay.openingZoomAnimation ? 1.08 : 1.000001
     scale: initScale
     Component.onCompleted: {
         scale = 1
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Item {
         id: bg
         anchors.fill: parent
         color: Appearance.colors.colScrim
+        visible: Config.options.overlay.darkenScreen && opacity > 0
         opacity: (GlobalStates.overlayOpen && root.scale !== initScale) ? 1 : 0
         Behavior on opacity {
             animation: Appearance.animation.elementMoveFast.numberAnimation.createObject(this)
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/settings/InterfaceConfig.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/settings/InterfaceConfig.qml
index a373e9959..c26cce455 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/settings/InterfaceConfig.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/settings/InterfaceConfig.qml
@@ -7,45 +7,6 @@ import qs.modules.common.widgets
 ContentPage {
     forceWidth: true
 
-    ContentSection {
-        icon: "point_scan"
-        title: Translation.tr("Crosshair overlay")
-
-        MaterialTextArea {
-            Layout.fillWidth: true
-            placeholderText: Translation.tr("Crosshair code (in Valorant's format)")
-            text: Config.options.crosshair.code
-            wrapMode: TextEdit.Wrap
-            onTextChanged: {
-                Config.options.crosshair.code = text;
-            }
-        }
-
-        RowLayout {
-            StyledText {
-                Layout.leftMargin: 10
-                color: Appearance.colors.colSubtext
-                font.pixelSize: Appearance.font.pixelSize.smallie
-                text: Translation.tr("Press Super+G to open the overlay and pin the crosshair")
-            }
-            Item {
-                Layout.fillWidth: true
-            }
-            RippleButtonWithIcon {
-                id: editorButton
-                buttonRadius: Appearance.rounding.full
-                materialIcon: "open_in_new"
-                mainText: Translation.tr("Open editor")
-                onClicked: {
-                    Qt.openUrlExternally(`https://www.vcrdb.net/builder?c=${Config.options.crosshair.code}`);
-                }
-                StyledToolTip {
-                    text: "www.vcrdb.net"
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     ContentSection {
         icon: "call_to_action"
         title: Translation.tr("Dock")
@@ -214,6 +175,67 @@ ContentPage {
         }
     }
 
+    ContentSection {
+        icon: "select_window"
+        title: Translation.tr("Overlay: General")
+
+        ConfigSwitch {
+            buttonIcon: "high_density"
+            text: Translation.tr("Enable opening zoom animation")
+            checked: Config.options.overlay.openingZoomAnimation
+            onCheckedChanged: {
+                Config.options.overlay.openingZoomAnimation = checked;
+            }
+        }
+        ConfigSwitch {
+            buttonIcon: "texture"
+            text: Translation.tr("Darken screen")
+            checked: Config.options.overlay.darkenScreen
+            onCheckedChanged: {
+                Config.options.overlay.darkenScreen = checked;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    ContentSection {
+        icon: "point_scan"
+        title: Translation.tr("Overlay: Crosshair")
+
+        MaterialTextArea {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            placeholderText: Translation.tr("Crosshair code (in Valorant's format)")
+            text: Config.options.crosshair.code
+            wrapMode: TextEdit.Wrap
+            onTextChanged: {
+                Config.options.crosshair.code = text;
+            }
+        }
+
+        RowLayout {
+            StyledText {
+                Layout.leftMargin: 10
+                color: Appearance.colors.colSubtext
+                font.pixelSize: Appearance.font.pixelSize.smallie
+                text: Translation.tr("Press Super+G to open the overlay and pin the crosshair")
+            }
+            Item {
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+            }
+            RippleButtonWithIcon {
+                id: editorButton
+                buttonRadius: Appearance.rounding.full
+                materialIcon: "open_in_new"
+                mainText: Translation.tr("Open editor")
+                onClicked: {
+                    Qt.openUrlExternally(`https://www.vcrdb.net/builder?c=${Config.options.crosshair.code}`);
+                }
+                StyledToolTip {
+                    text: "www.vcrdb.net"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     ContentSection {
         icon: "screenshot_frame_2"
         title: Translation.tr("Region selector (screen snipping/Google Lens)")