diff --git a/pkgbuilds/edge/omarchy-nvim/plugin/after/transparency.lua b/pkgbuilds/edge/omarchy-nvim/plugin/after/transparency.lua
index add6fd60..e3ff3dbc 100644
--- a/pkgbuilds/edge/omarchy-nvim/plugin/after/transparency.lua
+++ b/pkgbuilds/edge/omarchy-nvim/plugin/after/transparency.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-- Neovide handles background rendering differently; skip transparency overrides
+-- to avoid forcing a black background
+if vim.g.neovide then
+	return
+end
+
 -- Make highlight groups transparent while preserving their other attributes
 local function make_transparent(name)
 	local ok, hl = pcall(vim.api.nvim_get_hl, 0, { name = name, link = false })