diff --git a/picom/.config/picom.conf b/picom/.config/picom.conf
index 72ab8739..a3c817c9 100644
--- a/picom/.config/picom.conf
+++ b/picom/.config/picom.conf
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ opacity-rule = [
  "99:class_g = 'Org.gnome.Nautilus'"
 ]
 
+# Don't fade in polybar when showing it
+fade-exclude = [
+  "class_g = 'Polybar'"
+]
+
 # Disable shadow for drag-and-drop functionality
 wintypes: {
   dnd = {