diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/compton.conf b/dotfiles/.config/compton.conf
index a3c13716..65b34578 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.config/compton.conf
+++ b/dotfiles/.config/compton.conf
@@ -18,5 +18,33 @@
 # 
 ##################################################################################
 
-# This file is blank. We don't need any special compton stuff, just transparency.
+# Enable shadows (very important, as this makes everything look really nice)
+shadow = true
 
+# Fade windows when you open and close them, as well as change workspaces
+fading = true
+
+# Give inactive windows a little less focus
+# Note that this value is 0.9 without clear-shadow and 0.95 with clear-shadow
+inactive-opacity = 0.95
+
+# For some, using an OpenGL backend instead of xrender may be faster
+# This may also allow you to use blur-background with reliability,
+# depending on which hardware you use
+# backend = glx
+
+# 1. Not sure how much visual benefit this adds to the final output
+# 2. Appears to be extremely inefficient in terms of hardware use
+# blur-background = true
+
+# "Clear shadow" means that shadows will only affect the borders of windows
+# and not the entire window. This makes drawing windows much faster, but
+# requires a different approach to window translucency
+clear-shadow = true
+
+# Disable transparency for mpv (specifically inactive-opacity)
+focus-exclude = [
+    "class_g = 'mpv'"
+]
+
+# vim:ft=dosini