diff --git a/custom/assets/instance.css b/custom/assets/instance.css
index cf666fe4a..9e2137fda 100644
--- a/custom/assets/instance.css
+++ b/custom/assets/instance.css
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@
 	color: var(--bg);
 }
 
+/* transparency to menuBar and navbar */
+#iceshrimp_app div.dkgtipfy.isMobile div.buttons {
+	opacity: .9;
+}
+
+#iceshrimp_app div.dkgtipfy.isMobile div.menuDrawer {
+	opacity: .9;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 /** Sophie/Zvava CSS https://zvava.org **/
 /* floating mobile navbar -  */
 #iceshrimp_app {