diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a88b63e3..7d14021f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - Fixed UTF8 handling bug in X11 `set_title` function.
 - On Windows, `Window::set_cursor` now applies immediately instead of requiring specific events to occur first.
 - On Windows, fix window.set_maximized().
+- On Windows, fix transparency (#260).
 
 # Version 0.17.2 (2018-08-19)
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e27c85e4..bfdcfc80 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ core-foundation = "0.6"
 core-graphics = "0.16"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.dependencies.winapi]
-version = "0.3.5"
+version = "0.3.6"
 features = [
     "combaseapi",
     "dwmapi",
diff --git a/src/platform/windows/window.rs b/src/platform/windows/window.rs
index c0d1aa96..d7d789a1 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows/window.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use winapi::shared::windef::{HWND, LPPOINT, POINT, RECT};
 use winapi::um::{combaseapi, dwmapi, libloaderapi, winuser};
 use winapi::um::objbase::COINIT_MULTITHREADED;
 use winapi::um::shobjidl_core::{CLSID_TaskbarList, ITaskbarList2};
+use winapi::um::wingdi::{CreateRectRgn, DeleteObject};
 use winapi::um::winnt::{LONG, LPCWSTR};
 
 use {
@@ -903,6 +904,9 @@ unsafe fn init(
     if pl_attribs.no_redirection_bitmap {
         ex_style |= winuser::WS_EX_NOREDIRECTIONBITMAP;
     }
+    if attributes.transparent && attributes.decorations {
+        ex_style |= winuser::WS_EX_LAYERED;
+    }
 
     // adjusting the window coordinates using the style
     winuser::AdjustWindowRectEx(&mut rect, style, 0, ex_style);
@@ -1017,14 +1021,29 @@ unsafe fn init(
 
     // making the window transparent
     if attributes.transparent && !pl_attribs.no_redirection_bitmap {
+        let region = CreateRectRgn(0, 0, -1, -1); // makes the window transparent
+
         let bb = dwmapi::DWM_BLURBEHIND {
-            dwFlags: 0x1, // FIXME: DWM_BB_ENABLE;
+            dwFlags: dwmapi::DWM_BB_ENABLE | dwmapi::DWM_BB_BLURREGION,
             fEnable: 1,
-            hRgnBlur: ptr::null_mut(),
+            hRgnBlur: region,
             fTransitionOnMaximized: 0,
         };
 
         dwmapi::DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow(real_window.0, &bb);
+        DeleteObject(region as _);
+
+        if attributes.decorations {
+            // HACK: When opaque (opacity 255), there is a trail whenever
+            // the transparent window is moved. By reducing it to 254,
+            // the window is rendered properly.
+            let opacity = 254;
+
+            // The color key can be any value except for black (0x0).
+            let color_key = 0x0030c100;
+
+            winuser::SetLayeredWindowAttributes(real_window.0, color_key, opacity, winuser::LWA_ALPHA);
+        }
     }
 
     let win = Window {