diff --git a/common/src/main/java/dev/ftb/mods/ftblibrary/ui/BaseScreen.java b/common/src/main/java/dev/ftb/mods/ftblibrary/ui/BaseScreen.java
index 6b1e374d..0108132f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/dev/ftb/mods/ftblibrary/ui/BaseScreen.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/dev/ftb/mods/ftblibrary/ui/BaseScreen.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public abstract class BaseScreen extends Panel {
 	private long lastClickTime = 0L;
 	private final Deque<ModalPanel> modalPanels;
 	private Widget focusedWidget = null;
+	private boolean renderBlur = true;
 
 	public BaseScreen() {
 		super(null);
@@ -104,6 +105,20 @@ public boolean onInit() {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return if the GUI should render a blur effect behind it
+	 */
+	public boolean shouldRenderBlur() {
+		return renderBlur;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param renderBlur sets if the GUI should render a blur effect behind it
+	 */
+	public void setRenderBlur(boolean renderBlur) {
+		this.renderBlur = renderBlur;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Should the GUI automatically close when Escape (or the inventory key - E by default) is pressed? Override this
 	 * to return false if you need to implement custom close behaviour, e.g. a confirmation screen for unsaved changes.
@@ -338,6 +353,8 @@ public void drawBackground(GuiGraphics graphics, Theme theme, int x, int y, int
 		theme.drawGui(graphics, x, y, w, h, WidgetType.NORMAL);
 	}
 
+
+
 	public boolean drawDefaultBackground(GuiGraphics graphics) {
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/dev/ftb/mods/ftblibrary/ui/ScreenWrapper.java b/common/src/main/java/dev/ftb/mods/ftblibrary/ui/ScreenWrapper.java
index 4b197671..415856cc 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/dev/ftb/mods/ftblibrary/ui/ScreenWrapper.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/dev/ftb/mods/ftblibrary/ui/ScreenWrapper.java
@@ -150,6 +150,14 @@ public void renderBackground(GuiGraphics matrixStack, int x, int y, float partia
 		}
 	}
 
+
+	@Override
+	protected void renderBlurredBackground(float f) {
+		if(wrappedGui.shouldRenderBlur()) {
+			super.renderBlurredBackground(f);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void tick() {
 		super.tick();