diff --git a/src/prefs.js b/src/prefs.js
index 18f2af90..cbe48510 100644
--- a/src/prefs.js
+++ b/src/prefs.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const PrefsWidget = GObject.registerClass({
         'hacks_level0',
         'hacks_level1',
         'hacks_level2',
+        'blur_applications',
     ],
 }, class PrefsWidget extends Gtk.Box {
     _init(params = {}) {
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ const PrefsWidget = GObject.registerClass({
         // ! blur lockscreen
         this._blur_lockscreen.set_active(config.BLUR_LOCKSCREEN.get());
 
+        // ! blur applications
+        this._blur_applications.set_active(config.BLUR_APPLICATIONS.get());
+
         // ! dash hacks
         if (config.HACKS_LEVEL.get() == 0) {
             this._hacks_level0.set_active(true);
@@ -89,6 +93,11 @@ const PrefsWidget = GObject.registerClass({
         config.BLUR_LOCKSCREEN.set(value);
     }
 
+    blur_applications_toggled(w) {
+        let is_active = w.get_active();
+        config.BLUR_APPLICATIONS.set(value);
+    }
+
     hacks_level0_toggled(w) {
         let is_active = w.get_active();
         if (is_active) { config.HACKS_LEVEL.set(0) }
@@ -113,4 +122,4 @@ function init() { }
 
 function buildPrefsWidget() {
     return new PrefsWidget();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/prefs.ui b/src/prefs.ui
index 7756f94c..adc6c03c 100644
--- a/src/prefs.ui
+++ b/src/prefs.ui
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             <layout>
               <property name="column">0</property>
               <property name="row">3</property>
-              <property name="row-span">4</property>
+              <property name="row-span">5</property>
             </layout>
           </object>
         </child>
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@
             </layout>
           </object>
         </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="blur_overview">
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">overview</property>
+            <property name="active">1</property>
+            <signal name="toggled" handler="blur_overview_toggled" swapped="no" />
+            <layout>
+              <property name="column">1</property>
+              <property name="row">5</property>
+            </layout>
+          </object>
+        </child>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="blur_lockscreen">
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">lockscreen</property>
@@ -126,13 +137,14 @@
           </object>
         </child>
         <child>
-          <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="blur_overview">
-            <property name="label" translatable="yes">overview</property>
+          <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="blur_applications">
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">applications (coming soon)</property>
             <property name="active">1</property>
-            <signal name="toggled" handler="blur_overview_toggled" swapped="no" />
+            <property name="sensitive">0</property>
+            <signal name="toggled" handler="blur_applications_toggled" swapped="no" />
             <layout>
               <property name="column">1</property>
-              <property name="row">5</property>
+              <property name="row">7</property>
             </layout>
           </object>
         </child>
@@ -142,7 +154,7 @@
             <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
             <layout>
               <property name="column">0</property>
-              <property name="row">7</property>
+              <property name="row">8</property>
               <property name="column-span">2</property>
             </layout>
           </object>
@@ -156,7 +168,7 @@
             <property name="justify">center</property>
             <layout>
               <property name="column">0</property>
-              <property name="row">8</property>
+              <property name="row">9</property>
               <property name="row-span">3</property>
             </layout>
           </object>
@@ -168,7 +180,7 @@
             <signal name="toggled" handler="hacks_level0_toggled" swapped="no" />
             <layout>
               <property name="column">1</property>
-              <property name="row">8</property>
+              <property name="row">9</property>
             </layout>
           </object>
         </child>
@@ -180,7 +192,7 @@
             <signal name="toggled" handler="hacks_level1_toggled" swapped="no" />
             <layout>
               <property name="column">1</property>
-              <property name="row">9</property>
+              <property name="row">10</property>
             </layout>
           </object>
         </child>
@@ -193,7 +205,18 @@
             <signal name="toggled" handler="hacks_level2_toggled" swapped="no" />
             <layout>
               <property name="column">1</property>
-              <property name="row">10</property>
+              <property name="row">11</property>
+            </layout>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkSeparator">
+            <property name="can_focus">0</property>
+            <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
+            <layout>
+              <property name="column">0</property>
+              <property name="row">12</property>
+              <property name="column-span">2</property>
             </layout>
           </object>
         </child>
diff --git a/src/schemas/gschemas.compiled b/src/schemas/gschemas.compiled
index e2677408..a2d62c23 100644
Binary files a/src/schemas/gschemas.compiled and b/src/schemas/gschemas.compiled differ
diff --git a/src/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.blur-my-shell.gschema.xml b/src/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.blur-my-shell.gschema.xml
index e176e03e..932a1486 100644
--- a/src/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.blur-my-shell.gschema.xml
+++ b/src/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.blur-my-shell.gschema.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
             <summary>Boolean, whether to blur lockscreen or not</summary>
             <description />
         </key>
+        <!-- BLUR APPLICATIONS -->
+        <key type="b" name="blur-applications">
+            <default>false</default>
+            <summary>Boolean, whether to blur applications that request it or not</summary>
+            <description />
+        </key>
         <!-- HACKS LEVEL -->
         <key type="i" name="hacks-level">
             <default>1</default>
@@ -44,4 +50,4 @@
             <description />
         </key>
     </schema>
-</schemalist>
\ No newline at end of file
+</schemalist>
diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index 1e0dd9eb..f5692e5d 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -127,6 +127,22 @@ var Prefs = class Prefs {
             }
         };
 
+        this.BLUR_APPLICATIONS = {
+          key: 'blur-applications',
+          get: function () {
+              return settings.get_boolean(this.key);
+          },
+          set: function (v) {
+              settings.set_boolean(this.key, v);
+          },
+          changed: function (cb) {
+              return settings.connect('changed::' + this.key, cb);
+          },
+          disconnect: function () {
+              return settings.disconnect.apply(settings, arguments);
+          }
+        };
+
         this.HACKS_LEVEL = {
             key: 'hacks-level',
             get: function () {
@@ -143,4 +159,4 @@ var Prefs = class Prefs {
             },
         };
     }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};