diff --git a/modules/helix/hm.nix b/modules/helix/hm.nix
index 88a53e0..bb583a0 100644
--- a/modules/helix/hm.nix
+++ b/modules/helix/hm.nix
@@ -5,17 +5,28 @@ let
     templateRepo = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "tinted-theming";
       repo = "base16-helix";
-      rev = "6bc29bacf5d7d2d5865f0935c8af20cec81ce91f";
-      sha256 = "pVDxOgk+WV+xEwAeZCCjNTguQLo/sw7VUHeuaHX6uNM=";
+      rev = "3e391da3aaf2fa43dc9cfb67e4e6216c7ce163dc";
+      sha256 = "elhPirlFx9UaZGTht9jFl8lLfT4Af38ITTPJT90yrHs=";
     };
   };
 
+  # Removing the background exposes transparency from the terminal. The
+  # background might be helpful if the terminal isn't themed, so we only
+  # do this if transparency is actually enabled.
+  transparentTheme = pkgs.runCommandLocal "helix-transparent.toml" {} ''
+    sed 's/,\? bg = "base00"//g' <${theme} >$out
+  '';
+
 in {
   options.stylix.targets.helix.enable =
     config.lib.stylix.mkEnableTarget "Helix" config.programs.helix.enable;
 
   config = lib.mkIf config.stylix.targets.helix.enable {
     programs.helix.settings.theme = "stylix";
-    xdg.configFile."helix/themes/stylix.toml".source = theme;
+
+    xdg.configFile."helix/themes/stylix.toml".source =
+      if config.stylix.opacity.terminal == 1.0
+      then theme
+      else transparentTheme;
   };
 }