diff --git a/Content.Client/Options/UI/OptionsMenu.xaml b/Content.Client/Options/UI/OptionsMenu.xaml
index a6080753d8..7f44a5a554 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Options/UI/OptionsMenu.xaml
+++ b/Content.Client/Options/UI/OptionsMenu.xaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <DefaultWindow xmlns="https://spacestation14.io"
             xmlns:tabs="clr-namespace:Content.Client.Options.UI.Tabs"
             Title="{Loc 'ui-options-title'}"
-            MinSize="980 500">
+            MinSize="980 580">
     <TabContainer Name="Tabs" Access="Public">
         <tabs:MiscTab Name="MiscTab" />
         <tabs:GraphicsTab Name="GraphicsTab" />
diff --git a/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/MiscTab.xaml b/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/MiscTab.xaml
index 8006b1158d..3810cddbb9 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/MiscTab.xaml
+++ b/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/MiscTab.xaml
@@ -25,14 +25,6 @@
                 <CheckBox Name="ReducedMotionCheckBox" Text="{Loc 'ui-options-reduced-motion'}" />
                 <CheckBox Name="EnableColorNameCheckBox" Text="{Loc 'ui-options-enable-color-name'}" />
                 <CheckBox Name="ColorblindFriendlyCheckBox" Text="{Loc 'ui-options-colorblind-friendly'}" />
-                <BoxContainer Orientation="Horizontal">
-                    <Label Text="{Loc 'ui-options-chat-window-opacity'}" Margin="8 0" />
-                    <Slider Name="ChatWindowOpacitySlider"
-                            MinValue="0"
-                            MaxValue="1"
-                            MinWidth="200" />
-                    <Label Name="ChatWindowOpacityLabel" Margin="8 0" />
-                </BoxContainer>
                 <BoxContainer Orientation="Horizontal">
                     <Label Text="{Loc 'ui-options-screen-shake-intensity'}" Margin="8 0" />
                     <Slider Name="ScreenShakeIntensitySlider"
diff --git a/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/MiscTab.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/MiscTab.xaml.cs
index 0eff811fa4..e3b6554b1f 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/MiscTab.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Options/UI/Tabs/MiscTab.xaml.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Options.UI.Tabs
             };
 
             ShowOocPatronColor.Visible = _playerManager.LocalSession?.Channel.UserData.PatronTier is { } patron;
-            
+
             HudThemeOption.OnItemSelected += OnHudThemeChanged;
             DiscordRich.OnToggled += OnCheckBoxToggled;
             ShowOocPatronColor.OnToggled += OnCheckBoxToggled;
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Options.UI.Tabs
             EnableColorNameCheckBox.OnToggled += OnCheckBoxToggled;
             ColorblindFriendlyCheckBox.OnToggled += OnCheckBoxToggled;
             ReducedMotionCheckBox.OnToggled += OnCheckBoxToggled;
-            ChatWindowOpacitySlider.OnValueChanged += OnChatWindowOpacitySliderChanged;
             ScreenShakeIntensitySlider.OnValueChanged += OnScreenShakeIntensitySliderChanged;
             // ToggleWalk.OnToggled += OnCheckBoxToggled;
             StaticStorageUI.OnToggled += OnCheckBoxToggled;
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Options.UI.Tabs
             EnableColorNameCheckBox.Pressed = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ChatEnableColorName);
             ColorblindFriendlyCheckBox.Pressed = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.AccessibilityColorblindFriendly);
             ReducedMotionCheckBox.Pressed = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ReducedMotion);
-            ChatWindowOpacitySlider.Value = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ChatWindowOpacity);
             ScreenShakeIntensitySlider.Value = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ScreenShakeIntensity) * 100f;
             // ToggleWalk.Pressed = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ToggleWalk);
             StaticStorageUI.Pressed = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.StaticStorageUI);
@@ -111,13 +109,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Options.UI.Tabs
             UpdateApplyButton();
         }
 
-        private void OnChatWindowOpacitySliderChanged(Range range)
-        {
-            ChatWindowOpacityLabel.Text = Loc.GetString("ui-options-chat-window-opacity-percent",
-                ("opacity", range.Value));
-            UpdateApplyButton();
-        }
-
         private void OnScreenShakeIntensitySliderChanged(Range obj)
         {
             ScreenShakeIntensityLabel.Text = Loc.GetString("ui-options-screen-shake-percent", ("intensity", ScreenShakeIntensitySlider.Value / 100f));
@@ -145,7 +136,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Options.UI.Tabs
             _cfg.SetCVar(CCVars.ChatEnableColorName, EnableColorNameCheckBox.Pressed);
             _cfg.SetCVar(CCVars.AccessibilityColorblindFriendly, ColorblindFriendlyCheckBox.Pressed);
             _cfg.SetCVar(CCVars.ReducedMotion, ReducedMotionCheckBox.Pressed);
-            _cfg.SetCVar(CCVars.ChatWindowOpacity, ChatWindowOpacitySlider.Value);
             _cfg.SetCVar(CCVars.ScreenShakeIntensity, ScreenShakeIntensitySlider.Value / 100f);
             // _cfg.SetCVar(CCVars.ToggleWalk, ToggleWalk.Pressed);
             _cfg.SetCVar(CCVars.StaticStorageUI, StaticStorageUI.Pressed);
@@ -174,7 +164,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Options.UI.Tabs
             var isEnableColorNameSame = EnableColorNameCheckBox.Pressed == _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ChatEnableColorName);
             var isColorblindFriendly = ColorblindFriendlyCheckBox.Pressed == _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.AccessibilityColorblindFriendly);
             var isReducedMotionSame = ReducedMotionCheckBox.Pressed == _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ReducedMotion);
-            var isChatWindowOpacitySame = Math.Abs(ChatWindowOpacitySlider.Value - _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ChatWindowOpacity)) < 0.01f;
             var isScreenShakeIntensitySame = Math.Abs(ScreenShakeIntensitySlider.Value / 100f - _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ScreenShakeIntensity)) < 0.01f;
             // var isToggleWalkSame = ToggleWalk.Pressed == _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.ToggleWalk);
             var isStaticStorageUISame = StaticStorageUI.Pressed == _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.StaticStorageUI);
@@ -192,7 +181,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Options.UI.Tabs
                                    isEnableColorNameSame &&
                                    isColorblindFriendly &&
                                    isReducedMotionSame &&
-                                   isChatWindowOpacitySame &&
                                    isScreenShakeIntensitySame &&
                                    // isToggleWalkSame &&
                                    isStaticStorageUISame;
diff --git a/Content.Client/Stylesheets/StyleNano.cs b/Content.Client/Stylesheets/StyleNano.cs
index e9915ec690..edd36c6591 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Stylesheets/StyleNano.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Stylesheets/StyleNano.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Stylesheets
         public const string StyleClassBorderedWindowPanel = "BorderedWindowPanel";
         public const string StyleClassInventorySlotBackground = "InventorySlotBackground";
         public const string StyleClassHandSlotHighlight = "HandSlotHighlight";
-        public const string StyleClassChatPanel = "ChatPanel";
         public const string StyleClassChatSubPanel = "ChatSubPanel";
         public const string StyleClassTransparentBorderedWindowPanel = "TransparentBorderedWindowPanel";
         public const string StyleClassHotbarPanel = "HotbarPanel";
@@ -159,8 +158,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Stylesheets
         public const string StyleClassButtonColorGreen = "ButtonColorGreen";
         public const string StyleClassButtonColorPurple = "ButtonColorPurple";
 
-        public static readonly Color ChatBackgroundColor = Color.FromHex("#25252ADD");
-
         public override Stylesheet Stylesheet { get; }
 
         public StyleNano(IResourceCache resCache) : base(resCache)
@@ -413,16 +410,12 @@ namespace Content.Client.Stylesheets
             lineEdit.SetPatchMargin(StyleBox.Margin.All, 3);
             lineEdit.SetContentMarginOverride(StyleBox.Margin.Horizontal, 5);
 
-            var chatBg = new StyleBoxFlat
+            var chatSubBgTex = resCache.GetTexture("/Textures/Interface/Nano/chat_sub_background.png");
+            var chatSubBg = new StyleBoxTexture
             {
-                BackgroundColor = ChatBackgroundColor
+                Texture = chatSubBgTex,
             };
-
-            var chatSubBg = new StyleBoxFlat
-            {
-                BackgroundColor = ChatBackgroundColor,
-            };
-            chatSubBg.SetContentMarginOverride(StyleBox.Margin.All, 3);
+            chatSubBg.SetPatchMargin(StyleBox.Margin.All, 2);
 
             var actionSearchBoxTex = resCache.GetTexture("/Textures/Interface/Nano/black_panel_dark_thin_border.png");
             var actionSearchBox = new StyleBoxTexture
@@ -974,13 +967,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Stylesheets
                 Element<TextEdit>().Pseudo(TextEdit.StylePseudoClassPlaceholder)
                     .Prop("font-color", Color.Gray),
 
-                // chat subpanels (chat lineedit backing, popup backings)
-                new StyleRule(new SelectorElement(typeof(PanelContainer), new[] {StyleClassChatPanel}, null, null),
-                    new[]
-                    {
-                        new StyleProperty(PanelContainer.StylePropertyPanel, chatBg),
-                    }),
-
                 // Chat lineedit - we don't actually draw a stylebox around the lineedit itself, we put it around the
                 // input + other buttons, so we must clear the default stylebox
                 new StyleRule(new SelectorElement(typeof(LineEdit), new[] {StyleClassChatLineEdit}, null, null),
@@ -989,6 +975,13 @@ namespace Content.Client.Stylesheets
                         new StyleProperty(LineEdit.StylePropertyStyleBox, new StyleBoxEmpty()),
                     }),
 
+                // chat subpanels (chat lineedit backing, popup backings)
+                new StyleRule(new SelectorElement(typeof(PanelContainer), new[] {StyleClassChatSubPanel}, null, null),
+                    new[]
+                    {
+                        new StyleProperty(PanelContainer.StylePropertyPanel, chatSubBg),
+                    }),
+
                 // Action searchbox lineedit
                 new StyleRule(new SelectorElement(typeof(LineEdit), new[] {StyleClassActionSearchBox}, null, null),
                     new[]
diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs
index 12782bdfd8..b366449eee 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using Content.Client.Chat.UI;
 using Content.Client.Examine;
 using Content.Client.Gameplay;
 using Content.Client.Ghost;
-using Content.Client.Stylesheets;
 using Content.Client.UserInterface.Screens;
 using Content.Client.UserInterface.Systems.Chat.Widgets;
 using Content.Client.UserInterface.Systems.Gameplay;
@@ -251,9 +250,6 @@ public sealed class ChatUIController : UIController
         {
             _chatNameColors[i] = nameColors[i].ToHex();
         }
-
-        _config.OnValueChanged(CCVars.ChatWindowOpacity, OnChatWindowOpacityChanged);
-
     }
 
     private void OnUpdateChangelingChat(ChangelingUserStart ev)
@@ -274,8 +270,6 @@ public sealed class ChatUIController : UIController
 
         var viewportContainer = UIManager.ActiveScreen!.FindControl<LayoutContainer>("ViewportContainer");
         SetSpeechBubbleRoot(viewportContainer);
-
-        SetChatWindowOpacity(_config.GetCVar(CCVars.ChatWindowOpacity));
     }
 
     public void OnScreenUnload()
@@ -283,34 +277,6 @@ public sealed class ChatUIController : UIController
         SetMainChat(false);
     }
 
-    private void OnChatWindowOpacityChanged(float opacity)
-    {
-        SetChatWindowOpacity(opacity);
-    }
-
-    private void SetChatWindowOpacity(float opacity)
-    {
-        var chatBox = UIManager.ActiveScreen?.GetWidget<ChatBox>() ?? UIManager.ActiveScreen?.GetWidget<ResizableChatBox>();
-
-        var panel = chatBox?.ChatWindowPanel;
-        if (panel is null)
-            return;
-
-        Color color;
-        if (panel.PanelOverride is StyleBoxFlat styleBoxFlat)
-            color = styleBoxFlat.BackgroundColor;
-        else if (panel.TryGetStyleProperty<StyleBox>(PanelContainer.StylePropertyPanel, out var style)
-                 && style is StyleBoxFlat propStyleBoxFlat)
-            color = propStyleBoxFlat.BackgroundColor;
-        else
-            color = StyleNano.ChatBackgroundColor;
-
-        panel.PanelOverride = new StyleBoxFlat
-        {
-            BackgroundColor = color.WithAlpha(opacity)
-        };
-    }
-
     public void SetMainChat(bool setting)
     {
         if (UIManager.ActiveScreen == null)
diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/Controls/ChatInputBox.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/Controls/ChatInputBox.xaml.cs
index 0326664bd6..843fd46c1a 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/Controls/ChatInputBox.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/Controls/ChatInputBox.xaml.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using Content.Client.Stylesheets;
-using Content.Shared.Chat;
+using Content.Shared.Chat;
 using Content.Shared.Input;
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls;
 
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ public class ChatInputBox : PanelContainer
             StyleClasses = {"chatFilterOptionButton"}
         };
         Container.AddChild(FilterButton);
-        AddStyleClass(StyleNano.StyleClassChatSubPanel);
         ChannelSelector.OnChannelSelect += UpdateActiveChannel;
     }
 
diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/Widgets/ChatBox.xaml b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/Widgets/ChatBox.xaml
index c9a16bad83..d5fef00a6b 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/Widgets/ChatBox.xaml
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/Widgets/ChatBox.xaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     VerticalExpand="True"
     MinSize="465 225">
     <PanelContainer Name="ChatWindowPanel" Access="Public" HorizontalExpand="True" VerticalExpand="True"
-                    StyleClasses="StyleNano.StyleClassChatPanel">
+                    StyleClasses="FuckyWuckyBackground">
         <BoxContainer Orientation="Vertical" SeparationOverride="4" HorizontalExpand="True" VerticalExpand="True">
             <OutputPanel Name="Contents" HorizontalExpand="True" VerticalExpand="True" Margin="2 2 2 2" >
                 <OutputPanel.StyleBoxOverride>
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index 3a2f75178e..a7ee32b1c2 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CCVar
 
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool> CombatModeIndicatorsPointShow =
             CVarDef.Create("hud.combat_mode_indicators_point_show", true, CVar.ARCHIVE | CVar.CLIENTONLY);
-        
+
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool> LoocAboveHeadShow =
             CVarDef.Create("hud.show_looc_above_head", false, CVar.ARCHIVE | CVar.CLIENTONLY);
 
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CCVar
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool> OocEnableDuringRound =
             CVarDef.Create("ooc.enable_during_round", false, CVar.NOTIFY | CVar.REPLICATED | CVar.SERVER);
-        
+
         public static readonly CVarDef<bool> ShowOocPatronColor =
             CVarDef.Create("ooc.show_ooc_patron_color", true, CVar.ARCHIVE | CVar.REPLICATED | CVar.CLIENT);
 
@@ -1590,13 +1590,6 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CCVar
         * Accessibility
         */
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Chat window opacity slider, controlling the alpha of the chat window background.
-        /// Goes from to 0 (completely transparent) to 1 (completely opaque)
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly CVarDef<float> ChatWindowOpacity =
-            CVarDef.Create("accessibility.chat_window_transparency", 0.85f, CVar.CLIENTONLY | CVar.ARCHIVE);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Toggle for visual effects that may potentially cause motion sickness.
         /// Where reasonable, effects affected by this CVar should use an alternate effect.
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl
index baf61827a6..36429c843d 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ ui-options-fancy-name-background = Add background to speech bubble names
 ui-options-enable-color-name = Add colors to character names
 ui-options-colorblind-friendly = Colorblind friendly mode
 ui-options-reduced-motion = Reduce motion of visual effects
-ui-options-chat-window-opacity = Chat window opacity
-ui-options-chat-window-opacity-percent = { TOSTRING($opacity, "P0") }
 ui-options-screen-shake-intensity = Screen shake intensity
 ui-options-screen-shake-percent = { TOSTRING($intensity, "P0") }
 ui-options-vsync = VSync