diff --git a/src/qml/ControlsBar.qml b/src/qml/ControlsBar.qml
index 6e08854..c133d4c 100644
--- a/src/qml/ControlsBar.qml
+++ b/src/qml/ControlsBar.qml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Item {
                     opacity: 1
                     background: Rectangle {
                         id: subsBackground
-                        color: Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)
+                        color: appearance.mainBackground
                         width: subsContainer.childrenRect.width
                         height: subsContainer.childrenRect.height
                     }
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ Item {
         anchors.right: parent.right
         Layout.fillWidth: true
         Layout.fillHeight: true
-        color: "black"
-        opacity: 0.6
+        color: appearance.mainBackground
     }
 
     Rectangle {
diff --git a/src/qml/CustomComboBox.qml b/src/qml/CustomComboBox.qml
index fa33139..29561c0 100644
--- a/src/qml/CustomComboBox.qml
+++ b/src/qml/CustomComboBox.qml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ ComboBox {
         implicitWidth: 120
         implicitHeight: 40
         color: "transparent"
-        opacity: 0.6
     }
 
     popup: Popup {
diff --git a/src/qml/CustomMenu.qml b/src/qml/CustomMenu.qml
index fcefee4..9da3a6d 100644
--- a/src/qml/CustomMenu.qml
+++ b/src/qml/CustomMenu.qml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ Menu {
     background: Rectangle {
         implicitWidth: parent.width
         implicitHeight: 10
-        color: "black"
-        opacity: 0.6
+        color: appearance.mainBackground
     }
     delegate: CustomMenuItem {
     }
diff --git a/src/qml/MainMenu.qml b/src/qml/MainMenu.qml
index 41c6f7f..ccbc796 100644
--- a/src/qml/MainMenu.qml
+++ b/src/qml/MainMenu.qml
@@ -12,38 +12,28 @@ MenuBar {
     id: menuBar
     //width: parent.width
     height: Math.max(24, Screen.height / 32)
-    property bool anythingOpen: fileMenuBarItem.opened
-                                || playbackMenuBarItem.opened
-                                || viewMenuBarItem.opened
-                                || audioMenuBarItem.opened
-                                || videoMenuBarItem.opened
-                                || subsMenuBarItem.opened
-                                || aboutMenuBarItem.opened
+    function anythingOpen() {
+        for (var i = 0, len = menuBar.count; i < len; i++) {
+            if (menuBar.menuAt(i).opened) { return true }
+        }
+    }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         player.tracksChanged.connect(updateTracks)
     }
     
-    
     function updateTracks() {
-        for (var i = 0, len = audioMenu.count; i < len; i++) {
-            var audioAction = audioMenu.actionAt(i)
-            if (audioAction.trackID != "no") {
-                audioMenu.removeAction(audioAction)
-            }
-        }
-        for (var i = 0, len = videoMenu.count; i < len; i++) {
-            var videoAction = videoMenu.actionAt(i)
-            if (videoAction.trackID != "no") {
-                videoMenu.removeAction(videoAction)
-            }
-        }
-        for (var i = 0, len = subMenu.count; i < len; i++) {
-            var subAction = subMenu.actionAt(i)
-            if (subAction.trackID != "no") {
-                subMenu.removeAction(subAction)
+        var trackMenus = [audioMenu, videoMenu, subMenu]
+        for (var a = 0; i < trackMenus.length; a++) {
+            var menu = trackMenus[a]
+            for (var i = 0, len = menu.count; i < len; i++) {
+                var action = menu.actionAt(i)
+                if (action.trackID != "no") {
+                    menu.removeAction(action)
+                }
             }
         }
+ 
         var newTracks = player.playerCommand(Enums.Commands.GetTracks)
 
         for (var i = 0, len = newTracks.length; i < len; i++) {
@@ -168,8 +158,7 @@ MenuBar {
     background: Rectangle {
         width: parent.width
         implicitHeight: 10
-        color: "black"
-        opacity: 0.6
+        color: appearance.mainBackground
     }
 
     CustomMenu {
diff --git a/src/qml/main.qml b/src/qml/main.qml
index d839de3..4c79310 100644
--- a/src/qml/main.qml
+++ b/src/qml/main.qml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             property bool clickToPause: true
             property bool useMpvSubs: false
             property string fontName: "Roboto"
+            property string mainBackground: "#9C000000"
         }
         Settings {
             id: i18n
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         width: parent.width
         height: parent.height
         z: 1
+        property bool controlsShowing: true
         
         function startPlayer() {
             console.log(player)
@@ -188,37 +190,30 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         }
 
         function isAnyMenuOpen() {
-            return menuBar.anythingOpen
+            return menuBar.anythingOpen()
         }
 
         function hideControls(force) {
             if (!isAnyMenuOpen() || force) {
-                controlsBar.controls.visible = false
-                controlsBar.background.visible = false
-                titleBar.visible = false
-                titleBackground.visible = false
-                menuBar.visible = false;
+                controlsShowing = false
                 mouseAreaPlayer.cursorShape = Qt.BlankCursor
             }
         }
 
         function showControls() {
             if (!controlsBar.controls.visible) {
-                controlsBar.controls.visible = true
-                controlsBar.background.visible = true
-                if (appearance.titleOnlyOnFullscreen) {
-                    if (mainWindow.visibility == Window.FullScreen) {
-                        titleBar.visible = true
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    titleBar.visible = true
-                }
-                titleBackground.visible = true
-                menuBar.visible = true
+                controlsShowing = true
                 mouseAreaPlayer.cursorShape = Qt.ArrowCursor
             }
         }
 
+    }
+    Item {
+        anchors.centerIn: player
+        height: player.height
+        width: player.width
+        z: 2
+
         MouseArea {
             id: mouseAreaBar
             x: 0
@@ -289,18 +284,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 
         MainMenu {
             id: menuBar
-        }
-
-        Rectangle {
-            id: titleBackground
-            height: titleBar.height
-            anchors.top: titleBar.top
-            anchors.left: titleBar.left
-            anchors.right: titleBar.right
-            Layout.fillWidth: true
-            Layout.fillHeight: true
-            color: "black"
-            opacity: 0.6
+            visible: player.controlsShowing
         }
 
         Rectangle {
@@ -309,9 +293,9 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             anchors.right: parent.right
             anchors.left: menuBar.right
             anchors.top: parent.top
+            visible: player.controlsShowing
 
-            visible: !appearance.titleOnlyOnFullscreen
-            color: "transparent"
+            color: appearance.mainBackground
 
             Text {
                 id: titleLabel
@@ -330,6 +314,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                 font.pixelSize: 14
                 font.bold: true
                 opacity: 1
+                visible: player.controlsShowing && ((!appearance.titleOnlyOnFullscreen) || (mainWindow.visibility == Window.FullScreen) )
                 Component.onCompleted: {
                     player.titleChanged.connect(function(title) {
                         text = title
@@ -340,6 +325,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 
         ControlsBar {
             id: controlsBar
+            visible: player.controlsShowing
         }
     }
 }