diff --git a/Commons/Color.qml b/Commons/Color.qml
index ada4c63a5..3be7cbc31 100644
--- a/Commons/Color.qml
+++ b/Commons/Color.qml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import qs.Commons
+import qs.Services.Power
 
 /*
 Noctalia is not strictly a Material Design project, it supports both some predefined
@@ -348,10 +349,15 @@ Singleton {
 
   // Adaptive opacity calculation: automatically makes light mode more transparent
   function adaptiveOpacity(baseOpacity) {
+    if (PowerProfileService.noctaliaPerformanceMode)
+      return 1.0;
     return Settings.data.colorSchemes.darkMode ? baseOpacity : Math.pow(baseOpacity, 1.5);
   }
 
   function smartAlpha(baseColor, minAlpha = 0.4) {
+    if (PowerProfileService.noctaliaPerformanceMode)
+      return baseColor;
+
     if (!Settings.data.ui.translucentWidgets)
       return baseColor;
 
diff --git a/Commons/Style.qml b/Commons/Style.qml
index 1910401cd..d8182ceac 100644
--- a/Commons/Style.qml
+++ b/Commons/Style.qml
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ Singleton {
   readonly property real opacityAlmost: 0.95
   readonly property real opacityFull: 1.0
 
+  readonly property real effectivePanelOpacity: PowerProfileService.noctaliaPerformanceMode ? 1.0 : Color.adaptiveOpacity(Settings.data.ui.panelBackgroundOpacity)
+  readonly property real effectiveBarOpacity: PowerProfileService.noctaliaPerformanceMode ? 1.0 : Settings.data.bar.backgroundOpacity
+
   // Shadows
   readonly property real shadowOpacity: 0.85
   readonly property real shadowBlur: 1.0
diff --git a/Modules/MainScreen/Backgrounds/AllBackgrounds.qml b/Modules/MainScreen/Backgrounds/AllBackgrounds.qml
index 4041bf8ae..a0000a547 100644
--- a/Modules/MainScreen/Backgrounds/AllBackgrounds.qml
+++ b/Modules/MainScreen/Backgrounds/AllBackgrounds.qml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Item {
 
       // Enable layer caching to prevent continuous re-rendering
       layer.enabled: true
-      opacity: Color.adaptiveOpacity(Settings.data.ui.panelBackgroundOpacity)
+      opacity: Style.effectivePanelOpacity
 
       Shape {
         id: unifiedBackgroundsShape
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
 
         layer.enabled: true
-        opacity: Color.adaptiveOpacity(Settings.data.ui.panelBackgroundOpacity)
+        opacity: Style.effectivePanelOpacity
 
         Shape {
           id: panelBackgroundsShape
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
 
         layer.enabled: true
-        opacity: Settings.data.bar.backgroundOpacity
+        opacity: Style.effectiveBarOpacity
 
         Shape {
           id: barBackgroundShape