diff --git a/docs/window.dox b/docs/window.dox
index 37debd6ee..8c637f655 100644
--- a/docs/window.dox
+++ b/docs/window.dox
@@ -289,7 +289,9 @@ constraint.  Possible values are `GLFW_TRUE` and `GLFW_FALSE`.
 
 @anchor GLFW_TRANSPARENT
 __GLFW_TRANSPARENT__ specifies whether the framebuffer will support transparency
-in the background. Possible values are `GLFW_TRUE` and `GLFW_FALSE`.
+in the background. If transparency is not provided by your driver, GLFW will
+gracefully fallback to opaque. It is possible to check for this outcome
+with `glfwGetWindowAttrib()`. Possible values are `GLFW_TRUE` and `GLFW_FALSE`.
 
 
 @subsubsection window_hints_mtr Monitor related hints
diff --git a/examples/gears.c b/examples/gears.c
index f14b300a7..405dc89a8 100644
--- a/examples/gears.c
+++ b/examples/gears.c
@@ -322,6 +322,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         exit( EXIT_FAILURE );
     }
 
+    if (!glfwGetWindowAttrib(window, GLFW_TRANSPARENT))
+    {
+        fprintf( stderr, "Failed to set GLFW_TRANSPARENT flag\n" );
+    }
+
     // Set callback functions
     glfwSetFramebufferSizeCallback(window, reshape);
     glfwSetKeyCallback(window, key);
diff --git a/src/egl_context.c b/src/egl_context.c
index bf3130c64..587fd5d30 100644
--- a/src/egl_context.c
+++ b/src/egl_context.c
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ static GLFWbool chooseEGLConfig(const _GLFWctxconfig* ctxconfig,
     if (closest)
         *result = (EGLConfig) closest->handle;
 
+    if (desired->transparent && closest->transparent != GLFW_TRUE)
+        _glfw.hints.framebuffer.transparent = GLFW_FALSE;
+
     free(nativeConfigs);
     free(usableConfigs);
 
diff --git a/src/glx_context.c b/src/glx_context.c
index 48c0ac3a7..32d1ef517 100644
--- a/src/glx_context.c
+++ b/src/glx_context.c
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ static GLFWbool chooseGLXFBConfig(const _GLFWfbconfig* desired,
     if (closest)
         *result = (GLXFBConfig) closest->handle;
 
+    if (desired->transparent && closest->transparent != GLFW_TRUE)
+        _glfw.hints.framebuffer.transparent = GLFW_FALSE;
+
     XFree(nativeConfigs);
     free(usableConfigs);
 
diff --git a/src/win32_window.c b/src/win32_window.c
index a6491aee4..4356983e4 100644
--- a/src/win32_window.c
+++ b/src/win32_window.c
@@ -988,6 +988,7 @@ static int createNativeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
     WCHAR* wideTitle;
     DWORD style = getWindowStyle(window);
     DWORD exStyle = getWindowExStyle(window);
+    GLFWbool transparent = GLFW_FALSE;
 
     if (window->monitor)
     {
@@ -1061,6 +1062,7 @@ static int createNativeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
         bb.dwFlags = DWM_BB_ENABLE | DWM_BB_BLURREGION;
         bb.hRgnBlur = region;
         bb.fEnable = TRUE;
+        transparent = GLFW_TRUE;
 
         if (SUCCEEDED(DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow(window->win32.handle, &bb)))
         {
@@ -1090,6 +1092,9 @@ static int createNativeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
         DeleteObject(region);
     }
 
+    // Need to let the framebuffer hint aware of the composition results.
+    _glfw.hints.framebuffer.transparent = transparent;
+
     return GLFW_TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 863f0ed23..3b53477c1 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -732,6 +732,8 @@ GLFWAPI int glfwGetWindowAttrib(GLFWwindow* handle, int attrib)
             return window->resizable;
         case GLFW_DECORATED:
             return window->decorated;
+        case GLFW_TRANSPARENT:
+            return _glfw.hints.framebuffer.transparent;
         case GLFW_FLOATING:
             return window->floating;
         case GLFW_AUTO_ICONIFY: