diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 573ff08..aa7a363 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2020-05-03 - Added the no transparent borders patch which removes opacity from window borders when the alpha patch is not used
+
 2020-05-02 - Added dwmblocks patch
 
 2020-04-27 - Upgraded the tagmonfixfs patch to better support moving fullscreen windows to adjacent monitors
@@ -279,6 +281,11 @@ Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for details on t
       - enable modifying dmenu in config.def.h which resulted previously in a compilation error because two lines of code hardcode dmenu into dwm
       - allows complete removal of dmenu, should you want to do that
 
+   - [no_transparent_borders](https://github.com/szatanjl/dwm/commit/1529909466206016f2101457bbf37c67195714c8)
+      - when terminals have transparency then their borders also become transparent
+      - this patch ensures that borders have no transparency
+      - note that this patch is only relevant if you are not using the alpha patch
+
    - [onlyquitonempty](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/onlyquitonempty/)
       - makes it so dwm will only exit via quit() if no windows are open (in order to prevent accidental loss of work)
 
diff --git a/drw.c b/drw.c
index c8c4d5e..b746bc0 100644
--- a/drw.c
+++ b/drw.c
@@ -237,7 +237,13 @@ drw_clr_create(
 	                       DefaultColormap(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
 	                       clrname, dest))
 		die("error, cannot allocate color '%s'", clrname);
+
+	#if NO_TRANSPARENT_BORDERS_PATCH
+	dest->pixel |= 0xff << 24;
+	#endif // NO_TRANSPARENT_BORDERS_PATCH
 	#endif // ALPHA_PATCH
+
+	
 }
 
 /* Wrapper to create color schemes. The caller has to call free(3) on the
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index 3549885..069d81b 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -343,6 +343,13 @@
  */
 #define NODMENU_PATCH 0
 
+/* When terminals have transparency then their borders also become transparent.
+ * This patch ensures that borders have no transparency. Note that this patch is
+ * only relevant if you are not using the alpha patch.
+ * https://github.com/szatanjl/dwm/commit/1529909466206016f2101457bbf37c67195714c8
+ */
+#define NO_TRANSPARENT_BORDERS_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch makes it so dwm will only exit via quit() if no windows are open.
  * This is to prevent you accidentally losing all your work.
  * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/onlyquitonempty/