diff --git a/ui/views/widget/desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.cc b/ui/views/widget/desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.cc
index 316cf855f7cf..fa2878ae0d1d 100644
--- a/ui/views/widget/desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.cc
+++ b/ui/views/widget/desktop_aura/desktop_window_tree_host_x11.cc
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ bool DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::ShouldUseNativeFrame() const {
 }
 
 bool DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::ShouldWindowContentsBeTransparent() const {
-  return false;
+  return IsTranslucentWindowOpacitySupported();
 }
 
 void DesktopWindowTreeHostX11::FrameTypeChanged() {