From d68608b35ae97793103b486770acd1c8eedcc9dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 02:56:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix tab bar edge strips rendered with opacity < 1 when
 background_opacity < 1

---
 kitty/border_vertex.glsl | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kitty/border_vertex.glsl b/kitty/border_vertex.glsl
index adee97510..6e08f942e 100644
--- a/kitty/border_vertex.glsl
+++ b/kitty/border_vertex.glsl
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ void main() {
     float is_window_bg = is_integer_value(rc, WINDOW_BACKGROUND_PLACEHOLDER); // used by window padding areas
     float is_default_bg = is_integer_value(rc, DEFAULT_BG);
     color3 = if_one_then(is_window_bg, window_bg, color3);
-    // Actual border quads must be always drawn opaque
+    // Actual border quads and tab bar edge strips must be always drawn opaque
     float is_not_a_border = zero_or_one(abs(
-        (float(rc) - ACTIVE_BORDER_COLOR) * (float(rc) - INACTIVE_BORDER_COLOR) * (float(rc) - BELL_BORDER_COLOR)
+        (float(rc) - ACTIVE_BORDER_COLOR) * (float(rc) - INACTIVE_BORDER_COLOR) * (float(rc) - BELL_BORDER_COLOR) *
+        (float(rc) - TAB_BAR_EDGE_LEFT_COLOR) * (float(rc) - TAB_BAR_EDGE_RIGHT_COLOR)
     ));
     float final_opacity = if_one_then(is_not_a_border, background_opacity, 1.);
     color_premul = vec4_premul(color3, final_opacity);