diff --git a/book/src/guides/style.md b/book/src/guides/style.md
index c19c88d73..7adb44e92 100644
--- a/book/src/guides/style.md
+++ b/book/src/guides/style.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Learn how the style attributes work.
 - [`corner radius & corner smoothing`](#corner_radius--corner_smoothing)
 - [`border`](#border)
 - [`overflow`](#overflow)
+- [`opacity`](#opacity)
 - [`Color syntax`](#color-syntax)
     - [`Static colors`](#static-colors)
     - [`rgb() / hsl(`)](#rgb--hsl)
@@ -121,6 +122,28 @@ fn app(cx: Scope) -> Element {
 
 Compatible elements: [`rect`](/guides/elements.html#rect)
 
+
+### opacity
+
+> Only available on the `main` branch.
+
+Specify the opacity of an element and all its desdendants.
+
+Example:
+
+```rust, no_run
+fn app(cx: Scope) -> Element {
+    render!(
+        rect {
+            opacity: "0.5", // 50% visible
+            label {
+                "I am fading!"
+            }
+        }
+    )
+}
+```
+
 ### Color syntax
 
 The attributes that have colors as values can use the following syntax:
diff --git a/crates/elements/src/elements.rs b/crates/elements/src/elements.rs
index 2ee069b22..3bf2ae741 100644
--- a/crates/elements/src/elements.rs
+++ b/crates/elements/src/elements.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ builder_constructors! {
         position_right: String,
         position_bottom: String,
         position_left: String,
+        opacity: String,
     };
     label {
         color: String,
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ builder_constructors! {
         text_overflow: String,
         focusable: String,
         margin: String,
+        opacity: String,
     };
     paragraph {
         layer: String,
@@ -261,6 +263,7 @@ builder_constructors! {
         overflow: String,
         focusable: String,
         margin: String,
+        opacity: String,
     };
     text {
         color: String,
@@ -291,6 +294,7 @@ builder_constructors! {
         alt: String,
         name: String,
         focusable: String,
+        opacity: String,
     };
     svg {
         margin: String,
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ builder_constructors! {
         alt: String,
         name: String,
         focusable: String,
+        opacity: String,
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/mocked.rs b/crates/engine/src/mocked.rs
index b8e3eca08..dcab75fe6 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/mocked.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/mocked.rs
@@ -1003,6 +1003,10 @@ impl Canvas {
     pub fn draw_circle(&self, _center: impl Into<Point>, _radius: f32, _paint: &Paint) -> &Self {
         unimplemented!("This is mocked")
     }
+
+    pub fn save_layer_alpha_f(&self, bounds: impl Into<Option<Rect>>, alpha: f32) -> usize {
+        unimplemented!("This is mocked")
+    }
 }
 
 #[repr(i32)]
diff --git a/crates/renderer/src/renderer.rs b/crates/renderer/src/renderer.rs
index b4b600199..6e6ebc131 100644
--- a/crates/renderer/src/renderer.rs
+++ b/crates/renderer/src/renderer.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use dioxus_native_core::NodeId;
 use freya_core::prelude::*;
 use freya_dom::prelude::DioxusNode;
 use freya_engine::prelude::*;
-use freya_node_state::Transform;
+use freya_node_state::{Style, Transform};
 use torin::geometry::Area;
 
 use crate::elements::{render_image, render_label, render_paragraph, render_rect, render_svg};
@@ -33,13 +33,16 @@ pub fn render_skia(
     viewports: &Viewports,
     render_wireframe: bool,
     matrices: &mut Vec<(Matrix, Vec<NodeId>)>,
+    opacities: &mut Vec<(f32, Vec<NodeId>)>,
 ) {
     let node_type = &*dioxus_node.node_type();
     if let NodeType::Element(ElementNode { tag, .. }) = node_type {
         canvas.save();
 
         let node_transform = &*dioxus_node.get::<Transform>().unwrap();
+        let node_style = &*dioxus_node.get::<Style>().unwrap();
 
+        // Pass rotate effect to children
         if let Some(rotate_degs) = node_transform.rotate_degs {
             let mut matrix = Matrix::new_identity();
             matrix.set_rotate(
@@ -50,11 +53,15 @@ pub fn render_skia(
                 }),
             );
 
-            matrices.push((matrix, dioxus_node.child_ids()));
+            matrices.push((matrix, vec![dioxus_node.id()]));
+        }
 
-            canvas.concat(&matrix);
+        // Pass opacity effect to children
+        if let Some(opacity) = node_style.opacity {
+            opacities.push((opacity, vec![dioxus_node.id()]));
         }
 
+        // Apply inherited matrices
         for (matrix, nodes) in matrices.iter_mut() {
             if nodes.contains(&dioxus_node.id()) {
                 canvas.concat(matrix);
@@ -63,10 +70,20 @@ pub fn render_skia(
             }
         }
 
-        let node_viewports = viewports.get(&dioxus_node.id());
+        // Apply inherited opacity effects
+        for (opacity, nodes) in opacities.iter_mut() {
+            if nodes.contains(&dioxus_node.id()) {
+                canvas.save_layer_alpha_f(
+                    Rect::new(area.min_x(), area.min_y(), area.max_x(), area.max_y()),
+                    *opacity,
+                );
+
+                nodes.extend(dioxus_node.child_ids());
+            }
+        }
 
         // Clip all elements with their corresponding viewports
-        if let Some((element_viewport, node_viewports)) = node_viewports {
+        if let Some((element_viewport, node_viewports)) = viewports.get(&dioxus_node.id()) {
             // Only clip the element iself when it's paragraph because
             // it will render the inner text spans on it's own, so if these spans overflow the paragraph,
             // It is the paragraph job to make sure they are clipped
diff --git a/crates/renderer/src/window.rs b/crates/renderer/src/window.rs
index 06f4d8dde..4a98a390d 100644
--- a/crates/renderer/src/window.rs
+++ b/crates/renderer/src/window.rs
@@ -228,14 +228,15 @@ impl<T: Clone> WindowEnv<T> {
         canvas.clear(self.window_config.background);
 
         let mut matrices: Vec<(Matrix, Vec<NodeId>)> = Vec::default();
+        let mut opacities: Vec<(f32, Vec<NodeId>)> = Vec::default();
 
         process_render(
             viewports,
             rdom,
             font_collection,
             layers,
-            &mut (canvas, (&mut matrices)),
-            |dom, node_id, area, font_collection, viewports, (canvas, matrices)| {
+            &mut (canvas, &mut matrices, &mut opacities),
+            |dom, node_id, area, font_collection, viewports, (canvas, matrices, opacities)| {
                 let render_wireframe = if let Some(hovered_node) = &hovered_node {
                     hovered_node
                         .lock()
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> WindowEnv<T> {
                         viewports,
                         render_wireframe,
                         matrices,
+                        opacities,
                     );
                 }
             },
diff --git a/crates/state/src/style.rs b/crates/state/src/style.rs
index 5899033e2..87c45b430 100644
--- a/crates/state/src/style.rs
+++ b/crates/state/src/style.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub struct Style {
     pub image_data: Option<Vec<u8>>,
     pub svg_data: Option<Vec<u8>>,
     pub overflow: OverflowMode,
+    pub opacity: Option<f32>,
 }
 
 #[partial_derive_state]
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ impl State<CustomAttributeValues> for Style {
             "svg_data",
             "svg_content",
             "overflow",
+            "opacity",
         ]));
 
     fn update<'a>(
@@ -149,6 +151,13 @@ impl State<CustomAttributeValues> for Style {
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                    "opacity" => {
+                        if let Some(value) = attr.value.as_text() {
+                            if let Ok(opacity) = value.parse::<f32>() {
+                                style.opacity = Some(opacity);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                     _ => {
                         panic!("Unsupported attribute <{}>, this should not be happening, please report it.", attr.attribute.name);
                     }
diff --git a/examples/opacity.rs b/examples/opacity.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35e72fa70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/opacity.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#![cfg_attr(
+    all(not(debug_assertions), target_os = "windows"),
+    windows_subsystem = "windows"
+)]
+
+use freya::prelude::*;
+
+static FERRIS: &[u8] = include_bytes!("./ferris.svg");
+
+fn main() {
+    launch_with_props(app, "Opacity", (400.0, 350.0));
+}
+
+fn app(cx: Scope) -> Element {
+    let ferris = bytes_to_data(cx, FERRIS);
+    let opacity = use_state(cx, || 70.0);
+
+    render!(
+        rect {
+            height: "100%",
+            width: "100%",
+            main_align: "center",
+            cross_align: "center",
+            rect {
+                opacity: "{opacity / 100.0}",
+                svg {
+                    width: "100%",
+                    height: "50%",
+                    svg_data: ferris,
+                }
+                label {
+                    text_align: "center",
+                    width: "100%",
+                    "Meet Ferris!"
+                }
+            }
+            Slider {
+                width: 100.0,
+                value: *opacity.get(),
+                onmoved: |p| {
+                    opacity.set(p);
+                }
+            }
+            label {
+                "Drag the slider"
+            }
+        }
+    )
+}