diff --git a/res/skins/Deere/library.xml b/res/skins/Deere/library.xml
index 923f06cb50e6..fefcee7ac6ff 100644
--- a/res/skins/Deere/library.xml
+++ b/res/skins/Deere/library.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 
               <Library>
                 <ShowButtonText>false</ShowButtonText>
+                <TrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity>0.125</TrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity>
               </Library>
 
             </Children>
diff --git a/res/skins/LateNight/library.xml b/res/skins/LateNight/library.xml
index 64f2615c5f84..5aa0788c4fad 100644
--- a/res/skins/LateNight/library.xml
+++ b/res/skins/LateNight/library.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
                 <BgColor>#585858</BgColor>
                 <FgColor>#eece33</FgColor>
                 <ShowButtonText>false</ShowButtonText>
+                <TrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity>0.125</TrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity>
               </Library>
 
             </Children>
diff --git a/res/skins/Shade/skin.xml b/res/skins/Shade/skin.xml
index 3ced0911fd62..9a94e72d179f 100644
--- a/res/skins/Shade/skin.xml
+++ b/res/skins/Shade/skin.xml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
         Above the maximized library there are minimal decks which contain overview waveforms.
         For the end-of-track warning in those overviews to work instances of scrolling waveforms
         are required. We load in the maximzed library view, as well, but they are invisible as
-        they are 0px tall. 
+        they are 0px tall.
     ############################################################################################
     ############################################################################################
     -->
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@
       <Children>
         <Library>
           <ShowButtonText>false</ShowButtonText>
+          <TrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity>0.125</TrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity>
         </Library>
       </Children>
     </SingletonDefinition>
diff --git a/res/skins/Tango/library.xml b/res/skins/Tango/library.xml
index a5eae792f7d1..fb938b790238 100644
--- a/res/skins/Tango/library.xml
+++ b/res/skins/Tango/library.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ Description:
                     <BgColor>#585858</BgColor>
                     <FgColor>#eece33</FgColor>
                     <ShowButtonText>false</ShowButtonText>
+                    <TrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity>0.125</TrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity>
                   </Library>
                 </Children>
               </WidgetGroup><!-- /Library Table -->
diff --git a/src/library/autodj/autodjfeature.cpp b/src/library/autodj/autodjfeature.cpp
index 8cd5a0dbb72f..f8992625ea15 100644
--- a/src/library/autodj/autodjfeature.cpp
+++ b/src/library/autodj/autodjfeature.cpp
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ void AutoDJFeature::bindLibraryWidget(
             m_pConfig,
             m_pLibrary,
             m_pAutoDJProcessor,
-            keyboard,
-            libraryWidget->getShowButtonText());
+            keyboard);
     libraryWidget->registerView(kViewName, m_pAutoDJView);
     connect(m_pAutoDJView,
             &DlgAutoDJ::loadTrack,
diff --git a/src/library/autodj/dlgautodj.cpp b/src/library/autodj/dlgautodj.cpp
index 97305e08acb4..f3227031f0b1 100644
--- a/src/library/autodj/dlgautodj.cpp
+++ b/src/library/autodj/dlgautodj.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "util/assert.h"
 #include "util/compatibility.h"
 #include "util/duration.h"
+#include "widget/wlibrary.h"
 #include "widget/wtracktableview.h"
 
 namespace {
@@ -15,19 +16,20 @@ const char* kRepeatPlaylistPreference = "Requeue";
 } // anonymous namespace
 
 DlgAutoDJ::DlgAutoDJ(
-        QWidget* parent,
+        WLibrary* parent,
         UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
         Library* pLibrary,
         AutoDJProcessor* pProcessor,
-        KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard,
-        bool showButtonText)
+        KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard)
         : QWidget(parent),
           Ui::DlgAutoDJ(),
           m_pConfig(pConfig),
           m_pAutoDJProcessor(pProcessor),
           m_pTrackTableView(new WTrackTableView(this, m_pConfig,
-                                                pLibrary->trackCollections(), /*no sorting*/ false)),
-          m_bShowButtonText(showButtonText),
+                                                pLibrary->trackCollections(),
+                                                parent->getTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity(),
+                                                /*no sorting*/ false)),
+          m_bShowButtonText(parent->getShowButtonText()),
           m_pAutoDJTableModel(nullptr) {
     setupUi(this);
 
diff --git a/src/library/autodj/dlgautodj.h b/src/library/autodj/dlgautodj.h
index 5a0d2f95b2dd..a9b96daef6e2 100644
--- a/src/library/autodj/dlgautodj.h
+++ b/src/library/autodj/dlgautodj.h
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
 #include "controllers/keyboard/keyboardeventfilter.h"
 
 class PlaylistTableModel;
+class WLibrary;
 class WTrackTableView;
 
 class DlgAutoDJ : public QWidget, public Ui::DlgAutoDJ, public LibraryView {
     Q_OBJECT
   public:
-    DlgAutoDJ(QWidget* parent,
+    DlgAutoDJ(WLibrary* parent,
             UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
             Library* pLibrary,
             AutoDJProcessor* pProcessor,
-            KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard,
-            bool showButtonText);
+            KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard);
     ~DlgAutoDJ() override;
 
     void onShow() override;
diff --git a/src/library/basetracktablemodel.cpp b/src/library/basetracktablemodel.cpp
index ee92114ae146..688887db738f 100644
--- a/src/library/basetracktablemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/library/basetracktablemodel.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 #include "util/assert.h"
 #include "util/compatibility.h"
 #include "util/logger.h"
-#include "widget/wlibrarytableview.h"
+#include "widget/wlibrary.h"
+#include "widget/wtracktableview.h"
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -23,9 +24,6 @@ const mixxx::Logger kLogger("BaseTrackTableModel");
 
 const QString kEmptyString = QStringLiteral("");
 
-// Alpha value for row color background (range 0 - 255)
-constexpr int kTrackColorRowBackgroundOpacity = 0x20; // 12.5% opacity
-
 const QStringList kDefaultTableColumns = {
         LIBRARYTABLE_ALBUM,
         LIBRARYTABLE_ALBUMARTIST,
@@ -98,7 +96,8 @@ BaseTrackTableModel::BaseTrackTableModel(
                   cloneDatabase(pTrackCollectionManager),
                   settingsNamespace),
           m_pTrackCollectionManager(pTrackCollectionManager),
-          m_previewDeckGroup(PlayerManager::groupForPreviewDeck(0)) {
+          m_previewDeckGroup(PlayerManager::groupForPreviewDeck(0)),
+          m_backgroundColorOpacity(WLibrary::kDefaultTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity) {
     connect(&pTrackCollectionManager->internalCollection()->getTrackDAO(),
             &TrackDAO::forceModelUpdate,
             this,
@@ -356,10 +355,11 @@ bool BaseTrackTableModel::isColumnHiddenByDefault(
 
 QAbstractItemDelegate* BaseTrackTableModel::delegateForColumn(
         const int index, QObject* pParent) {
-    auto* pTableView = qobject_cast<WLibraryTableView*>(pParent);
+    auto* pTableView = qobject_cast<WTrackTableView*>(pParent);
     VERIFY_OR_DEBUG_ASSERT(pTableView) {
         return nullptr;
     }
+    m_backgroundColorOpacity = pTableView->getBackgroundColorOpacity();
     if (index == fieldIndex(ColumnCache::COLUMN_LIBRARYTABLE_RATING)) {
         return new StarDelegate(pTableView);
     } else if (index == fieldIndex(ColumnCache::COLUMN_LIBRARYTABLE_BPM)) {
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ QVariant BaseTrackTableModel::data(
         }
         auto bgColor = mixxx::RgbColor::toQColor(trackColor);
         DEBUG_ASSERT(bgColor.isValid());
-        bgColor.setAlpha(kTrackColorRowBackgroundOpacity);
+        DEBUG_ASSERT(m_backgroundColorOpacity >= 0.0);
+        DEBUG_ASSERT(m_backgroundColorOpacity <= 1.0);
+        bgColor.setAlphaF(m_backgroundColorOpacity);
         return QBrush(bgColor);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/library/basetracktablemodel.h b/src/library/basetracktablemodel.h
index 16aeff967fb6..9228edd2be03 100644
--- a/src/library/basetracktablemodel.h
+++ b/src/library/basetracktablemodel.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 class BaseCoverArtDelegate;
 class TrackCollectionManager;
+class WLibraryTableView;
 
 class BaseTrackTableModel : public QAbstractTableModel, public TrackModel {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ class BaseTrackTableModel : public QAbstractTableModel, public TrackModel {
     explicit BaseTrackTableModel(
             const char* settingsNamespace,
             TrackCollectionManager* const pTrackCollectionManager,
-            QObject* parent = nullptr);
+            QObject* parent);
     ~BaseTrackTableModel() override = default;
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -200,6 +201,8 @@ class BaseTrackTableModel : public QAbstractTableModel, public TrackModel {
 
     const QString m_previewDeckGroup;
 
+    double m_backgroundColorOpacity;
+
     ColumnCache m_columnCache;
 
     struct ColumnHeader {
diff --git a/src/library/dlganalysis.cpp b/src/library/dlganalysis.cpp
index 1a9796d4e1a7..01007b8ccc50 100644
--- a/src/library/dlganalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/library/dlganalysis.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 #include "library/trackcollectionmanager.h"
 #include "library/dlganalysis.h"
 #include "library/library.h"
+#include "widget/wlibrary.h"
 #include "util/assert.h"
 
-DlgAnalysis::DlgAnalysis(QWidget* parent,
+DlgAnalysis::DlgAnalysis(WLibrary* parent,
                        UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
                        Library* pLibrary)
         : QWidget(parent),
@@ -20,7 +21,11 @@ DlgAnalysis::DlgAnalysis(QWidget* parent,
     m_songsButtonGroup.addButton(radioButtonRecentlyAdded);
     m_songsButtonGroup.addButton(radioButtonAllSongs);
 
-    m_pAnalysisLibraryTableView = new WAnalysisLibraryTableView(this, pConfig, pLibrary->trackCollections());
+    m_pAnalysisLibraryTableView = new WAnalysisLibraryTableView(
+            this,
+            pConfig,
+            pLibrary->trackCollections(),
+            parent->getTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity());
     connect(m_pAnalysisLibraryTableView,
             &WAnalysisLibraryTableView::loadTrack,
             this,
diff --git a/src/library/dlganalysis.h b/src/library/dlganalysis.h
index 2c0b7cba0825..1aacad7478bb 100644
--- a/src/library/dlganalysis.h
+++ b/src/library/dlganalysis.h
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
 class AnalysisLibraryTableModel;
 class WAnalysisLibraryTableView;
 class Library;
+class WLibrary;
 
 class DlgAnalysis : public QWidget, public Ui::DlgAnalysis, public virtual LibraryView {
     Q_OBJECT
   public:
-    DlgAnalysis(QWidget *parent,
+    DlgAnalysis(WLibrary *parent,
                UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
                Library* pLibrary);
     ~DlgAnalysis() override = default;
diff --git a/src/library/dlghidden.cpp b/src/library/dlghidden.cpp
index ffacd58f51ca..77dfcd94e907 100644
--- a/src/library/dlghidden.cpp
+++ b/src/library/dlghidden.cpp
@@ -2,16 +2,24 @@
 
 #include "library/hiddentablemodel.h"
 #include "library/trackcollectionmanager.h"
+#include "widget/wlibrary.h"
 #include "widget/wtracktableview.h"
 #include "util/assert.h"
 
-DlgHidden::DlgHidden(QWidget* parent, UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
-                     Library* pLibrary,
-                     KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard)
-         : QWidget(parent),
-           Ui::DlgHidden(),
-           m_pTrackTableView(
-               new WTrackTableView(this, pConfig, pLibrary->trackCollections(), false)) {
+DlgHidden::DlgHidden(
+        WLibrary* parent,
+        UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
+        Library* pLibrary,
+        KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard)
+        : QWidget(parent),
+          Ui::DlgHidden(),
+          m_pTrackTableView(
+                  new WTrackTableView(
+                          this,
+                          pConfig,
+                          pLibrary->trackCollections(),
+                          parent->getTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity(),
+                          false)) {
     setupUi(this);
     m_pTrackTableView->installEventFilter(pKeyboard);
 
diff --git a/src/library/dlghidden.h b/src/library/dlghidden.h
index 37ae3c0340d2..4163fed8458a 100644
--- a/src/library/dlghidden.h
+++ b/src/library/dlghidden.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "library/libraryview.h"
 #include "controllers/keyboard/keyboardeventfilter.h"
 
+class WLibrary;
 class WTrackTableView;
 class HiddenTableModel;
 class QItemSelection;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ class DlgHidden : public QWidget, public Ui::DlgHidden, public LibraryView {
     Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
-    DlgHidden(QWidget* parent, UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
+    DlgHidden(WLibrary* parent, UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
               Library* pLibrary,
               KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard);
     ~DlgHidden() override;
diff --git a/src/library/dlgmissing.cpp b/src/library/dlgmissing.cpp
index 8126edd55dc8..d2d1240f3e9c 100644
--- a/src/library/dlgmissing.cpp
+++ b/src/library/dlgmissing.cpp
@@ -2,16 +2,24 @@
 
 #include "library/missingtablemodel.h"
 #include "library/trackcollectionmanager.h"
+#include "widget/wlibrary.h"
 #include "widget/wtracktableview.h"
 #include "util/assert.h"
 
-DlgMissing::DlgMissing(QWidget* parent, UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
-                       Library* pLibrary,
-                       KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard)
-         : QWidget(parent),
-           Ui::DlgMissing(),
-           m_pTrackTableView(
-               new WTrackTableView(this, pConfig, pLibrary->trackCollections(), false)) {
+DlgMissing::DlgMissing(
+        WLibrary* parent,
+        UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
+        Library* pLibrary,
+        KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard)
+        : QWidget(parent),
+          Ui::DlgMissing(),
+          m_pTrackTableView(
+                  new WTrackTableView(
+                          this,
+                          pConfig,
+                          pLibrary->trackCollections(),
+                          parent->getTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity(),
+                          false)) {
     setupUi(this);
     m_pTrackTableView->installEventFilter(pKeyboard);
 
diff --git a/src/library/dlgmissing.h b/src/library/dlgmissing.h
index cedb9a77a443..9fd5985eec30 100644
--- a/src/library/dlgmissing.h
+++ b/src/library/dlgmissing.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "library/libraryview.h"
 #include "controllers/keyboard/keyboardeventfilter.h"
 
+class WLibrary;
 class WTrackTableView;
 class MissingTableModel;
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class DlgMissing : public QWidget, public Ui::DlgMissing, public LibraryView {
     Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
-    DlgMissing(QWidget* parent, UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
+    DlgMissing(WLibrary* parent, UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
                Library* pLibrary,
                KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard);
     ~DlgMissing() override;
diff --git a/src/library/library.cpp b/src/library/library.cpp
index 0c08e7df980a..d98c33d8f495 100644
--- a/src/library/library.cpp
+++ b/src/library/library.cpp
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ void Library::bindLibraryWidget(WLibrary* pLibraryWidget,
                     pLibraryWidget,
                     m_pConfig,
                     m_pTrackCollectionManager,
+                    pLibraryWidget->getTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity(),
                     true);
     pTrackTableView->installEventFilter(pKeyboard);
     connect(this,
diff --git a/src/library/recording/dlgrecording.cpp b/src/library/recording/dlgrecording.cpp
index 1b833d3c752e..763528dfcde5 100644
--- a/src/library/recording/dlgrecording.cpp
+++ b/src/library/recording/dlgrecording.cpp
@@ -5,15 +5,25 @@
 #include "library/trackcollectionmanager.h"
 #include "widget/wwidget.h"
 #include "widget/wskincolor.h"
+#include "widget/wlibrary.h"
 #include "widget/wtracktableview.h"
 #include "util/assert.h"
 
-DlgRecording::DlgRecording(QWidget* parent, UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
-                           Library* pLibrary,
-                           RecordingManager* pRecordingManager, KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard)
+DlgRecording::DlgRecording(
+        WLibrary* parent,
+        UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
+        Library* pLibrary,
+        RecordingManager* pRecordingManager,
+        KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard)
         : QWidget(parent),
           m_pConfig(pConfig),
-          m_pTrackTableView(new WTrackTableView(this, pConfig, pLibrary->trackCollections(), true)),
+          m_pTrackTableView(
+                  new WTrackTableView(
+                          this,
+                          pConfig,
+                          pLibrary->trackCollections(),
+                          parent->getTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity(),
+                          true)),
           m_browseModel(this, pLibrary->trackCollections(), pRecordingManager),
           m_proxyModel(&m_browseModel),
           m_bytesRecordedStr("--"),
diff --git a/src/library/recording/dlgrecording.h b/src/library/recording/dlgrecording.h
index fc9045e8e4a0..3cb73a86e9c0 100644
--- a/src/library/recording/dlgrecording.h
+++ b/src/library/recording/dlgrecording.h
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 
 class PlaylistTableModel;
 class QSqlTableModel;
+class WLibrary;
 class WTrackTableView;
 
 class DlgRecording : public QWidget, public Ui::DlgRecording, public virtual LibraryView {
     Q_OBJECT
   public:
-    DlgRecording(QWidget *parent, UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
+    DlgRecording(WLibrary *parent, UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
                  Library* pLibrary,
                  RecordingManager* pRecManager, KeyboardEventFilter* pKeyboard);
     ~DlgRecording() override;
diff --git a/src/skin/skincontext.h b/src/skin/skincontext.h
index 2095e26dcaf2..9cd85a6ee2cc 100644
--- a/src/skin/skincontext.h
+++ b/src/skin/skincontext.h
@@ -101,16 +101,16 @@ class SkinContext {
         return nodeToString(child);
     }
 
-    inline float selectFloat(const QDomNode& node, const QString& nodeName) const {
+    inline float selectFloat(const QDomNode& node, const QString& nodeName, float defaultValue = 0.0) const {
         bool ok = false;
         float conv = nodeToString(selectElement(node, nodeName)).toFloat(&ok);
-        return ok ? conv : 0.0f;
+        return ok ? conv : defaultValue;
     }
 
-    inline double selectDouble(const QDomNode& node, const QString& nodeName) const {
+    inline double selectDouble(const QDomNode& node, const QString& nodeName, double defaultValue = 0.0) const {
         bool ok = false;
         double conv = nodeToString(selectElement(node, nodeName)).toDouble(&ok);
-        return ok ? conv : 0.0;
+        return ok ? conv : defaultValue;
     }
 
     inline int selectInt(const QDomNode& node, const QString& nodeName,
diff --git a/src/widget/wanalysislibrarytableview.cpp b/src/widget/wanalysislibrarytableview.cpp
index 92719475f243..08d7af63de4f 100644
--- a/src/widget/wanalysislibrarytableview.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/wanalysislibrarytableview.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 #include "library/trackcollection.h"
 #include "widget/wanalysislibrarytableview.h"
 
-WAnalysisLibraryTableView::WAnalysisLibraryTableView(QWidget* parent,
-                                                   UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
-                                                   TrackCollectionManager* pTrackCollectionManager)
-        : WTrackTableView(parent, pConfig, pTrackCollectionManager, true) {
+WAnalysisLibraryTableView::WAnalysisLibraryTableView(
+        QWidget* parent,
+        UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
+        TrackCollectionManager* pTrackCollectionManager,
+        double trackTableBackgroundColorOpacity)
+        : WTrackTableView(parent,
+                  pConfig,
+                  pTrackCollectionManager,
+                  trackTableBackgroundColorOpacity,
+                  true) {
     setDragDropMode(QAbstractItemView::DragOnly);
     setDragEnabled(true); //Always enable drag for now (until we have a model that doesn't support this.)
 }
diff --git a/src/widget/wanalysislibrarytableview.h b/src/widget/wanalysislibrarytableview.h
index a4012b09521f..c3733b8abbaf 100644
--- a/src/widget/wanalysislibrarytableview.h
+++ b/src/widget/wanalysislibrarytableview.h
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@
 #include "preferences/usersettings.h"
 #include "widget/wtracktableview.h"
 
-class WAnalysisLibraryTableView : public WTrackTableView
-{
-    public:
-        WAnalysisLibraryTableView(QWidget* parent, UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
-                                 TrackCollectionManager* pTrackCollectionManager);
+class WAnalysisLibraryTableView : public WTrackTableView {
+  public:
+    WAnalysisLibraryTableView(
+            QWidget* parent,
+            UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
+            TrackCollectionManager* pTrackCollectionManager,
+            double trackTableBackgroundColorOpacity);
 
-        void onSearch(const QString& text) override;
+    void onSearch(const QString& text) override;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/widget/wlibrary.cpp b/src/widget/wlibrary.cpp
index 0fb9b7802737..8e10fe512b13 100644
--- a/src/widget/wlibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/wlibrary.cpp
@@ -7,17 +7,30 @@
 #include "widget/wlibrary.h"
 #include "library/libraryview.h"
 #include "controllers/keyboard/keyboardeventfilter.h"
-#include "wtracktableview.h"
+#include "widget/wtracktableview.h"
+#include "util/math.h"
 
 WLibrary::WLibrary(QWidget* parent)
         : QStackedWidget(parent),
           WBaseWidget(this),
           m_mutex(QMutex::Recursive),
+          m_trackTableBackgroundColorOpacity(kDefaultTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity),
           m_bShowButtonText(true) {
 }
 
 void WLibrary::setup(const QDomNode& node, const SkinContext& context) {
-    m_bShowButtonText = context.selectBool(node, "ShowButtonText", true);
+    m_bShowButtonText =
+            context.selectBool(
+                    node,
+                    "ShowButtonText",
+                    true);
+    m_trackTableBackgroundColorOpacity = math_clamp(
+            context.selectDouble(
+                    node,
+                    "TrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity",
+                    kDefaultTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity),
+            kMinTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity,
+            kMaxTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity);
 }
 
 bool WLibrary::registerView(QString name, QWidget* view) {
diff --git a/src/widget/wlibrary.h b/src/widget/wlibrary.h
index b7d1ad6dcb3c..5c6a4fad7ec9 100644
--- a/src/widget/wlibrary.h
+++ b/src/widget/wlibrary.h
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-// wlibrary.h
-// Created 8/28/2009 by RJ Ryan (rryan@mit.edu)
-
-#ifndef WLIBRARY_H
-#define WLIBRARY_H
+#pragma once
 
 #include <QMap>
 #include <QMutex>
@@ -33,6 +29,15 @@ class WLibrary : public QStackedWidget, public WBaseWidget {
 
     LibraryView* getActiveView() const;
 
+    // Alpha value for row color background
+    static constexpr double kDefaultTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity = 0.125; // 12.5% opacity
+    static constexpr double kMinTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity = 0.0; // 0% opacity
+    static constexpr double kMaxTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity = 1.0; // 100% opacity
+
+    double getTrackTableBackgroundColorOpacity() const {
+        return m_trackTableBackgroundColorOpacity;
+    }
+
     bool getShowButtonText() const {
         return m_bShowButtonText;
     }
@@ -51,8 +56,6 @@ class WLibrary : public QStackedWidget, public WBaseWidget {
   private:
     QMutex m_mutex;
     QMap<QString, QWidget*> m_viewMap;
+    double m_trackTableBackgroundColorOpacity;
     bool m_bShowButtonText;
 };
-
-#endif /* WLIBRARY_H */
-
diff --git a/src/widget/wlibrarytableview.h b/src/widget/wlibrarytableview.h
index ad142ef194e9..57601488e676 100644
--- a/src/widget/wlibrarytableview.h
+++ b/src/widget/wlibrarytableview.h
@@ -59,10 +59,11 @@ class WLibraryTableView : public QTableView, public virtual LibraryView {
     void loadVScrollBarPosState();
     void saveVScrollBarPosState();
 
+    const UserSettingsPointer m_pConfig;
+    const ConfigKey m_vScrollBarPosKey;
+
     QMap<TrackModel*, int> m_vScrollBarPosValues;
 
-    UserSettingsPointer m_pConfig;
-    ConfigKey m_vScrollBarPosKey;
     // The position of the vertical scrollbar slider, eg. before a search is
     // executed
     int m_noSearchVScrollBarPos;
diff --git a/src/widget/wtracktableview.cpp b/src/widget/wtracktableview.cpp
index b3e581d60660..04c692f1b9b1 100644
--- a/src/widget/wtracktableview.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/wtracktableview.cpp
@@ -41,15 +41,17 @@
 #include "widget/wtracktableviewheader.h"
 #include "widget/wwidget.h"
 
-WTrackTableView::WTrackTableView(QWidget * parent,
+WTrackTableView::WTrackTableView(QWidget* parent,
                                  UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
                                  TrackCollectionManager* pTrackCollectionManager,
+                                 double backgroundColorOpacity,
                                  bool sorting)
         : WLibraryTableView(parent, pConfig,
                             ConfigKey(LIBRARY_CONFIGVALUE,
                                       WTRACKTABLEVIEW_VSCROLLBARPOS_KEY)),
           m_pConfig(pConfig),
           m_pTrackCollectionManager(pTrackCollectionManager),
+          m_backgroundColorOpacity(backgroundColorOpacity),
           m_sorting(sorting),
           m_iCoverSourceColumn(-1),
           m_iCoverTypeColumn(-1),
diff --git a/src/widget/wtracktableview.h b/src/widget/wtracktableview.h
index fd6beae9d6ae..e842473ced23 100644
--- a/src/widget/wtracktableview.h
+++ b/src/widget/wtracktableview.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class WTrackTableView : public WLibraryTableView {
             QWidget* parent,
             UserSettingsPointer pConfig,
             TrackCollectionManager* pTrackCollectionManager,
+            double backgroundColorOpacity,
             bool sorting);
     ~WTrackTableView() override;
     void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent * event) override;
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ class WTrackTableView : public WLibraryTableView {
     void saveCurrentVScrollBarPos();
     void restoreCurrentVScrollBarPos();
 
+    double getBackgroundColorOpacity() const {
+        return m_backgroundColorOpacity;
+    }
+
   public slots:
     void loadTrackModel(QAbstractItemModel* model);
     void slotMouseDoubleClicked(const QModelIndex &);
@@ -133,6 +138,8 @@ class WTrackTableView : public WLibraryTableView {
 
     TrackCollectionManager* const m_pTrackCollectionManager;
 
+    const double m_backgroundColorOpacity;
+
     QScopedPointer<DlgTrackInfo> m_pTrackInfo;
     QScopedPointer<DlgTagFetcher> m_pTagFetcher;