diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml
index 4a5f5bc96c..1e558f0263 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@
               </ComboBox.Items>
             </ComboBox>
             <ComboBox x:Name="TransparencyLevels"
-                      HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
-                      SelectedIndex="{Binding TransparencyLevel}">
+                      HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
               <ComboBox.Items>
                 <WindowTransparencyLevel>None</WindowTransparencyLevel>
                 <WindowTransparencyLevel>Transparent</WindowTransparencyLevel>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml.cs b/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml.cs
index 15e666ae7b..f3c1a68e72 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml.cs
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Avalonia.Controls.ApplicationLifetimes;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
 using Avalonia.Media;
 using Avalonia.Media.Immutable;
+using Avalonia.VisualTree;
 using ControlCatalog.Models;
 using ControlCatalog.Pages;
 
@@ -59,17 +60,25 @@ namespace ControlCatalog
             };
 
             var transparencyLevels = this.Get<ComboBox>("TransparencyLevels");
-            IDisposable? backgroundSetter = null, paneBackgroundSetter = null;
+            IDisposable? topLevelBackgroundSideSetter = null, sideBarBackgroundSetter = null, paneBackgroundSetter = null;
             transparencyLevels.SelectionChanged += (sender, e) =>
             {
-                backgroundSetter?.Dispose();
+                topLevelBackgroundSideSetter?.Dispose();
+                sideBarBackgroundSetter?.Dispose();
                 paneBackgroundSetter?.Dispose();
-                if (transparencyLevels.SelectedItem is WindowTransparencyLevel selected
-                    && selected != WindowTransparencyLevel.None)
+                if (transparencyLevels.SelectedItem is WindowTransparencyLevel selected)
                 {
-                    var semiTransparentBrush = new ImmutableSolidColorBrush(Colors.Gray, 0.5);
-                    backgroundSetter = sideBar.SetValue(BackgroundProperty, semiTransparentBrush, Avalonia.Data.BindingPriority.Style);
-                    paneBackgroundSetter = sideBar.SetValue(SplitView.PaneBackgroundProperty, semiTransparentBrush, Avalonia.Data.BindingPriority.Style);
+                    var topLevel = (TopLevel)this.GetVisualRoot()!;
+                    topLevel.TransparencyLevelHint = selected;
+
+                    if (selected != WindowTransparencyLevel.None)
+                    {
+                        var transparentBrush = new ImmutableSolidColorBrush(Colors.White, 0);
+                        var semiTransparentBrush = new ImmutableSolidColorBrush(Colors.Gray, 0.2);
+                        topLevelBackgroundSideSetter = topLevel.SetValue(BackgroundProperty, transparentBrush, Avalonia.Data.BindingPriority.Style);
+                        sideBarBackgroundSetter = sideBar.SetValue(BackgroundProperty, semiTransparentBrush, Avalonia.Data.BindingPriority.Style);
+                        paneBackgroundSetter = sideBar.SetValue(SplitView.PaneBackgroundProperty, semiTransparentBrush, Avalonia.Data.BindingPriority.Style);
+                    }
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/MainWindow.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/MainWindow.xaml
index cebb3e0916..442c1d37b0 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
         ExtendClientAreaToDecorationsHint="{Binding ExtendClientAreaEnabled}"
         ExtendClientAreaChromeHints="{Binding ChromeHints}"
         ExtendClientAreaTitleBarHeightHint="{Binding TitleBarHeight}"
-        TransparencyLevelHint="{Binding TransparencyLevel}"        
         x:Name="MainWindow"
         Background="Transparent"
         x:Class="ControlCatalog.MainWindow" WindowState="{Binding WindowState, Mode=TwoWay}"
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/WindowCustomizationsPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/WindowCustomizationsPage.xaml
index f1403905c4..d690058b27 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/WindowCustomizationsPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/WindowCustomizationsPage.xaml
@@ -11,12 +11,5 @@
     <CheckBox Content="Title Bar" IsChecked="{Binding SystemTitleBarEnabled}" />    
     <CheckBox Content="Prefer System Chrome" IsChecked="{Binding PreferSystemChromeEnabled}" />
     <Slider Minimum="-1" Maximum="200" Value="{Binding TitleBarHeight}" />
-    <ComboBox x:Name="TransparencyLevels" SelectedIndex="{Binding TransparencyLevel}">
-      <ComboBoxItem>None</ComboBoxItem>
-      <ComboBoxItem>Transparent</ComboBoxItem>
-      <ComboBoxItem>Blur</ComboBoxItem>
-      <ComboBoxItem>AcrylicBlur</ComboBoxItem>
-      <ComboBoxItem>Mica</ComboBoxItem>
-    </ComboBox>
   </StackPanel>
 </UserControl>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/samples/ControlCatalog/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index b79eff780c..3bb4202166 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ namespace ControlCatalog.ViewModels
         private bool _isMenuItemChecked = true;
         private WindowState _windowState;
         private WindowState[] _windowStates = Array.Empty<WindowState>();
-        private int _transparencyLevel;
         private ExtendClientAreaChromeHints _chromeHints = ExtendClientAreaChromeHints.PreferSystemChrome;
         private bool _extendClientAreaEnabled;
         private bool _systemTitleBarEnabled;
@@ -77,12 +76,6 @@ namespace ControlCatalog.ViewModels
             TitleBarHeight = -1;
         }        
 
-        public int TransparencyLevel
-        {
-            get { return _transparencyLevel; }
-            set { this.RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _transparencyLevel, value); }
-        }        
-
         public ExtendClientAreaChromeHints ChromeHints
         {
             get { return _chromeHints; }