diff --git a/Commons/Settings.qml b/Commons/Settings.qml
index b01dfdf..7eac008 100644
--- a/Commons/Settings.qml
+++ b/Commons/Settings.qml
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ Singleton {
 
       // wallpaper
       property JsonObject wallpaper: JsonObject {
+        property bool enabled: true
         property string directory: "/usr/share/wallpapers"
         property bool enableMultiMonitorDirectories: false
         property bool setWallpaperOnAllMonitors: true
diff --git a/Modules/Background/Background.qml b/Modules/Background/Background.qml
index 0acde3b..594425f 100644
--- a/Modules/Background/Background.qml
+++ b/Modules/Background/Background.qml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Variants {
 
     required property ShellScreen modelData
 
-    active: Settings.isLoaded && modelData
+    active: Settings.isLoaded && modelData && Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled
 
     sourceComponent: PanelWindow {
       id: root
diff --git a/Modules/Background/Overview.qml b/Modules/Background/Overview.qml
index 16a2cd4..fac841e 100644
--- a/Modules/Background/Overview.qml
+++ b/Modules/Background/Overview.qml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Variants {
   delegate: Loader {
     required property ShellScreen modelData
 
-    active: Settings.isLoaded && CompositorService.isNiri && modelData
+    active: Settings.isLoaded && CompositorService.isNiri && modelData && Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled
 
     property string wallpaper: ""
 
diff --git a/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/WallpaperTab.qml b/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/WallpaperTab.qml
index 8212b4a..6696e8d 100644
--- a/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/WallpaperTab.qml
+++ b/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/WallpaperTab.qml
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@ import qs.Widgets
 ColumnLayout {
   id: root
 
+  NToggle {
+    label: "Enable Wallpaper Management"
+    description: "Let Quickshell manage your wallpaper. Disable this if you use an external wallpaper daemon like swww."
+    checked: Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled
+    onToggled: checked => Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled = checked
+  }
+
   ColumnLayout {
+    enabled: Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled
     spacing: Style.marginL * scaling
     Layout.fillWidth: true
     NTextInput {
diff --git a/Shaders/frag/wp_stripes.frag b/Shaders/frag/wp_stripes.frag
index 34df964..f141227 100644
--- a/Shaders/frag/wp_stripes.frag
+++ b/Shaders/frag/wp_stripes.frag
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void main() {
     int stripeIndex = int(floor(stripePos));
     
     // Determine if this is an odd or even stripe
-    bool isOddStripe = (stripeIndex % 2) == 1;
+    bool isOddStripe = mod(float(stripeIndex), 2.0) != 0.0;
     
     // Calculate the progress for this specific stripe with wave delay
     // Use absolute stripe position for consistent delay across all stripes