diff --git a/Assets/Translations/en-GB.json b/Assets/Translations/en-GB.json
index 38ed26c1e2..9d01a8e103 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/en-GB.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/en-GB.json
@@ -1440,8 +1440,10 @@
       "enable-lockscreen-media-controls-label": "Lock screen media controls",
       "lock-on-suspend-description": "Automatically lock the screen when suspending the system.",
       "lock-on-suspend-label": "Lock on suspend",
-      "lock-screen-animations-description": "Enable or disable lockscreen animations.",
-      "lock-screen-animations-label": "Lockscreen animations",
+      "lock-screen-animations-description": "Enable or disable lock screen animations and transitions.",
+      "lock-screen-animations-label": "Lock screen animations",
+      "lock-screen-copy-bg-description": "Instead of the wallpaper, use a screenshot of the desktop as the background of the lockscreen.",
+      "lock-screen-copy-bg-label": "Use screenshot as background",
       "lock-screen-blur-strength-description": "Applies a blur effect to the lock screen wallpaper.",
       "lock-screen-blur-strength-label": "Lock screen blur strength",
       "lock-screen-tint-strength-description": "Applies a tint overlay to the lock screen wallpaper.",
@@ -2262,4 +2264,4 @@
       "weak": "Weak"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Assets/Translations/en.json b/Assets/Translations/en.json
index 24dca05a72..89a88be698 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/en.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/en.json
@@ -1440,8 +1440,10 @@
       "enable-lockscreen-media-controls-label": "Lock screen media controls",
       "lock-on-suspend-description": "Automatically lock the screen when suspending the system.",
       "lock-on-suspend-label": "Lock on suspend",
-      "lock-screen-animations-description": "Enable or disable lockscreen animations.",
-      "lock-screen-animations-label": "Lockscreen animations",
+      "lock-screen-animations-description": "Enable or disable lock screen animations and transitions.",
+      "lock-screen-animations-label": "Lock screen animations",
+      "lock-screen-copy-bg-description": "Instead of the wallpaper, use a screenshot of the desktop as the background of the lockscreen.",
+      "lock-screen-copy-bg-label": "Use screenshot as background",
       "lock-screen-blur-strength-description": "Applies a blur effect to the lock screen wallpaper.",
       "lock-screen-blur-strength-label": "Lock screen blur strength",
       "lock-screen-tint-strength-description": "Applies a tint overlay to the lock screen wallpaper.",
@@ -2262,4 +2264,4 @@
       "weak": "Weak"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Assets/settings-search-index.json b/Assets/settings-search-index.json
index 7a05103cd2..c6b68c96ec 100644
--- a/Assets/settings-search-index.json
+++ b/Assets/settings-search-index.json
@@ -1718,6 +1718,15 @@
     "subTab": 0,
     "subTabLabel": "common.appearance"
   },
+  {
+    "labelKey": "panels.lock-screen.lock-screen-copy-bg-label",
+    "descriptionKey": "panels.lock-screen.lock-screen-copy-bg-description",
+    "widget": "NToggle",
+    "tab": 11,
+    "tabLabel": "panels.lock-screen.title",
+    "subTab": 0,
+    "subTabLabel": "common.appearance"
+  },
   {
     "labelKey": "panels.lock-screen.lock-screen-blur-strength-label",
     "descriptionKey": "panels.lock-screen.lock-screen-blur-strength-description",
diff --git a/Commons/Settings.qml b/Commons/Settings.qml
index aecf878359..5cd62943de 100644
--- a/Commons/Settings.qml
+++ b/Commons/Settings.qml
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ Singleton {
       property bool animationDisabled: false
       property bool compactLockScreen: false
       property bool lockScreenAnimations: false
+      property bool lockScreenCopyBg: false
       property bool lockOnSuspend: true
       property bool showSessionButtonsOnLockScreen: true
       property bool showHibernateOnLockScreen: false
diff --git a/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreen.qml b/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreen.qml
index 88698b58f5..e3571fbd56 100644
--- a/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreen.qml
+++ b/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreen.qml
@@ -9,13 +9,20 @@ import qs.Services.Compositor
 import qs.Services.Hardware
 import qs.Services.Keyboard
 import qs.Services.Media
+import qs.Services.Power
 import qs.Services.UI
 import qs.Widgets
 
 Loader {
   id: root
+
+  // Starts the lock screen when activated
   active: false
 
+  // Only controls the state of the session lock
+  // Decoupled because we need to capture the screen first
+  property bool locked: false
+
   // Track if the visualizer should be shown (lockscreen active + media playing + non-compact mode)
   readonly property bool needsSpectrum: root.active && !Settings.data.general.compactLockScreen && Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "" && Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "none"
 
@@ -31,6 +38,10 @@ Loader {
     } else {
       LockKeysService.unregisterComponent("lockscreen");
     }
+
+    // Trigger locksreen when loader is active
+    if (root.active)
+      startLockScreen();
   }
 
   onNeedsSpectrumChanged: {
@@ -51,6 +62,24 @@ Loader {
     LockKeysService.unregisterComponent("lockscreen");
   }
 
+  // Dictionary of screen name to ItemGrabResult of screen captures
+  property var screenCaptures: ({})
+
+  // Wait until all screens are captured before locking
+  onScreenCapturesChanged: {
+    let captureCount = Object.keys(screenCaptures).length;
+    if (captureCount > 0 && captureCount === Quickshell.screens.length) {
+      screenCopies.active = false;
+      root.locked = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // When lock is requested, clear previous captures and activate SCVs
+  function startLockScreen() {
+    screenCaptures = {};
+    screenCopies.active = true;
+  }
+
   Timer {
     id: unloadAfterUnlockTimer
     interval: 250
@@ -58,20 +87,92 @@ Loader {
     onTriggered: root.active = false
   }
 
-  function scheduleUnloadAfterUnlock() {
+  function unlockAndUnload() {
+    locked = false;
     unloadAfterUnlockTimer.start();
   }
 
+  // Image grabber for each connected screen
+  Loader {
+    id: screenCopies
+    active: false
+
+    sourceComponent: Instantiator {
+      model: Quickshell.screens
+
+      delegate: PanelWindow {
+        anchors {
+          top: true
+          left: true
+          right: true
+          bottom: true
+        }
+        exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore
+        screen: modelData
+        color: "transparent"
+
+        ScreencopyView {
+          anchors.fill: parent
+          captureSource: screen
+
+          // Only grab an image when content is ready
+          onHasContentChanged: {
+            if (hasContent) {
+              grabToImage(function (result) {
+                // Store a ref to the result to avoid GC
+                root.screenCaptures[screen.name] = result;
+                // Manually call changed to trigger mutation signal
+                root.screenCapturesChanged();
+              });
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   sourceComponent: Component {
     Item {
       id: lockContainer
 
+      readonly property bool canTransition: Settings.data.general.lockScreenAnimations && !PowerProfileService.noctaliaPerformanceMode
+
+      property real transitionProgress: canTransition ? 0.0 : 1.0
+
+      NumberAnimation {
+        id: lockEnter
+        target: lockContainer
+        property: "transitionProgress"
+        to: 1.0
+        duration: Style.animationNormal
+        easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
+        running: root.locked && canTransition
+      }
+
+      function unlockScreen() {
+        root.unlockAndUnload();
+        lockContext.currentText = "";
+      }
+
+      NumberAnimation {
+        id: lockExit
+        target: lockContainer
+        property: "transitionProgress"
+        to: 0.0
+        duration: Style.animationNormal
+        easing.type: Easing.InCubic
+        onFinished: unlockScreen()
+      }
+
       LockContext {
         id: lockContext
         onUnlocked: {
-          lockSession.locked = false;
-          root.scheduleUnloadAfterUnlock();
-          lockContext.currentText = "";
+          if (canTransition) {
+            lockEnter.stop();
+            lockExit.start();
+            return;
+          }
+          unlockScreen();
         }
         onFailed: {
           lockContext.currentText = "";
@@ -88,10 +189,11 @@ Loader {
 
       WlSessionLock {
         id: lockSession
-        locked: root.active
+        locked: root.locked
 
         WlSessionLockSurface {
           id: lockSurface
+          color: "black"
 
           Loader {
             anchors.fill: parent
@@ -123,10 +225,13 @@ Loader {
               LockScreenBackground {
                 id: backgroundComponent
                 screen: lockSurface.screen
+                screenGrab: lockSurface.screen ? (root.screenCaptures[lockSurface.screen.name] || null) : null
+                transitionProgress: lockContainer.transitionProgress
               }
 
               Item {
                 anchors.fill: parent
+                opacity: lockContainer.transitionProgress
 
                 // Mouse area to trigger focus on cursor movement (workaround for Hyprland focus issues)
                 MouseArea {
diff --git a/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreenBackground.qml b/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreenBackground.qml
index dde083925f..4834132964 100644
--- a/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreenBackground.qml
+++ b/Modules/LockScreen/LockScreenBackground.qml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Effects
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Commons
 import qs.Services.Compositor
 import qs.Services.Power
@@ -10,11 +11,22 @@ Item {
   id: root
   anchors.fill: parent
 
+  // Screen of the lock surface
+  required property ShellScreen screen
+
+  // ItemGrabResult of the screen copy for this surface
+  required property var screenGrab
+
   // Cached wallpaper path - exposed for parent components
   property string resolvedWallpaperPath: ""
-  property color tintColor: Settings.data.colorSchemes.darkMode ? Color.mSurface : Color.mOnSurface
 
-  required property var screen
+  // Enter / exit transtion value
+  property real transitionProgress: 1.0
+
+  readonly property color tintColor: Settings.data.colorSchemes.darkMode ? Color.mSurface : Color.mOnSurface
+  readonly property bool useEffects: !PowerProfileService.noctaliaPerformanceMode || !Settings.data.noctaliaPerformance.disableWallpaper
+  readonly property bool useScreencopy: Settings.data.general.lockScreenCopyBg
+  readonly property bool useWallpaper: Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled && resolvedWallpaperPath !== ""
 
   // Request preprocessed wallpaper when lock screen becomes active or dimensions change
   Component.onCompleted: {
@@ -103,15 +115,29 @@ Item {
     });
   }
 
-  // Background - solid color or black fallback
+  // A copy of the screen to use as background
+  // Also used as fade in / fade out backdrop
+  Image {
+    id: lockBgScreencopy
+    anchors.fill: parent
+    source: screenGrab ? screenGrab.url : ""
+
+    cache: false
+    fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+    visible: screenGrab && lockBgRender.visible && lockBgRender.opacity < 1.0
+  }
+
+  // If using a solid color wallpaper
   Rectangle {
     anchors.fill: parent
-    color: Settings.data.wallpaper.useSolidColor ? Settings.data.wallpaper.solidColor : "#000000"
+    opacity: (Settings.data.wallpaper.useSolidColor && useEffects) ? transitionProgress : 0.0
+    color: Settings.data.wallpaper.solidColor
   }
 
+  // If using an image wallpaper
   Image {
     id: lockBgImage
-    visible: source !== "" && Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled && !Settings.data.wallpaper.useSolidColor && (!PowerProfileService.noctaliaPerformanceMode || !Settings.data.noctaliaPerformance.disableWallpaper)
+    visible: false // rendered with effects below
     anchors.fill: parent
     fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
     source: resolvedWallpaperPath
@@ -119,19 +145,23 @@ Item {
     smooth: true
     mipmap: false
     antialiasing: true
+  }
 
-    layer.enabled: Settings.data.general.lockScreenBlur > 0 && !PowerProfileService.noctaliaPerformanceMode
-    layer.smooth: false
-    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-      blurEnabled: true
-      blur: Settings.data.general.lockScreenBlur
-      blurMax: 48
-    }
+  // Applies the image wallpaper or screen copy with effects
+  MultiEffect {
+    id: lockBgRender
+    anchors.fill: parent
+    opacity: transitionProgress
+    visible: useEffects && ((screenGrab && useScreencopy) || useWallpaper)
+    source: useScreencopy ? lockBgScreencopy : lockBgImage
+
+    blurEnabled: Settings.data.general.lockScreenBlur > 0
+    blur: Settings.data.general.lockScreenBlur * transitionProgress
+    blurMax: 64
 
-    // Tint overlay
     Rectangle {
       anchors.fill: parent
-      color: root.tintColor
+      color: tintColor
       opacity: Settings.data.general.lockScreenTint
     }
   }
diff --git a/Modules/Panels/Settings/Tabs/LockScreen/AppearanceSubTab.qml b/Modules/Panels/Settings/Tabs/LockScreen/AppearanceSubTab.qml
index 545b047855..f4843cda12 100644
--- a/Modules/Panels/Settings/Tabs/LockScreen/AppearanceSubTab.qml
+++ b/Modules/Panels/Settings/Tabs/LockScreen/AppearanceSubTab.qml
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ ColumnLayout {
     defaultValue: Settings.getDefaultValue("general.lockScreenAnimations")
   }
 
+  NToggle {
+    label: I18n.tr("panels.lock-screen.lock-screen-copy-bg-label")
+    description: I18n.tr("panels.lock-screen.lock-screen-copy-bg-description")
+    checked: Settings.data.general.lockScreenCopyBg
+    onToggled: checked => Settings.data.general.lockScreenCopyBg = checked
+    defaultValue: Settings.getDefaultValue("general.lockScreenCopyBg")
+  }
+
   NValueSlider {
     Layout.fillWidth: true
     label: I18n.tr("panels.lock-screen.lock-screen-blur-strength-label")
diff --git a/nix/shell.nix b/nix/shell.nix
index 311d817d96..5de595b1f4 100644
--- a/nix/shell.nix
+++ b/nix/shell.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   shellcheck,
   jsonfmt,
   lefthook,
+  python3,
   kdePackages,
   mkShellNoCC,
 }:
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ mkShellNoCC {
 
     # CoC
     lefthook # githooks
+    python3 # dev scripts
     kdePackages.qtdeclarative # qmlfmt, qmllint, qmlls and etc; Qt6
   ];
+
+  shellHook = ''
+    lefthook install
+  '';
 }