diff --git a/gnome/breezydesktop@org.xronlinux/IMUAdjust.frag b/gnome/breezydesktop@org.xronlinux/IMUAdjust.frag
index 65c9868..658f422 100644
--- a/gnome/breezydesktop@org.xronlinux/IMUAdjust.frag
+++ b/gnome/breezydesktop@org.xronlinux/IMUAdjust.frag
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ uniform bool sbs_mode_stretched;
 uniform bool custom_banner_enabled;
 uniform float stage_aspect_ratio;
 uniform float display_aspect_ratio;
+uniform float trim_width_percent;
+uniform float trim_height_percent;
 uniform float half_fov_z_rads;
 uniform float half_fov_y_rads;
 uniform float screen_distance;
@@ -164,9 +166,11 @@ void PS_IMU_Transform(vec4 pos, vec2 texcoord, out vec4 color) {
         float texcoord_width = texcoord_x_max - texcoord_x_min;
         texcoord.x = texcoord.x * texcoord_width + texcoord_x_min;
 
-        if(looking_behind || texcoord.x < texcoord_x_min || texcoord.y < 0.0 || texcoord.x > texcoord_x_max || texcoord.y > 1.0 || texcoord.x <= 0.005 && texcoord.y <= 0.005) {
+        if(looking_behind || texcoord.x < texcoord_x_min || texcoord.y < 0.0 || texcoord.x > texcoord_x_max || texcoord.y > 1.0 || texcoord.x <= 0.001 && texcoord.y <= 0.002) {
             color = vec4(0, 0, 0, 1);
         } else {
+            texcoord.x = (1.0 - trim_width_percent * 2) * texcoord.x + trim_width_percent;
+            texcoord.y = (1.0 - trim_height_percent * 2) * texcoord.y + trim_height_percent;
             color = texture2D(uDesktopTexture, texcoord);
         }
     }
diff --git a/gnome/breezydesktop@org.xronlinux/extension.js b/gnome/breezydesktop@org.xronlinux/extension.js
index 4987611..d5de026 100644
--- a/gnome/breezydesktop@org.xronlinux/extension.js
+++ b/gnome/breezydesktop@org.xronlinux/extension.js
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ const shaderUniformLocations = {
     'look_ahead_cfg': null,
     'stage_aspect_ratio': null,
     'display_aspect_ratio': null,
+    'trim_width_percent': null,
+    'trim_height_percent': null,
     'display_zoom': null,
     'display_north_offset': null,
     'lens_distance_ratio': null,
@@ -181,6 +183,11 @@ function setIntermittentUniformVariables() {
             const halfFovZRads = degreeToRadian(displayFov / diagToVertRatio) / 2;
             const halfFovYRads = halfFovZRads * stageAspectRatio;
             const screenDistance = 1.0 - lensDistanceRatio;
+
+            // our overlay doesn't quite cover the full screen texture, which allows us to see some of the real desktop
+            // underneath, so we trim two pixels around the entire edge of the texture
+            const trimWidthPercent = 2.0 / this._targetMonitor.width;
+            const trimHeightPercent = 2.0 / this._targetMonitor.height;
             
             // all these values are transferred directly, unmodified from the driver
             transferUniformFloat(this, 'look_ahead_cfg', dataView, LOOK_AHEAD_CFG);
@@ -196,6 +203,8 @@ function setIntermittentUniformVariables() {
             setSingleFloat(this, 'show_banner', imuResetState);
             setSingleFloat(this, 'stage_aspect_ratio', stageAspectRatio);
             setSingleFloat(this, 'display_aspect_ratio', displayAspectRatio);
+            setSingleFloat(this, 'trim_width_percent', trimWidthPercent);
+            setSingleFloat(this, 'trim_height_percent', trimHeightPercent);
             setSingleFloat(this, 'half_fov_z_rads', halfFovZRads);
             setSingleFloat(this, 'half_fov_y_rads', halfFovYRads);
             setSingleFloat(this, 'screen_distance', screenDistance);
@@ -265,13 +274,11 @@ export default class BreezyDesktopExtension extends Extension {
 
             uiClone.x = -this._targetMonitor.x;
             uiClone.y = -this._targetMonitor.y;
-
         }
 
         if (!this._xr_effect) {
             const extensionPath = this._extensionPath;
             const shared_mem_file = this._shared_mem_file;
-            const overlay = this._overlay;
             const targetMonitor = this._targetMonitor;
             var XREffect = GObject.registerClass({}, class XREffect extends Shell.GLSLEffect {
                 vfunc_build_pipeline() {