diff --git a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.cpp b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.cpp
index fa20e4c02..b5b02288a 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <QResizeEvent>
 
 #include "channel/channelwebapiutils.h"
+#include "gui/buttonswitch.h"
 
 #include "feature/featureuiset.h"
 
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ FreqDisplayGUI::FreqDisplayGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, FeatureUISet *featureUISet,
     m_availableChannelOrFeatureHandler.scanAvailableChannelsAndFeatures();
 
     connect(ui->channels, qOverload<int>(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged), this, &FreqDisplayGUI::on_channels_currentIndexChanged);
+    connect(ui->fontFamily, &QFontComboBox::currentFontChanged, this, &FreqDisplayGUI::on_fontFamily_currentFontChanged);
+    connect(ui->transparentBackground, &ButtonSwitch::toggled, this, &FreqDisplayGUI::on_transparentBackground_toggled);
     connect(&m_pollTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &FreqDisplayGUI::pollSelectedChannel);
     m_pollTimer.start(pollIntervalMs);
 
@@ -105,6 +108,18 @@ void FreqDisplayGUI::displaySettings()
     setWindowTitle(m_settings.m_title);
     setTitle(m_settings.m_title);
 
+    // Populate font combo box with the saved font (or system default if empty)
+    ui->fontFamily->blockSignals(true);
+    if (!m_settings.m_fontName.isEmpty()) {
+        ui->fontFamily->setCurrentFont(QFont(m_settings.m_fontName));
+    }
+    ui->fontFamily->blockSignals(false);
+
+    ui->transparentBackground->blockSignals(true);
+    ui->transparentBackground->setChecked(m_settings.m_transparentBackground);
+    ui->transparentBackground->blockSignals(false);
+
+    applyTransparency();
     updateChannelList();
 }
 
@@ -119,6 +134,8 @@ void FreqDisplayGUI::applySettings(bool force)
     settingsKeys.append("selectedChannel");
     settingsKeys.append("workspaceIndex");
     settingsKeys.append("geometryBytes");
+    settingsKeys.append("fontName");
+    settingsKeys.append("transparentBackground");
     m_freqDisplay->applySettings(m_settings, settingsKeys, force);
 }
 
@@ -247,9 +264,14 @@ void FreqDisplayGUI::updateFrequencyFont()
         return;
     }
 
+    // Build a font with the user-chosen family (or the widget's current family if none saved)
+    QFont font = ui->frequencyValue->font();
+    if (!m_settings.m_fontName.isEmpty()) {
+        font.setFamily(m_settings.m_fontName);
+    }
+
     // Probe at a large reference size to get accurate text dimensions, then
     // scale linearly to find the largest point size that fits in both directions.
-    QFont font = ui->frequencyValue->font();
     constexpr int probeSize = 200;
     font.setPointSize(probeSize);
     const QFontMetrics fm(font);
@@ -267,6 +289,36 @@ void FreqDisplayGUI::updateFrequencyFont()
     ui->frequencyValue->setFont(font);
 }
 
+void FreqDisplayGUI::applyTransparency()
+{
+    if (m_settings.m_transparentBackground)
+    {
+        // Make the content area and frequency label fully transparent so that
+        // only the text is visible over whatever is behind the window.
+        ui->settingsContainer->setStyleSheet("background-color: transparent;");
+        ui->frequencyValue->setStyleSheet("background-color: transparent;");
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ui->settingsContainer->setStyleSheet(QString());
+        ui->frequencyValue->setStyleSheet(QString());
+    }
+}
+
+void FreqDisplayGUI::on_fontFamily_currentFontChanged(const QFont& font)
+{
+    m_settings.m_fontName = font.family();
+    applySettings();
+    updateFrequencyFont();
+}
+
+void FreqDisplayGUI::on_transparentBackground_toggled(bool checked)
+{
+    m_settings.m_transparentBackground = checked;
+    applyTransparency();
+    applySettings();
+}
+
 void FreqDisplayGUI::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
 {
     FeatureGUI::resizeEvent(event);
diff --git a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.h b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.h
index d6d122c29..f66a63311 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.h
+++ b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define INCLUDE_FEATURE_FREQDISPLAYGUI_H_
 
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QFontComboBox>
 
 #include "availablechannelorfeaturehandler.h"
 #include "feature/featuregui.h"
@@ -56,10 +57,13 @@ private:
     void updateChannelList();
     void updateFrequencyText();
     void updateFrequencyFont();
+    void applyTransparency();
 
 private slots:
     void channelsOrFeaturesChanged(const QStringList& renameFrom, const QStringList& renameTo, const QStringList& removed, const QStringList& added);
     void on_channels_currentIndexChanged(int index);
+    void on_fontFamily_currentFontChanged(const QFont& font);
+    void on_transparentBackground_toggled(bool checked);
     void pollSelectedChannel();
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.ui b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.ui
index 4ed905304..eacc69dfe 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.ui
+++ b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.ui
@@ -68,6 +68,40 @@
       </item>
      </layout>
     </item>
+    <item>
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="fontLayout">
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="fontLabel">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Font</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QFontComboBox" name="fontFamily">
+        <property name="sizePolicy">
+         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+         </sizepolicy>
+        </property>
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Select font family for the frequency display</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="ButtonSwitch" name="transparentBackground">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Toggle transparent window background</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>T</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </item>
     <item>
      <widget class="QLabel" name="frequencyValue">
       <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -94,6 +128,11 @@
    <header>gui/rollupcontents.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>ButtonSwitch</class>
+   <extends>QToolButton</extends>
+   <header>gui/buttonswitch.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
diff --git a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.cpp b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.cpp
index 2461e968c..635dd060b 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.cpp
+++ b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ void FreqDisplaySettings::resetToDefaults()
     m_selectedChannel.clear();
     m_workspaceIndex = -1;
     m_geometryBytes.clear();
+    m_fontName.clear();
+    m_transparentBackground = false;
 }
 
 QByteArray FreqDisplaySettings::serialize() const
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ QByteArray FreqDisplaySettings::serialize() const
     s.writeString(2, m_selectedChannel);
     s.writeS32(3, m_workspaceIndex);
     s.writeBlob(4, m_geometryBytes);
+    s.writeString(5, m_fontName);
+    s.writeBool(6, m_transparentBackground);
 
     return s.final();
 }
@@ -47,6 +51,8 @@ bool FreqDisplaySettings::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
     d.readString(2, &m_selectedChannel, "");
     d.readS32(3, &m_workspaceIndex, -1);
     d.readBlob(4, &m_geometryBytes);
+    d.readString(5, &m_fontName, "");
+    d.readBool(6, &m_transparentBackground, false);
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -65,4 +71,10 @@ void FreqDisplaySettings::applySettings(const QStringList& settingsKeys, const F
     if (settingsKeys.contains("geometryBytes")) {
         m_geometryBytes = settings.m_geometryBytes;
     }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("fontName")) {
+        m_fontName = settings.m_fontName;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("transparentBackground")) {
+        m_transparentBackground = settings.m_transparentBackground;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.h b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.h
index 45575cd61..6ba38a921 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.h
+++ b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ struct FreqDisplaySettings
     QString m_selectedChannel;
     int m_workspaceIndex;
     QByteArray m_geometryBytes;
+    QString m_fontName;
+    bool m_transparentBackground;
 
     FreqDisplaySettings();
     ~FreqDisplaySettings() = default;