diff --git a/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp b/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
index 44217b2c83..663b0ebffa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ void Decoration::init()
         connect(m_view->contentItem(), &QQuickItem::heightChanged, m_item, updateSize);
         connect(m_view, &KWin::OffscreenQuickView::repaintNeeded, this, &Decoration::updateBuffer);
     }
+
+    m_supportsMask = m_item->property("supportsMask").toBool();
+
     setupBorders(m_item);
 
 
@@ -572,7 +575,7 @@ void Decoration::updateExtendedBorders()
 
 void Decoration::updateBlur()
 {
-    if (!m_item) {
+    if (!m_item || !m_supportsMask) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.h b/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
index 793a9ecd71..46c5a5ffd9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
+++ b/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ private:
     void updateBuffer();
     void updateExtendedBorders();
 
+    bool m_supportsMask{false};
+
     QRect m_contentRect; //the geometry of the part of the buffer that is not a shadow when buffer was created.
     QQuickItem *m_item = nullptr;
     QQmlContext *m_qmlContext = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/qml/aurorae.qml b/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/qml/aurorae.qml
index e167e5ec61..41c35b4474 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/qml/aurorae.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/qml/aurorae.qml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Decoration {
     id: root
     property bool animate: false
     property alias decorationMask: maskItem.mask
+    property alias supportsMask: backgroundSvg.supportsMask
     Component.onCompleted: {
         borders.left   = Qt.binding(function() { return Math.max(0, auroraeTheme.borderLeft);});
         borders.right  = Qt.binding(function() { return Math.max(0, auroraeTheme.borderRight);});
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ Decoration {
     }
     PlasmaCore.FrameSvg {
         property bool supportsInactive: hasElementPrefix("decoration-inactive")
+        property bool supportsMask: hasElementPrefix("mask")
         property bool supportsMaximized: hasElementPrefix("decoration-maximized")
         property bool supportsMaximizedInactive: hasElementPrefix("decoration-maximized-inactive")
         property bool supportsInnerBorder: hasElementPrefix("innerborder")