diff --git a/Main.qml b/Main.qml
index acf0856..eda7962 100644
--- a/Main.qml
+++ b/Main.qml
@@ -259,17 +259,16 @@ Pane {
             visible: config.FullBlur == "true" || config.PartialBlur == "true" ? true : false
         }
 
-        GaussianBlur {
+        MultiEffect {
             id: blur
 
-            height: parent.height
-            width: config.FullBlur == "true" ? parent.width : form.width
-            source: config.FullBlur == "true" ? backgroundImage : blurMask
-            radius: config.BlurRadius
-            samples: config.BlurRadius * 2 + 1
-            cached: true
             anchors.centerIn: config.FullBlur == "true" ? parent : form
+            width: config.FullBlur == "true" ? parent.width : form.width
+            height: parent.height
+            source: config.FullBlur == "true" ? backgroundImage : blurMask
             visible: config.FullBlur == "true" || config.PartialBlur == "true" ? true : false
+            blurEnabled: visible
+            blurMax: config.BlurRadius
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/theme.conf b/theme.conf
index 8aca923..ad8fa53 100644
--- a/theme.conf
+++ b/theme.conf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PartialBlur="false"
 ## Enable or disable the blur effect; if HaveFormBackground is set to true then PartialBlur will trigger the BackgroundColor of the form element to be partially transparent and blend with the blur.
 
 BlurRadius="0"
-## Set the strength of the blur effect. Anything above 100 is pretty strong and might slow down the rendering time. 0 is like setting false for any blur.
+## Set the strength of the blur effect. Anything above 50 is pretty strong and might slow down the rendering time. 0 is like setting false for any blur.