diff --git a/modules_forge/forge_canvas/canvas.css b/modules_forge/forge_canvas/canvas.css
index bc32583d..7c461eec 100644
--- a/modules_forge/forge_canvas/canvas.css
+++ b/modules_forge/forge_canvas/canvas.css
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
     overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+.forge-image-container-plain {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: calc(100% - 6px);
+    position: relative;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    background-color: #202020;
+    background-size: 20px 20px;
+    background-position: 0 0, 10px 10px;
+}
+
 .forge-image-container {
     width: 100%;
     height: calc(100% - 6px);
@@ -48,6 +58,16 @@
     left: 0;
 }
 
+.forge-toolbar-static {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0px;
+    left: 0px;
+    z-index: 10 !important;
+    background: rgba(47, 47, 47, 0.8);
+    padding: 6px 10px;
+    opacity: 1.0 !important;
+}
+
 .forge-toolbar {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0px;
@@ -59,7 +79,7 @@
     transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
 }
 
-.forge-toolbar .forge-btn {
+.forge-toolbar .forge-btn, .forge-toolbar-static .forge-btn {
     padding: 2px 6px;
     border: none;
     background-color: #4a4a4a;
@@ -69,11 +89,11 @@
     transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
 }
 
-.forge-toolbar .forge-btn:hover {
+.forge-toolbar .forge-btn, .forge-toolbar-static .forge-btn:hover {
     background-color: #5e5e5e;
 }
 
-.forge-toolbar .forge-btn:active {
+.forge-toolbar .forge-btn, .forge-toolbar-static .forge-btn:active {
     background-color: #3e3e3e;
 }
 
@@ -156,4 +176,4 @@
     width: 30%;
     height: 30%;
     transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules_forge/forge_canvas/canvas.py b/modules_forge/forge_canvas/canvas.py
index a343f27e..88649312 100644
--- a/modules_forge/forge_canvas/canvas.py
+++ b/modules_forge/forge_canvas/canvas.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from io import BytesIO
 from gradio.context import Context
 from functools import wraps
 
+from modules.shared import opts
 
 canvas_js_root_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
@@ -136,7 +137,15 @@ class ForgeCanvas:
             elem_classes=None
     ):
         self.uuid = 'uuid_' + uuid.uuid4().hex
-        self.block = gr.HTML(canvas_html.replace('forge_mixin', self.uuid), visible=visible, elem_id=elem_id, elem_classes=elem_classes)
+
+        canvas_html_uuid = canvas_html.replace('forge_mixin', self.uuid)
+
+        if opts.forge_canvas_plain:
+            canvas_html_uuid = canvas_html_uuid.replace('class="forge-image-container"', 'class="forge-image-container-plain"').replace('stroke="white"', 'stroke=#444')
+        if opts.forge_canvas_toolbar_always:
+            canvas_html_uuid = canvas_html_uuid.replace('class="forge-toolbar"', 'class="forge-toolbar-static"')
+            
+        self.block = gr.HTML(canvas_html_uuid, visible=visible, elem_id=elem_id, elem_classes=elem_classes)
         self.foreground = LogicalImage(visible=DEBUG_MODE, label='foreground', numpy=numpy, elem_id=self.uuid, elem_classes=['logical_image_foreground'])
         self.background = LogicalImage(visible=DEBUG_MODE, label='background', numpy=numpy, value=initial_image, elem_id=self.uuid, elem_classes=['logical_image_background'])
         Context.root_block.load(None, js=f'async ()=>{{new ForgeCanvas("{self.uuid}", {no_upload}, {no_scribbles}, {contrast_scribbles}, {height}, '
diff --git a/modules_forge/shared_options.py b/modules_forge/shared_options.py
index e7ae3578..51a33ae7 100644
--- a/modules_forge/shared_options.py
+++ b/modules_forge/shared_options.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 def register(options_templates, options_section, OptionInfo):
     options_templates.update(options_section((None, "Forge Hidden options"), {
         "forge_unet_storage_dtype": OptionInfo('Automatic'),
@@ -8,3 +7,7 @@ def register(options_templates, options_section, OptionInfo):
         "forge_preset": OptionInfo('sd'),
         "forge_additional_modules": OptionInfo([]),
     }))
+    options_templates.update(options_section(('ui_alternatives', "UI alternatives", "ui"), {
+        "forge_canvas_plain": OptionInfo(False, "ForgeCanvas: use plain background").needs_reload_ui(),
+        "forge_canvas_toolbar_always": OptionInfo(False, "ForgeCanvas: toolbar always visible").needs_reload_ui(),
+    }))