diff --git a/src/main/java/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/mixin/EntityFXMixin.java b/src/main/java/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/mixin/EntityFXMixin.java
index e46552e..c0b8bf2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/mixin/EntityFXMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/mixin/EntityFXMixin.java
@@ -9,22 +9,38 @@
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
 
 @Mixin(EntityFX.class)
-public class EntityFXMixin {
+public abstract class EntityFXMixin {
 
     @Shadow protected float particleScale;
-    @Unique private float scale;
+    @Shadow protected int particleAge;
+
+    @Shadow public abstract float getAlpha();
+
+    @Shadow public abstract void setAlphaF(float alpha);
+
+    @Shadow protected int particleMaxAge;
+    @Unique private float overflowParticles$scale;
 
     @Inject(method = "renderParticle", at = @At(value = "HEAD"))
     private void setScale(WorldRenderer worldRendererIn, Entity entityIn, float partialTicks, float rotationX, float rotationZ, float rotationYZ, float rotationXY, float rotationXZ, CallbackInfo ci) {
-        scale = particleScale;
+        overflowParticles$scale = particleScale;
         ParticleConfig config = ModConfig.INSTANCE.getConfig((EntityFX) (Object) this);
         if (config == null) return;
-        particleScale *= config.getEntry().getSize();
+        ParticleEntry entry = config.getEntry();
+        particleScale *= entry.getSize();
+        int id = entry.getID();
+
+        float age = (float) particleAge / particleMaxAge;
+        if ((id != 0 && id != 1 && id != 2 && id != 3 && id != 100) // fireworks
+                && entry.getFade() && age > entry.getFadeStart()) {
+            float alpha = 1 - age + entry.getFadeStart();
+            if (getAlpha() != alpha) setAlphaF(alpha);
+        }
     }
 
-    @Inject(method = "renderParticle", at = @At(value = "TAIL"))
+    @Inject(method = "renderParticle", at = @At(value = "RETURN"))
     private void reset(WorldRenderer worldRendererIn, Entity entityIn, float partialTicks, float rotationX, float rotationZ, float rotationYZ, float rotationXY, float rotationXZ, CallbackInfo ci) {
-        particleScale = scale;
+        particleScale = overflowParticles$scale;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/config/ParticleConfig.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/config/ParticleConfig.kt
index 66a5be5..1bcf501 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/config/ParticleConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/config/ParticleConfig.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ class ParticleConfig(val name: String, val id: Int) : SubConfig(name, "") {
         for (i in colors) {
             hideIf(i) { id == 28 }
         }
+        val fades = listOf("fade", "fadeStart")
+        for (i in fades) {
+            hideIf(i) { id == 0 || id == 1 || id == 2 || id == 3 }
+        }
     }
 
     override fun reInitialize() {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/config/ParticleEntry.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/config/ParticleEntry.kt
index 570b36d..c9dbfb1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/config/ParticleEntry.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/polyfrost/overflowparticles/config/ParticleEntry.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 package org.polyfrost.overflowparticles.config
 
 import cc.polyfrost.oneconfig.config.annotations.*
-import cc.polyfrost.oneconfig.config.core.*
+import cc.polyfrost.oneconfig.config.core.ConfigUtils
+import cc.polyfrost.oneconfig.config.core.OneColor
 import org.polyfrost.overflowparticles.OverflowParticles
 
 class ParticleEntry {
@@ -17,6 +18,12 @@ class ParticleEntry {
     @Color(name = "Color")
     var color = OneColor(255, 255, 255, 255)
 
+    @Switch(name = "Fade", description = "Make particles fade rather than just disappearing.")
+    var fade = true
+
+    @Slider(name = "Fade Out Start", description = "How far into the lifespan of the particle before it starts to fade.", max = 1F, min = 0F)
+    var fadeStart = 0.5f
+
     @Slider(name = "Size", min = 0.5f, max = 5f)
     var size = 1.0f
         get() = field.coerceIn(0f, 5f)