diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5fdf181..07fc6db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: [push]
 
 env:
   xcodeVersion: 26.0.1
-  dotnetVersion: 10.0.100-rc.1.25451.107
+  dotnetVersion: 10.0.100-rc.2.25502.107
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/BTProgressHUD/ProgressHUD.cs b/BTProgressHUD/ProgressHUD.cs
index 3389f23..b614151 100644
--- a/BTProgressHUD/ProgressHUD.cs
+++ b/BTProgressHUD/ProgressHUD.cs
@@ -256,20 +256,23 @@ UIView HudView
                     return _hudView;
 
                 UIView hudView;
-                if (ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBackgroundColor.Equals(UIColor.Clear))
+                if (ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBackgroundVisualEffect != null)
                 {
                     hudView = new UIView
                     {
-                        BackgroundColor = ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBackgroundColor
+                        BackgroundColor = UIColor.Clear,
                     };
+
+                    hudView.AddSubview(new UIVisualEffectView(ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBackgroundVisualEffect)
+                    {
+                        AutoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizing.FlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizing.FlexibleHeight
+                    });
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    hudView = new UIToolbar
+                    hudView = new UIView
                     {
-                        Translucent = true,
-                        BarTintColor = ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBackgroundColor,
-                        BackgroundColor = ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBackgroundColor
+                        BackgroundColor = ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBackgroundColor,
                     };
                 }
 
@@ -277,6 +280,16 @@ UIView HudView
                     UIViewAutoresizing.FlexibleBottomMargin | UIViewAutoresizing.FlexibleTopMargin |
                     UIViewAutoresizing.FlexibleRightMargin | UIViewAutoresizing.FlexibleLeftMargin;
 
+                if (ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBorderThickness > 0)
+                {
+                    hudView.Layer.BorderWidth = ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBorderThickness;
+                }
+
+                if (ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBorderColor != null)
+                {
+                    hudView.Layer.BorderColor = ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBorderColor.CGColor;
+                }
+
                 hudView.Layer.CornerRadius = ProgressHUDAppearance.HudCornerRadius;
                 hudView.Layer.MasksToBounds = true;
 
diff --git a/BTProgressHUD/ProgressHUDAppearance.cs b/BTProgressHUD/ProgressHUDAppearance.cs
index c94c519..cba9c68 100644
--- a/BTProgressHUD/ProgressHUDAppearance.cs
+++ b/BTProgressHUD/ProgressHUDAppearance.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ public static class ProgressHUDAppearance
         OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(13, 0) || OperatingSystem.IsMacCatalystVersionAtLeast(13) ?
             UIColor.Label.ColorWithAlpha(0.8f) :
             UIColor.FromWhiteAlpha(0.0f, 0.8f);
+
+    public static UIVisualEffect DefaultBackgroundVisualEffect { get; } =
+        OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(26, 0) || OperatingSystem.IsMacCatalystVersionAtLeast(26) ?
+            UIGlassEffect.Create(UIGlassEffectStyle.Regular) :
+            UIBlurEffect.FromStyle(UIBlurEffectStyle.Regular);
     
     public static UIColor DefaultHudToastBackgroundColor { get; } = UIColor.Clear;
     public static UIFont DefaultHudFont { get; } = UIFont.BoldSystemFontOfSize(16f);
@@ -28,7 +33,19 @@ public static class ProgressHUDAppearance
 
     public const float DefaultRingRadius = 14f;
     public const float DefaultRingThickness = 1f;
-    public const float DefaultHudCornerRadius = 10f;
+    public static float DefaultHudCornerRadius { get; } =
+        OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(26, 0) || OperatingSystem.IsMacCatalystVersionAtLeast(26) ?
+            20f : 10f;
+
+    public static float DefaultHudBorderThickness { get; } =
+        OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(26, 0) || OperatingSystem.IsMacCatalystVersionAtLeast(26) ?
+            1f : 0f;
+
+    public static UIColor DefaultHudBorderColor { get; } =
+        OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(26, 0) || OperatingSystem.IsMacCatalystVersionAtLeast(26) ?
+            UIColor.FromWhiteAlpha(1.0f, 0.3f) :
+            UIColor.Clear;
+
     public const double DefaultProgressUpdateInterval = 300;
     public const float DefaultActivityIndicatorScale = 1f;
 
@@ -66,11 +83,26 @@ public static class ProgressHUDAppearance
     /// Get or set hud corner radius
     /// </summary>
     public static float HudCornerRadius { get; set; } = DefaultHudCornerRadius;
-    
+
     /// <summary>
-    /// Get or set hud background color
+    /// Get or set hud background color. This only works if HudBackgroundVisualEffect is null
     /// </summary>
     public static UIColor HudBackgroundColor { get; set; } = DefaultHudBackgroundColor;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get or set hud border thickness
+    /// </summary>
+    public static float HudBorderThickness { get; set; } = DefaultHudBorderThickness;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get or set hud border color
+    /// </summary>
+    public static UIColor HudBorderColor { get; set; } = DefaultHudBorderColor;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get or set hud background visual effect
+    /// </summary>
+    public static UIVisualEffect? HudBackgroundVisualEffect { get; set; } = DefaultBackgroundVisualEffect;
     
     /// <summary>
     /// Get or set image tint color
@@ -127,6 +159,9 @@ public static void ResetToDefaults()
 
         HudCornerRadius = DefaultHudCornerRadius;
         HudBackgroundColor = DefaultHudBackgroundColor;
+        HudBorderThickness = DefaultHudBorderThickness;
+        HudBackgroundVisualEffect = DefaultBackgroundVisualEffect;
+        HudBorderThickness = DefaultHudBorderThickness;
         HudImageTintColor = DefaultForegroundColor;
         HudToastBackgroundColor = DefaultHudToastBackgroundColor;
         HudFont = DefaultHudFont;
diff --git a/BTProgressHUDDemo/MainPage.xaml b/BTProgressHUDDemo/MainPage.xaml
index 2ddb54c..ea69775 100644
--- a/BTProgressHUDDemo/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/BTProgressHUDDemo/MainPage.xaml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
             <DataTemplate>
                 <VerticalStackLayout Margin="16, 2">
                     <Button Text="{Binding Text}"
-                            Command="{Binding Command}"/>
+                            Command="{Binding Command}"
+                            BackgroundColor="{Binding Color}"/>
                 </VerticalStackLayout>
             </DataTemplate>
         </CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
diff --git a/BTProgressHUDDemo/MainViewModel.cs b/BTProgressHUDDemo/MainViewModel.cs
index 423b66b..b8c8186 100644
--- a/BTProgressHUDDemo/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/BTProgressHUDDemo/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ public class MainViewModel
         float progress = -1;
         NSTimer timer;
 
+        Color[] colors =
+        [
+            Color.FromRgb(255, 59, 48),
+            Color.FromRgb(255, 149, 0),
+            Color.FromRgb(255, 204, 0),
+            Color.FromRgb(76, 217, 100),
+            Color.FromRgb(90, 200, 250),
+            Color.FromRgb(0, 122, 255),
+            Color.FromRgb(88, 86, 214),
+            Color.FromRgb(255, 45, 85)
+        ];
+
         public MainViewModel()
         {
             Items =
@@ -104,10 +116,10 @@ public MainViewModel()
                     ProgressHUDAppearance.RingColor = UIColor.Green;
                     ProgressHUDAppearance.RingBackgroundColor = UIColor.Brown;
 
-                    ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBackgroundColor = UIColor.Yellow;
+                    ProgressHUDAppearance.HudBackgroundColor = UIColor.Brown;
                     ProgressHUDAppearance.HudTextColor = UIColor.Purple;
                     ProgressHUDAppearance.HudButtonTextColor = UIColor.Orange;
-                    ProgressHUDAppearance.HudCornerRadius = 2;
+                    ProgressHUDAppearance.HudCornerRadius = 16;
                     ProgressHUDAppearance.HudTextAlignment = UITextAlignment.Left;
                     ProgressHUDAppearance.HudTextColor = UIColor.Cyan;
                     ProgressHUDAppearance.HudToastBackgroundColor = UIColor.Blue;
@@ -188,6 +200,7 @@ public MainViewModel()
 
         CommandItem Create(string text, Action action, bool timedKill) => new CommandItem(
             text,
+            colors[Random.Shared.Next(colors.Length)],
             new Command(() =>
             {
                 try
@@ -224,6 +237,7 @@ void KillAfter()
 
     public record CommandItem(
         string Text,
+        Color Color,
         ICommand Command
     );
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 038ac52..1162853 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ control the following options:
 
 - Corner Radius
 - Background Color
+- Background Visual Effect (overrides background color)
+- Border Thickness
+- Border Color
 - Image Tint Color
 - Text Font
 - Button Font