diff --git a/src/xrt/ipc/client/ipc_client_hmd.c b/src/xrt/ipc/client/ipc_client_hmd.c
index a9ae77979..edd0b4efa 100644
--- a/src/xrt/ipc/client/ipc_client_hmd.c
+++ b/src/xrt/ipc/client/ipc_client_hmd.c
@@ -170,15 +170,13 @@ ipc_client_hmd_create(struct ipc_connection *ipc_c, struct xrt_tracking_origin *
 	}
 #endif
 
-	// clang-foramt off
-	ich->base.hmd->blend_mode = XRT_BLEND_MODE_OPAQUE;
+	ich->base.hmd->blend_mode = ipc_c->ism->hmd.blend_mode;
 	ich->base.hmd->views[0].display.w_pixels = ipc_c->ism->hmd.views[0].display.w_pixels;
 	ich->base.hmd->views[0].display.h_pixels = ipc_c->ism->hmd.views[0].display.h_pixels;
 	ich->base.hmd->views[0].fov = ipc_c->ism->hmd.views[0].fov;
 	ich->base.hmd->views[1].display.w_pixels = ipc_c->ism->hmd.views[1].display.w_pixels;
 	ich->base.hmd->views[1].display.h_pixels = ipc_c->ism->hmd.views[1].display.h_pixels;
 	ich->base.hmd->views[1].fov = ipc_c->ism->hmd.views[1].fov;
-	// clang-foramt on
 
 	// Distortion information, fills in xdev->compute_distortion().
 	u_distortion_mesh_set_none(&ich->base);
diff --git a/src/xrt/ipc/server/ipc_server_process.c b/src/xrt/ipc/server/ipc_server_process.c
index bf8479df2..cf3eef876 100644
--- a/src/xrt/ipc/server/ipc_server_process.c
+++ b/src/xrt/ipc/server/ipc_server_process.c
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ init_shm(struct ipc_server *s)
 			ism->hmd.views[1].display.w_pixels = xdev->hmd->views[1].display.w_pixels;
 			ism->hmd.views[1].display.h_pixels = xdev->hmd->views[1].display.h_pixels;
 			ism->hmd.views[1].fov = xdev->hmd->views[1].fov;
+
+			ism->hmd.blend_mode = xdev->hmd->blend_mode;
 		}
 
 		// Setup the tracking origin.
diff --git a/src/xrt/ipc/shared/ipc_protocol.h b/src/xrt/ipc/shared/ipc_protocol.h
index c4c365d3d..2da3add08 100644
--- a/src/xrt/ipc/shared/ipc_protocol.h
+++ b/src/xrt/ipc/shared/ipc_protocol.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ struct ipc_shared_memory
 			 */
 			struct xrt_fov fov;
 		} views[2];
+		enum xrt_blend_mode blend_mode;
 	} hmd;
 
 	struct xrt_input inputs[IPC_SHARED_MAX_INPUTS];