diff --git a/src/Plug.vala b/src/Plug.vala
index d68b41c00..b5a24c7eb 100644
--- a/src/Plug.vala
+++ b/src/Plug.vala
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ public class PantheonShell.Plug : Switchboard.Plug {
         search_results.set ("%s → %s → %s".printf (display_name, _("Dock & Panel"), _("Panel translucency")), "dock");
         search_results.set ("%s → %s".printf (display_name, _("Appearance")), "appearance");
         search_results.set ("%s → %s → %s".printf (display_name, _("Appearance"), _("Dark style")), "appearance");
+        search_results.set ("%s → %s → %s".printf (display_name, _("Appearance"), _("Dim Wallpaper With Dark Style")), "appearance");
         search_results.set ("%s → %s → %s".printf (display_name, _("Appearance"), _("Accent Color")), "appearance");
         search_results.set ("%s → %s → %s".printf (display_name, _("Appearance"), _("Always Show Scrollbars")), "appearance");
         search_results.set ("%s → %s → %s".printf (display_name, _("Appearance"), _("Reduce Motion")), "appearance");
diff --git a/src/Views/Appearance.vala b/src/Views/Appearance.vala
index 097eb49b6..a7c71e6f8 100644
--- a/src/Views/Appearance.vala
+++ b/src/Views/Appearance.vala
@@ -99,6 +99,21 @@ public class PantheonShell.Appearance : Gtk.Box {
         prefer_style_box.append (prefer_default_radio);
         prefer_style_box.append (prefer_dark_radio);
 
+        var dim_switch = new Gtk.Switch () {
+            valign = CENTER
+        };
+
+        var dim_label = new Granite.HeaderLabel (_("Dim Wallpaper With Dark Style")) {
+            hexpand = true,
+            mnemonic_widget = dim_switch
+        };
+
+        var dim_box = new Gtk.Box (HORIZONTAL, 12) {
+            margin_top = 18
+        };
+        dim_box.append (dim_label);
+        dim_box.append (dim_switch);
+
         var schedule_label = new Granite.HeaderLabel (_("Schedule"));
 
         var schedule_disabled_radio = new Gtk.CheckButton.with_label (_("Disabled")) {
@@ -172,11 +187,12 @@ public class PantheonShell.Appearance : Gtk.Box {
         if (((GLib.DBusProxy) pantheon_act).get_cached_property ("PrefersColorScheme") != null) {
             grid.attach (dark_label, 0, 0, 2);
             grid.attach (prefer_style_box, 0, 2, 2);
-            grid.attach (schedule_label, 0, 3, 2);
-            grid.attach (schedule_disabled_radio, 0, 4, 2);
-            grid.attach (schedule_sunset_radio, 0, 5, 2);
-            grid.attach (schedule_manual_radio, 0, 6);
-            grid.attach (schedule_manual_box, 1, 6);
+            grid.attach (dim_box, 0, 3, 2);
+            grid.attach (schedule_label, 0, 4, 2);
+            grid.attach (schedule_disabled_radio, 0, 5, 2);
+            grid.attach (schedule_sunset_radio, 0, 6, 2);
+            grid.attach (schedule_manual_radio, 0, 7);
+            grid.attach (schedule_manual_box, 1, 7);
 
             switch (pantheon_act.prefers_color_scheme) {
                 case Granite.Settings.ColorScheme.DARK:
@@ -349,8 +365,8 @@ public class PantheonShell.Appearance : Gtk.Box {
             accent_box.append (slate_button);
             accent_box.append (auto_button);
 
-            grid.attach (accent_label, 0, 7, 2);
-            grid.attach (accent_box, 0, 8, 2);
+            grid.attach (accent_label, 0, 8, 2);
+            grid.attach (accent_box, 0, 9, 2);
         }
 
         var animations_switch = new Gtk.Switch () {
@@ -399,6 +415,9 @@ public class PantheonShell.Appearance : Gtk.Box {
         animations_settings.bind ("enable-animations", animations_switch, "active", SettingsBindFlags.INVERT_BOOLEAN);
 
         interface_settings.bind ("overlay-scrolling", scrollbar_switch, "active", INVERT_BOOLEAN);
+
+        var background_settings = new GLib.Settings ("io.elementary.desktop.background");
+        background_settings.bind ("dim-wallpaper-in-dark-style", dim_switch, "active", DEFAULT);
     }
 
     private class PrefersAccentColorButton : Gtk.CheckButton {
diff --git a/src/Views/Wallpaper.vala b/src/Views/Wallpaper.vala
index 335e008ef..517684601 100644
--- a/src/Views/Wallpaper.vala
+++ b/src/Views/Wallpaper.vala
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ public class PantheonShell.Wallpaper : Gtk.Box {
     public Switchboard.Plug plug { get; construct set; }
 
     private static GLib.Settings gnome_background_settings;
-    private static GLib.Settings gala_background_settings;
 
     private Gtk.ScrolledWindow wallpaper_scrolled_window;
     private Gtk.FlowBox wallpaper_view;
     private Gtk.Overlay view_overlay;
-    private Gtk.Switch dim_switch;
     private Gtk.ComboBoxText combo;
     private Gtk.ColorButton color_button;
 
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ public class PantheonShell.Wallpaper : Gtk.Box {
 
     static construct {
         gnome_background_settings = new GLib.Settings ("org.gnome.desktop.background");
-        gala_background_settings = new GLib.Settings ("io.elementary.desktop.background");
     }
 
     construct {
@@ -89,13 +86,6 @@ public class PantheonShell.Wallpaper : Gtk.Box {
             margin_start = 12
         };
 
-        var dim_label = new Gtk.Label (_("Dim with dark style:"));
-
-        dim_switch = new Gtk.Switch () {
-            margin_end = 6,
-            valign = CENTER
-        };
-
         combo = new Gtk.ComboBoxText () {
             margin_end = 6,
             valign = CENTER
@@ -131,8 +121,6 @@ public class PantheonShell.Wallpaper : Gtk.Box {
         actionbar.pack_start (add_wallpaper_button);
         actionbar.pack_end (color_button);
         actionbar.pack_end (combo);
-        actionbar.pack_end (dim_switch);
-        actionbar.pack_end (dim_label);
 
         orientation = VERTICAL;
         append (separator);
@@ -178,8 +166,6 @@ public class PantheonShell.Wallpaper : Gtk.Box {
     }
 
     private void load_settings () {
-        gala_background_settings.bind ("dim-wallpaper-in-dark-style", dim_switch, "active", SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
-
         // TODO: need to store the previous state, before changing to none
         // when a solid color is selected, because the combobox doesn't know
         // about it anymore. The previous state should be loaded instead here.