diff -urNad aterm-1.0.1~/src/main.c src/main.c
--- aterm-1.0.1~/src/main.c	2007-08-04 00:05:30.000000000 +0200
+++ src/main.c	2007-08-04 00:09:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -1334,6 +1334,12 @@
 	break;
 #endif
 
+	case XTerm_EtermSeq:
+		op = atoi(str);
+		if (!(str = strchr(str, ';')))
+			break;
+		eterm_seq(op, str + 1);
+		break;
     case XTerm_Menu:
     /*
      * menubar_dispatch() violates the constness of the string,
@@ -1360,6 +1366,43 @@
 	break;
     }
 }
+
+/*
+ * Eterm escape sequences: ESC ] 6;Ps;Pt BEL
+ *       2 = set shade/tint mask
+ * (There are more codes--check Eterm's reference doc.)
+ */
+/* PROTO */
+	void
+eterm_seq(int op, const char *str)
+{
+	assert(str != NULL);
+	switch (op) {
+#if defined(BACKGROUND_IMAGE) || defined(TRANSPARENT)
+		case 2:
+			/* { shade | tint } [ class ; ] value */
+			if (strncmp(str, "tint", 4) == 0) {
+				char *class;
+				char *value;
+
+				if (!(class = strchr((char *) str, ';')))
+					break;
+				*class++ = '\0';
+				if (!(value = strchr(class, ';'))) {
+					/* Default class is bg. */
+					value = class;
+					class = "bg";
+				} else
+					*value++ = '\0';
+
+				if (strcmp(class, "bg") == 0) {
+					set_window_color(Color_tint, value);
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+#endif
+	}
+}
 /*}}} */
 
 
diff -urNad aterm-1.0.1~/src/rxvt.h src/rxvt.h
--- aterm-1.0.1~/src/rxvt.h	2007-08-04 00:05:30.000000000 +0200
+++ src/rxvt.h	2007-08-04 00:10:31.000000000 +0200
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@
 /*
  * rxvt extensions of XTerm escape sequences: ESC ] Ps;Pt BEL
  */
+#define XTerm_EtermSeq         6       /* Eterm proprietary escape sequences */
 #define XTerm_Menu		10	/* set menu item */
 #define XTerm_Pixmap		20	/* new bg pixmap */
 #define XTerm_restoreFG		39	/* change default fg color */
diff -urNad aterm-1.0.1~/src/screen.c src/screen.c
--- aterm-1.0.1~/src/screen.c	2007-08-04 00:05:30.000000000 +0200
+++ src/screen.c	2007-08-04 00:15:22.000000000 +0200
@@ -2665,7 +2665,20 @@
 		 !(Options & Opt_transparent))
     {
 		XSetWindowBackground(Xdisplay, TermWin.vt, PixColors[Color_bg]);
-    }
+	} else if (idx == Color_tint) {
+		XColor tint;
+
+		tint.pixel = PixColors[Color_tint];
+		XQueryColor(Xdisplay, Xcmap, &tint);
+		if (TermWin.background.Shading.tintColor.red == tint.red &&
+				TermWin.background.Shading.tintColor.green == tint.green &&
+				TermWin.background.Shading.tintColor.blue == tint.blue) {
+			return;
+		}
+		TermWin.background.Shading.tintColor = tint;
+		RenderPixmap(0);
+	}
+
 
 /* handle Color_BD, scrollbar background, etc. */