diff --git a/blur.c b/blur.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feb2a53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blur.c
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#include <cairo.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "blur.h"
+
+void _blur_bitmap(uint8_t bytes_per_pixel, uint8_t *source, uint8_t *result,
+                  uint32_t width, uint32_t height, int ksize) {
+  uint32_t *temp;
+  int px;
+
+  temp = malloc(sizeof(uint32_t) * bytes_per_pixel * width * height);
+
+  for (int y = 0; y < height; ++y) {
+    for (int x = 0; x < width; ++x) {
+      px = bytes_per_pixel * (x + width * y);
+      for (int i = 0; i < bytes_per_pixel; ++i) {
+        temp[px + i] = source[px + i];
+        if (x != 0)
+          temp[px + i] += temp[px - bytes_per_pixel + i];
+        if (y != 0)
+          temp[px + i] += temp[px - bytes_per_pixel * width + i];
+        if (x != 0 && y != 0)
+          temp[px + i] -= temp[px - bytes_per_pixel * (width + 1) + i];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  double filter = (double)1 / (4 * ksize * ksize);
+  uint32_t t;
+
+  for (int y = 0; y < height; ++y) {
+    for (int x = 0; x < width; ++x) {
+      int x_min, x_max, y_min, y_max;
+
+      if ((x_min = x - ksize) < 0)
+        x_min = 0;
+      if ((x_max = x + ksize) > width - 1)
+        x_max = width - 1;
+      if ((y_min = y - ksize) < 0)
+        y_min = 0;
+      if ((y_max = y + ksize) > height - 1)
+        y_max = height - 1;
+
+      px = bytes_per_pixel * (x + width * y);
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < bytes_per_pixel; ++i) {
+        t = temp[bytes_per_pixel * (x_min + width * y_min) + i];
+        t += temp[bytes_per_pixel * (x_max + width * y_max) + i];
+        t -= temp[bytes_per_pixel * (x_max + width * y_min) + i];
+        t -= temp[bytes_per_pixel * (x_min + width * y_max) + i];
+        t *= filter;
+        result[px + i] = t;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  free(temp);
+}
+
+void blur_surface(cairo_surface_t *img, int kernel_size) {
+  unsigned char *data, *temp;
+
+  uint32_t width, height;
+  uint8_t bytes_per_pixel;
+
+  cairo_format_t pixel_format = cairo_image_surface_get_format(img);
+  width = cairo_image_surface_get_width(img);
+  height = cairo_image_surface_get_height(img);
+  data = cairo_image_surface_get_data(img);
+
+  switch (pixel_format) {
+  case CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24:
+  case CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32:
+    bytes_per_pixel = 4;
+    break;
+  default:
+    // We don't handle other formats
+    return;
+  }
+
+  temp = malloc(bytes_per_pixel * sizeof(uint8_t) * width * height);
+
+  cairo_surface_flush(img);
+
+  // 3 times would be enough, but doing it equal number of times so we
+  // get result in right buffer
+  _blur_bitmap(bytes_per_pixel, data, temp, width, height, kernel_size);
+  _blur_bitmap(bytes_per_pixel, temp, data, width, height, kernel_size);
+  _blur_bitmap(bytes_per_pixel, data, temp, width, height, kernel_size);
+  _blur_bitmap(bytes_per_pixel, temp, data, width, height, kernel_size);
+
+  cairo_surface_mark_dirty(img);
+
+  free(temp);
+}
diff --git a/blur.h b/blur.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a105a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blur.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#ifndef __JS_BLUR
+#define __JS_BLUR
+void blur_surface(cairo_surface_t *img, int kernel_size);
+#endif
diff --git a/i3lock.c b/i3lock.c
index 8f59230..e78f804 100644
--- a/i3lock.c
+++ b/i3lock.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <cairo/cairo-xcb.h>
 
 #include "i3lock.h"
+#include "blur.h"
 #include "xcb.h"
 #include "cursors.h"
 #include "unlock_indicator.h"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ extern unlock_state_t unlock_state;
 extern pam_state_t pam_state;
 int failed_attempts = 0;
 bool show_failed_attempts = false;
-bool blur = false;
+int blur = 0;
 
 static struct xkb_state *xkb_state;
 static struct xkb_context *xkb_context;
@@ -749,7 +750,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         {"version", no_argument, NULL, 'v'},
         {"nofork", no_argument, NULL, 'n'},
         {"beep", no_argument, NULL, 'b'},
-        {"blur", no_argument, NULL, 0},
+        {"blur", required_argument, NULL, 0},
         {"dpms", no_argument, NULL, 'd'},
         {"color", required_argument, NULL, 'c'},
         {"pointer", required_argument, NULL, 'p'},
@@ -825,8 +826,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             case 0:
                 if (strcmp(longopts[optind].name, "debug") == 0)
                     debug_mode = true;
-                if (strcmp(longopts[optind].name, "blur") == 0)
-                    blur = true;
+                if (strcmp(longopts[optind].name, "blur") == 0) {
+                    int kernel = 0;
+                    if (sscanf(optarg, "%d", &kernel) != 1 || time < 0)
+                        errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "invalid kernel size, it must be a positive integer\n");
+                    blur = kernel;
+                }
                 break;
             case 'f':
                 show_failed_attempts = true;
@@ -938,8 +943,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         }
     }
 
-    if(blur && img != NULL) {
-        // blur handling goes here
+    if(blur > 0 && img != NULL) {
+        blur_surface(img, blur);
     }
 
     /* Pixmap on which the image is rendered to (if any) */