diff --git a/lua/image/init.lua b/lua/image/init.lua
index f547fb6..6c8ac9d 100644
--- a/lua/image/init.lua
+++ b/lua/image/init.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ local backend_modules = {
   sixel = "image/backends/sixel",
 }
 
+---@return string
+local winborder_or_fallback = function()
+  if vim.o.winborder == "" then return "single" end
+  return vim.o.winborder
+end
+
 ---@type Options
 local default_options = {
   -- backend = "ueberzug",
@@ -53,6 +59,7 @@ local default_options = {
   max_height = nil,
   max_width_window_percentage = 100,
   max_height_window_percentage = 50,
+  popup_border = winborder_or_fallback(),
   scale_factor = 1.0,
   kitty_method = "normal",
   kitty_direct_chunk_size = 4096,
diff --git a/lua/image/utils/document.lua b/lua/image/utils/document.lua
index 4d90ef4..cab886c 100644
--- a/lua/image/utils/document.lua
+++ b/lua/image/utils/document.lua
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ local create_document_integration = function(config)
     return should_render_match(ctx, window, item.match, cursor_row)
   end
 
-  local render_popup_image = function(image)
+  local render_popup_image = function(image, popup_border)
     if popup_window ~= nil then return end
 
     local term_size = utils.term.get_size()
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ local create_document_integration = function(config)
       width = width,
       height = height,
       style = "minimal",
-      border = "single",
+      border = popup_border,
     }
     local buf = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(false, true)
     vim.bo[buf].filetype = "image_nvim_popup"
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ local create_document_integration = function(config)
   local render_image = function(ctx, item, image)
     log.debug("render_image called", { id = image.id })
     if ctx.options.only_render_image_at_cursor and ctx.options.only_render_image_at_cursor_mode == "popup" then
-      render_popup_image(image)
+      render_popup_image(image, ctx.state.options.popup_border)
       return
     end