diff --git a/lisp/mitch-packages.el b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
index 26f56c4..5971682 100644
--- a/lisp/mitch-packages.el
+++ b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
@@ -408,9 +408,24 @@ targets."
   :custom-face
   (yascroll:thumb-text-area
    ((t (:inherit airline-emacs-outer))))
-  (yascroll:thumb-fringe
-   ((t (:inherit airline-emacs-outer))))
-  :config (global-yascroll-bar-mode 1))
+  :config
+  (defun yascroll:make-thumb-overlay-fringe (left-or-right)
+    "Make thumb overlay on the LEFT-OR-RIGHT fringe."
+    (let* ((pos (point))
+	   ;; If `pos' is at the beginning of line, overlay of the
+	   ;; fringe will be on the previous visual line.
+	   (pos (if (= (line-end-position) pos) pos (1+ pos)))
+	   ;; below originally said `filled-rectangle' instead of `empty-line'.
+	   ;; Changed to fix transparency.
+	   (display-string `(,left-or-right empty-line yascroll:thumb-fringe))
+	   (after-string (propertize "." 'display display-string))
+	   (overlay (make-overlay pos pos)))
+      (overlay-put overlay 'after-string after-string)
+      (overlay-put overlay 'fringe-helper t)
+      (overlay-put overlay 'window (selected-window))
+      (overlay-put overlay 'priority yascroll:priority)
+      overlay))
+  (global-yascroll-bar-mode 1))
 
 ;; parentheses settingses
 (use-package paredit