diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 369ccb0..46c5859 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY=
 PORTKEY_API_KEY=
 GEMINI_API_KEY=
 
+# DeepInfra API (optional)
+# Used for background blur when "Background Blur" trait is selected
+DEEPINFRA_API_KEY=
+
 SENTRY_DSN=
 
 # Google Cloud Storage (optional)
diff --git a/src/client/modules/Traits.ts b/src/client/modules/Traits.ts
index a4533cb..5528049 100644
--- a/src/client/modules/Traits.ts
+++ b/src/client/modules/Traits.ts
@@ -98,4 +98,11 @@ export const TRAITS_OPTIONS: Trait[] = [
     icon: '👨',
     category: 'age',
   },
+  {
+    id: 'background-blur',
+    name: 'Background Blur',
+    description: 'Blur the background for professional focus',
+    icon: '🔘',
+    category: 'effects',
+  },
 ];
diff --git a/src/server/config.ts b/src/server/config.ts
index 46fefaa..610861e 100644
--- a/src/server/config.ts
+++ b/src/server/config.ts
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ export const settings = {
   SEGMENT_WRITE_KEY: process.env.SEGMENT_WRITE_KEY || '',
   GCS_BUCKET_NAME: process.env.GCS_BUCKET_NAME || '',
   GCS_PROJECT_ID: process.env.GCS_PROJECT_ID || '',
+  DEEPINFRA_API_KEY: process.env.DEEPINFRA_API_KEY || '',
   ALLOW_FACE_UPLOAD: process.env.ALLOW_FACE_UPLOAD === 'true',
 } as const;
diff --git a/src/server/handlers/portrait-handler.ts b/src/server/handlers/portrait-handler.ts
index a0db8f9..a0cea92 100644
--- a/src/server/handlers/portrait-handler.ts
+++ b/src/server/handlers/portrait-handler.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,23 @@ export const handlePortraitGeneration = async (
 
     const imageData = await imageService.generate(prompt, resizedPath);
 
+    const hasBackgroundBlur = parsedTraits.includes('background-blur');
+
+    if (hasBackgroundBlur && imageData.b64_json) {
+      console.log('🔘 Background blur trait detected - applying blur...');
+      try {
+        const blurredImageData = await imageService.blurBackground(
+          imageData.b64_json
+        );
+        Object.assign(imageData, blurredImageData);
+      } catch (blurError) {
+        console.warn(
+          '⚠️ Background blur failed, returning original image:',
+          blurError
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
     res.json({
       success: true,
       image: {
diff --git a/src/server/services/image-service.ts b/src/server/services/image-service.ts
index d5c1041..e35e8ce 100644
--- a/src/server/services/image-service.ts
+++ b/src/server/services/image-service.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ const portkey = new Portkey({
 const genAI = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: settings.GEMINI_API_KEY });
 
 const IMAGE_GENERATION_TIMEOUT = 120000;
+const BLUR_BACKGROUND_TIMEOUT = 30000;
 
 type ImageProvider = 'portkey' | 'google-genai' | 'flux';
 
-interface ImageData {
+type ImageData = {
   url?: string;
   filename?: string;
   fileSize?: number;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ interface ImageData {
   height?: number;
   model?: string;
   provider?: string;
-}
+};
 
 function getImageProvider(): ImageProvider {
   if (settings.PORTKEY_API_KEY) {
@@ -306,6 +307,58 @@ class ImageService {
     throw new Error('Flux generation timeout');
   }
 
+  async blurBackground(imageBase64: string): Promise<ImageData> {
+    if (!settings.DEEPINFRA_API_KEY) {
+      throw new Error('DEEPINFRA_API_KEY not configured');
+    }
+
+    console.log('🔘 Applying background blur via DeepInfra Bria API...');
+
+    const response = await Promise.race([
+      fetch(
+        'https://api.deepinfra.com/v1/inference/Bria/blur_background?version=0ObxGWB8',
+        {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: {
+            Authorization: `Bearer ${settings.DEEPINFRA_API_KEY}`,
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            image: `data:image/png;base64,${imageBase64}`,
+            scale: 5,
+          }),
+        }
+      ),
+      this.createTimeoutPromise(BLUR_BACKGROUND_TIMEOUT),
+    ]);
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      const errorText = await response.text();
+      throw new Error(
+        `DeepInfra API error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText} - ${errorText}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    const data = (await response.json()) as { images: string[] };
+
+    if (!Array.isArray(data.images) || data.images.length < 1) {
+      throw new Error('No blurred image URL returned from DeepInfra API');
+    }
+
+    const imageUrl = data.images[0];
+    const imageResponse = await fetch(imageUrl);
+    const imageBuffer = await imageResponse.arrayBuffer();
+    const blurredBase64 = Buffer.from(imageBuffer).toString('base64');
+    const fileData = await this.saveImageFile(blurredBase64, 'bria-blur');
+    console.log('✅ Background blur applied successfully');
+    return {
+      ...fileData,
+      b64_json: blurredBase64,
+      width: 1024,
+      height: 1024,
+    };
+  }
+
   private createTimeoutPromise(timeoutMs: number): Promise<never> {
     return new Promise((_, reject) => {
       setTimeout(() => {
diff --git a/src/server/services/prompt-service.ts b/src/server/services/prompt-service.ts
index 75a8dd8..5a31e6a 100644
--- a/src/server/services/prompt-service.ts
+++ b/src/server/services/prompt-service.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const TRAIT_MAPPINGS = {
   beard: 'with beard',
   'young-adult': 'young adult appearance',
   'middle-aged': 'middle-aged appearance',
+  'background-blur': '',
 };
 
 const PROMPT_TEMPLATE =
@@ -169,10 +170,7 @@ etc.`;
   }): string {
     const styleIds = Array.isArray(imageStyle) ? imageStyle : [imageStyle];
     const stylePromptParts = styleIds
-      .map(
-        (id) =>
-          STYLE_PROMPTS[id as keyof typeof STYLE_PROMPTS]
-      )
+      .map((id) => STYLE_PROMPTS[id as keyof typeof STYLE_PROMPTS])
       .filter(Boolean);
 
     const stylePrompt =