diff --git a/src/ui/tools/select-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/select-tool.cpp
index f351015c5113ddca9b11af6553cad6ca5efaeb18..3d43a6e54a92f82890ff362adf47595fa74a9491 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/select-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/select-tool.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
 
 #include "actions/actions-tools.h" // set_active_tool()
 
+#include <gtkmm/messagedialog.h>
+
 #include "display/drawing-item.h"
+#include "ui/dialog-run.h"
 #include "display/control/canvas-item-catchall.h"
 #include "display/control/canvas-item-drawing.h"
 #include "display/control/snap-indicator.h"
@@ -236,6 +239,53 @@ bool SelectTool::item_handler(SPItem *local_item, CanvasEvent const &event)
                     }
 
                     item = sp_event_context_find_item (_desktop, event.pos, force_drag, false);
+                    if (item) {
+                        unsigned int fill_opacity = item->style->fill_opacity.value;
+                        unsigned int opacity = item->style->opacity.value;
+                        unsigned int stroke_opacity = item->style->stroke_opacity.value;
+
+                        // Check if object is too transparent (less than 10% opacity)
+                        unsigned int const min_visible_opacity = 1677721;
+
+                        bool is_too_transparent =
+                            (opacity < min_visible_opacity) ||
+                            (fill_opacity < min_visible_opacity && stroke_opacity < min_visible_opacity);
+
+                        // Show popup dialog for transparent object
+                        if (is_too_transparent) {
+                            char const *msg = _("This object has very low opacity and may be difficult to see or "
+                                                "select.\n\nWould you like to increase its opacity?");
+                            Gtk::MessageDialog dialog(msg, false, Gtk::MessageType::WARNING,
+                                                      Gtk::ButtonsType::OK_CANCEL, true);
+
+                            if (Inkscape::UI::dialog_run(dialog) == Gtk::ResponseType::OK) {
+                                // Increase the opacity which are less than threshold
+                                unsigned int const safe_opacity = 8388608;
+
+                                // Increase overall opacity if it's too low
+                                if (opacity < min_visible_opacity) {
+                                    item->style->opacity.set = TRUE;
+                                    item->style->opacity.value = safe_opacity;
+                                }
+
+                                // Increase fill opacity if it's too low
+                                if (fill_opacity < min_visible_opacity) {
+                                    item->style->fill_opacity.set = TRUE;
+                                    item->style->fill_opacity.value = safe_opacity;
+                                }
+
+                                // Increase stroke opacity if it's too low
+                                if (stroke_opacity < min_visible_opacity) {
+                                    item->style->stroke_opacity.set = TRUE;
+                                    item->style->stroke_opacity.value = safe_opacity;
+                                }
+
+                                // Update the display and create undo entry
+                                item->updateRepr();
+                                DocumentUndo::done(_desktop->getDocument(), _("Increase object opacity"), "");
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                     sp_object_ref(item, nullptr);
 
                     rb_escaped = drag_escaped = 0;