diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
index ce2cb562..84bbeba2 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ cvar_t  *r_shadowMapSize;
 cvar_t  *r_shadowCascadeZNear;
 cvar_t  *r_shadowCascadeZFar;
 cvar_t  *r_shadowCascadeZBias;
+cvar_t  *r_ignoreDstAlpha;
 
 cvar_t	*r_ignoreGLErrors;
 cvar_t	*r_logFile;
@@ -1215,6 +1216,7 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	r_shadowCascadeZNear = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_shadowCascadeZNear", "4", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_shadowCascadeZFar = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_shadowCascadeZFar", "3072", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_shadowCascadeZBias = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_shadowCascadeZBias", "-320", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
+	r_ignoreDstAlpha = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ignoreDstAlpha", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 
 	//
 	// temporary latched variables that can only change over a restart
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_local.h b/code/renderergl2/tr_local.h
index f7520f10..0fbabd20 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_local.h
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_local.h
@@ -1816,6 +1816,7 @@ extern  cvar_t  *r_shadowMapSize;
 extern  cvar_t  *r_shadowCascadeZNear;
 extern  cvar_t  *r_shadowCascadeZFar;
 extern  cvar_t  *r_shadowCascadeZBias;
+extern  cvar_t  *r_ignoreDstAlpha;
 
 extern	cvar_t	*r_greyscale;
 
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_shader.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_shader.c
index 308b0f14..6dbac55a 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_shader.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_shader.c
@@ -203,10 +203,16 @@ static int NameToSrcBlendMode( const char *name )
 	}
 	else if ( !Q_stricmp( name, "GL_DST_ALPHA" ) )
 	{
+		if (r_ignoreDstAlpha->integer)
+			return GLS_SRCBLEND_ONE;
+
 		return GLS_SRCBLEND_DST_ALPHA;
 	}
 	else if ( !Q_stricmp( name, "GL_ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA" ) )
 	{
+		if (r_ignoreDstAlpha->integer)
+			return GLS_SRCBLEND_ZERO;
+
 		return GLS_SRCBLEND_ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA;
 	}
 	else if ( !Q_stricmp( name, "GL_SRC_ALPHA_SATURATE" ) )
@@ -243,10 +249,16 @@ static int NameToDstBlendMode( const char *name )
 	}
 	else if ( !Q_stricmp( name, "GL_DST_ALPHA" ) )
 	{
+		if (r_ignoreDstAlpha->integer)
+			return GLS_DSTBLEND_ONE;
+
 		return GLS_DSTBLEND_DST_ALPHA;
 	}
 	else if ( !Q_stricmp( name, "GL_ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA" ) )
 	{
+		if (r_ignoreDstAlpha->integer)
+			return GLS_DSTBLEND_ZERO;
+
 		return GLS_DSTBLEND_ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA;
 	}
 	else if ( !Q_stricmp( name, "GL_SRC_COLOR" ) )