diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 4c1753654..da8965454 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ static void HWR_ProcessSeg(void)
 				{
 					blendmode = PF_Masked;
 
-					if ((rover->fofflags & FOF_TRANSLUCENT && !(rover->fofflags & FOF_SPLAT)) || rover->blend)
+					if ((rover->fofflags & FOF_TRANSLUCENT && !((rover->fofflags & FOF_SPLAT) && rover->alpha >= 255)) || rover->blend)
 					{
 						blendmode = rover->blend ? HWR_GetBlendModeFlag(rover->blend) : PF_Translucent;
 						Surf.PolyColor.s.alpha = max(0, min(rover->alpha, 255));
@@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@ static void HWR_ProcessSeg(void)
 				{
 					blendmode = PF_Masked;
 
-					if ((rover->fofflags & FOF_TRANSLUCENT && !(rover->fofflags & FOF_SPLAT)) || rover->blend)
+					if ((rover->fofflags & FOF_TRANSLUCENT && !((rover->fofflags & FOF_SPLAT) && rover->alpha >= 255)) || rover->blend)
 					{
 						blendmode = rover->blend ? HWR_GetBlendModeFlag(rover->blend) : PF_Translucent;
 						Surf.PolyColor.s.alpha = max(0, min(rover->alpha, 255));
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ static void HWR_Subsector(size_t num)
 					                       alpha, rover->master->frontsector, PF_Fog|PF_NoTexture,
 										   true, false, rover->master->frontsector->extra_colormap);
 				}
-				else if (rover->fofflags & FOF_TRANSLUCENT || rover->blend) // SoM: Flags are more efficient
+				else if ((rover->fofflags & FOF_TRANSLUCENT && !((rover->fofflags & FOF_SPLAT) && rover->alpha >= 255)) || rover->blend) // SoM: Flags are more efficient
 				{
 					light = R_GetPlaneLight(gl_frontsector, centerHeight, viewz < bottomCullHeight ? true : false);
 
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ static void HWR_Subsector(size_t num)
 					                       alpha, rover->master->frontsector, PF_Fog|PF_NoTexture,
 										   true, false, rover->master->frontsector->extra_colormap);
 				}
-				else if (rover->fofflags & FOF_TRANSLUCENT || rover->blend)
+				else if ((rover->fofflags & FOF_TRANSLUCENT && !((rover->fofflags & FOF_SPLAT) && rover->alpha >= 255)) || rover->blend)
 				{
 					light = R_GetPlaneLight(gl_frontsector, centerHeight, viewz < topCullHeight ? true : false);