diff --git a/source/build/src/build.cpp b/source/build/src/build.cpp
index ae74f35cc..d8aaea74d 100644
--- a/source/build/src/build.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/build.cpp
@@ -1077,6 +1077,7 @@ static void handle_sprite_in_clipboard(int32_t i)
             sprite[i].picnum = j;
         }
         sprite[i].shade = tempshade;
+        sprite[i].blend = tempblend;
         sprite[i].pal = temppal;
         sprite[i].xrepeat = max(tempxrepeat, 1);
         sprite[i].yrepeat = max(tempyrepeat, 1);
diff --git a/source/build/src/polymost.cpp b/source/build/src/polymost.cpp
index ccd840faf..2e12ffe97 100644
--- a/source/build/src/polymost.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/polymost.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int32_t r_downsizevar = -1;
 static float fogresult, fogresult2;
 coltypef fogcol, fogtable[MAXPALOOKUPS];
 
-static float float_trans(uint32_t maskprops, uint8_t blend)
+static inline float float_trans(uint32_t maskprops, uint8_t blend)
 {
     switch (maskprops)
     {
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/astub.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/astub.cpp
index 8df3851a1..87e8aa9e6 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/astub.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/astub.cpp
@@ -5723,6 +5723,18 @@ static void Keys3d(void)
         }
     }
 
+    if (keystatus[KEYSC_QUOTE] && PRESSED_KEYSC(B)) // ' B
+    {
+        if (AIMING_AT_SPRITE)
+        {
+            int8_t oblend = sprite[searchwall].blend;
+            Bsprintf(tempbuf, "%s blend: ", Typestr[searchstat]);
+            getnumberptr256(tempbuf, &sprite[searchwall].blend, sizeof(int8_t), 255, 0, NULL);
+            if (sprite[searchwall].blend != oblend)
+                asksave = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (PRESSED_KEYSC(F2))  // F2
     {
         if (eitherCTRL || eitherSHIFT)
@@ -6582,6 +6594,8 @@ static void Keys3d(void)
                         if (somethingintab == SEARCH_CEILING || somethingintab == SEARCH_FLOOR)
                             k=1, sector[searchsector].visibility = tempvis;
                     }
+                    else if (AIMING_AT_SPRITE)
+                        sprite[searchwall].blend = tempblend;
 
                     message("Pasted shade+pal%s", k?"+visibility":"");
                     asksave = 1;