diff --git a/src/gl/compatibility/gl_20.cpp b/src/gl/compatibility/gl_20.cpp
index 94917b871..e27a6fd43 100644
--- a/src/gl/compatibility/gl_20.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/compatibility/gl_20.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ void FRenderState::ApplyFixedFunction()
 	col.vec[3] *= (mObjectColor.a / 255.f);
 	glColor4fv(col.vec);
 
+	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
 	if (mAlphaThreshold > 0)
 	{
 		glEnable(GL_ALPHA_TEST);
diff --git a/src/gl/system/gl_interface.cpp b/src/gl/system/gl_interface.cpp
index ffef95b8a..c09038bf8 100644
--- a/src/gl/system/gl_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/system/gl_interface.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void gl_PrintStartupLog()
 		for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++)
 		{
 			remap->Remap[i] = i;
-			remap->Palette[i] = PalEntry(i, 255, 255);
+			remap->Palette[i] = PalEntry(i, 255, 255, 255);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/gl/textures/gl_bitmap.cpp b/src/gl/textures/gl_bitmap.cpp
index ee28e8911..0db901380 100644
--- a/src/gl/textures/gl_bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/textures/gl_bitmap.cpp
@@ -124,13 +124,17 @@ void FGLBitmap::CopyPixelData(int originx, int originy, const BYTE * patch, int
 		if (translation > 0)
 		{
 			PalEntry *ptrans = GLTranslationPalette::GetPalette(translation);
-			if (ptrans)
+			if (ptrans && !alphatrans)
 			{
 				for (i = 0; i < 256; i++)
 				{
 					penew[i] = (ptrans[i] & 0xffffff) | (palette[i] & 0xff000000);
 				}
 			}
+			else if (ptrans)
+			{
+				memcpy(penew, ptrans, 256 * sizeof(PalEntry));
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/src/gl/textures/gl_bitmap.h b/src/gl/textures/gl_bitmap.h
index e8b06b833..3c045e5ad 100644
--- a/src/gl/textures/gl_bitmap.h
+++ b/src/gl/textures/gl_bitmap.h
@@ -7,23 +7,22 @@
 
 class FGLBitmap : public FBitmap
 {
-	int translation;
+	int translation = 0;
+	bool alphatrans = false;
 public:
 
 	FGLBitmap()
 	{
-		translation = 0;
 	}
 	FGLBitmap(BYTE *buffer, int pitch, int width, int height)
 		: FBitmap(buffer, pitch, width, height)
 	{
-		translation = 0;
 	}
 
-	void SetTranslationInfo(int _trans)
+	void SetTranslationInfo(int _trans, bool _alphatrans = false)
 	{
 		if (_trans != -1337) translation = _trans;
-
+		alphatrans = _alphatrans;
 	}
 
 	virtual void CopyPixelDataRGB(int originx, int originy, const BYTE *patch, int srcwidth, 
diff --git a/src/gl/textures/gl_material.cpp b/src/gl/textures/gl_material.cpp
index 961a61c04..55ed91e4e 100644
--- a/src/gl/textures/gl_material.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/textures/gl_material.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void FGLTexture::Clean(bool all)
 //
 //===========================================================================
 
-unsigned char * FGLTexture::CreateTexBuffer(int translation, int & w, int & h, FTexture *hirescheck, bool createexpanded)
+unsigned char * FGLTexture::CreateTexBuffer(int translation, int & w, int & h, FTexture *hirescheck, bool createexpanded, bool alphatrans)
 {
 	unsigned char * buffer;
 	int W, H;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ unsigned char * FGLTexture::CreateTexBuffer(int translation, int & w, int & h, F
 
 	// Textures that are already scaled in the texture lump will not get replaced
 	// by hires textures
-	if (gl_texture_usehires && hirescheck != NULL)
+	if (gl_texture_usehires && hirescheck != NULL && !alphatrans)
 	{
 		buffer = LoadHiresTexture (hirescheck, &w, &h);
 		if (buffer)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ unsigned char * FGLTexture::CreateTexBuffer(int translation, int & w, int & h, F
 	memset(buffer, 0, W * (H+1) * 4);
 
 	FGLBitmap bmp(buffer, W*4, W, H);
-	bmp.SetTranslationInfo(translation);
+	bmp.SetTranslationInfo(translation, alphatrans);
 
 	if (tex->bComplex)
 	{
@@ -275,9 +275,14 @@ FHardwareTexture *FGLTexture::CreateHwTexture()
 const FHardwareTexture *FGLTexture::Bind(int texunit, int clampmode, int translation, FTexture *hirescheck)
 {
 	int usebright = false;
+	bool alphatrans = false;
 
 	if (translation <= 0) translation = -translation;
-	else translation = GLTranslationPalette::GetInternalTranslation(translation);
+	else
+	{
+		alphatrans = (gl.glslversion == 0 && translation == TRANSLATION(TRANSLATION_Standard, 8));
+		translation = GLTranslationPalette::GetInternalTranslation(translation);
+	}
 
 	bool needmipmap = (clampmode <= CLAMP_XY) || !(gl.flags & RFL_SAMPLER_OBJECTS);
 
@@ -303,7 +308,7 @@ const FHardwareTexture *FGLTexture::Bind(int texunit, int clampmode, int transla
 			
 			if (!tex->bHasCanvas)
 			{
-				buffer = CreateTexBuffer(translation, w, h, hirescheck);
+				buffer = CreateTexBuffer(translation, w, h, hirescheck, true, alphatrans);
 				tex->ProcessData(buffer, w, h, false);
 			}
 			if (!hwtex->CreateTexture(buffer, w, h, texunit, needmipmap, translation)) 
diff --git a/src/gl/textures/gl_material.h b/src/gl/textures/gl_material.h
index 9cd2d3387..79e5f52e2 100644
--- a/src/gl/textures/gl_material.h
+++ b/src/gl/textures/gl_material.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public:
 	FGLTexture(FTexture * tx, bool expandpatches);
 	~FGLTexture();
 
-	unsigned char * CreateTexBuffer(int translation, int & w, int & h, FTexture *hirescheck, bool createexpanded = true);
+	unsigned char * CreateTexBuffer(int translation, int & w, int & h, FTexture *hirescheck, bool createexpanded = true, bool alphatrans = false);
 
 	void Clean(bool all);
 	int Dump(int i);