diff --git a/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp b/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
index 6ea4a1b1f..84a91a307 100644
--- a/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ void GLSprite::Process(HWDrawInfo *di, AActor* thing, sector_t * sector, area_t
 			RenderStyle.DestAlpha = STYLEALPHA_InvSrc;
 		}
 	}
-	if ((gltexture && gltexture->tex->GetTranslucency()) || (RenderStyle.Flags & STYLEF_RedIsAlpha))
+	if ((gltexture && gltexture->tex->GetTranslucency()) || (RenderStyle.Flags & STYLEF_RedIsAlpha) || (modelframe && thing->RenderStyle != DefaultRenderStyle()))
 	{
 		if (hw_styleflags == STYLEHW_Solid)
 		{