diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp
index 8b014641c..add2fdb12 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ static int op2gl[] = { GL_KEEP, GL_INCR, GL_DECR };
 
 FGLRenderState gl_RenderState;
 
-CVAR(Bool, gl_direct_state_change, true, 0)
-
-
 static VSMatrix identityMatrix(1);
 TArray<VSMatrix> gl_MatrixStack;
 
@@ -213,19 +210,10 @@ bool FGLRenderState::ApplyShader()
 
 void FGLRenderState::Apply()
 {
-	if (!gl_direct_state_change)
+	if (mRenderStyle != stRenderStyle)
 	{
-		if (mSrcBlend != stSrcBlend || mDstBlend != stDstBlend)
-		{
-			stSrcBlend = mSrcBlend;
-			stDstBlend = mDstBlend;
-			glBlendFunc(mSrcBlend, mDstBlend);
-		}
-		if (mBlendEquation != stBlendEquation)
-		{
-			stBlendEquation = mBlendEquation;
-			glBlendEquation(mBlendEquation);
-		}
+		ApplyBlendMode();
+		stRenderStyle = mRenderStyle;
 	}
 
 	if (mMaterial.mChanged)
@@ -343,4 +331,40 @@ void FGLRenderState::ApplyMaterial(FMaterial *mat, int clampmode, int translatio
 	}
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// Apply blend mode from RenderStyle
+//
+//==========================================================================
 
+void FGLRenderState::ApplyBlendMode()
+{
+	static int blendstyles[] = { GL_ZERO, GL_ONE, GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA, GL_SRC_COLOR, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR, GL_DST_COLOR, GL_ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR, };
+	static int renderops[] = { 0, GL_FUNC_ADD, GL_FUNC_SUBTRACT, GL_FUNC_REVERSE_SUBTRACT, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+		-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1 };
+
+	int srcblend = blendstyles[mRenderStyle.SrcAlpha%STYLEALPHA_MAX];
+	int dstblend = blendstyles[mRenderStyle.DestAlpha%STYLEALPHA_MAX];
+	int blendequation = renderops[mRenderStyle.BlendOp & 15];
+
+	if (blendequation == -1)	// This was a fuzz style.
+	{
+		srcblend = GL_DST_COLOR;
+		dstblend = GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA;
+		blendequation = GL_FUNC_ADD;
+	}
+
+	// Checks must be disabled until all draw code has been converted.
+	//if (srcblend != stSrcBlend || dstblend != stDstBlend)
+	{
+		stSrcBlend = srcblend;
+		stDstBlend = dstblend;
+		glBlendFunc(srcblend, dstblend);
+	}
+	//if (blendequation != stBlendEquation)
+	{
+		stBlendEquation = blendequation;
+		glBlendEquation(blendequation);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.h b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.h
index ec220d901..a79f2cd2d 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.h
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.h
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ class FShader;
 struct GLSectorPlane;
 extern TArray<VSMatrix> gl_MatrixStack;
 
-EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_direct_state_change)
-
 enum EPassType
 {
 	NORMAL_PASS,
@@ -67,6 +65,7 @@ class FGLRenderState : public FRenderState
 	int mEffectState;
 	int mTempTM = TM_MODULATE;
 
+	FRenderStyle stRenderStyle;
 	int stSrcBlend, stDstBlend;
 	bool stAlphaTest;
 	int stBlendEquation;
@@ -103,6 +102,7 @@ public:
 
 	void Apply();
 	void ApplyLightIndex(int index);
+	void ApplyBlendMode();
 
 	void SetVertexBuffer(FVertexBuffer *vb)
 	{
@@ -164,27 +164,14 @@ public:
 
 	void BlendFunc(int src, int dst)
 	{
-		if (!gl_direct_state_change)
-		{
-			mSrcBlend = src;
-			mDstBlend = dst;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			glBlendFunc(src, dst);
-		}
+		glBlendFunc(src, dst);
+		stRenderStyle = LegacyRenderStyles[STYLE_OptFuzzy];	// temporary hack: Set to something that never can get here to invalidate the cache
 	}
 
 	void BlendEquation(int eq)
 	{
-		if (!gl_direct_state_change)
-		{
-			mBlendEquation = eq;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			glBlendEquation(eq);
-		}
+		glBlendEquation(eq);
+		stRenderStyle = LegacyRenderStyles[STYLE_OptFuzzy];	// temporary hack: Set to something that never can get here to invalidate the cache
 	}
 
 	// This wraps the depth clamp setting because we frequently need to read it which OpenGL is not particularly performant at...
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_flats.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_flats.cpp
index 34eb2918c..397c280f2 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_flats.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_flats.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::DrawFlat(GLFlat *flat, int pass, bool trans)	// trans only has m
 		break;
 
 	case GLPASS_TRANSLUCENT:
-		if (flat->renderstyle==STYLE_Add) gl_RenderState.BlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE);
+		gl_RenderState.SetRenderStyle(flat->renderstyle);
 		SetColor(flat->lightlevel, rel, flat->Colormap, flat->alpha);
 		SetFog(flat->lightlevel, rel, &flat->Colormap, false);
 		if (!flat->gltexture || !flat->gltexture->tex->isFullbright())
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::DrawFlat(GLFlat *flat, int pass, bool trans)	// trans only has m
 			DrawSubsectors(flat, pass, true);
 			gl_RenderState.EnableTextureMatrix(false);
 		}
-		if (flat->renderstyle==STYLE_Add) gl_RenderState.BlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+		gl_RenderState.SetRenderStyle(DefaultRenderStyle());
 		gl_RenderState.SetObjectColor(0xffffffff);
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_renderstate.h b/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_renderstate.h
index c28052418..d37787988 100644
--- a/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_renderstate.h
+++ b/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_renderstate.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ protected:
 	PalEntry mObjectColor;
 	PalEntry mObjectColor2;
 	FStateVec4 mDynColor;
+	FRenderStyle mRenderStyle;
 
 	FMaterialState mMaterial;
 	FStencilState mStencil;
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ public:
 		mLightParms[3] = -1.f;
 		mSpecialEffect = EFF_NONE;
 		mLightIndex = -1;
+		mRenderStyle = DefaultRenderStyle();
 		mMaterial.Reset();
 		mStencil.Reset();
 		mBias.Reset();
@@ -333,6 +335,15 @@ public:
 		mLightIndex = index;
 	}
 
+	void SetRenderStyle(FRenderStyle rs)
+	{
+		mRenderStyle = rs;
+	}
+
+	void SetRenderStyle(ERenderStyle rs)
+	{
+		mRenderStyle = rs;
+	}
 
 	void SetDepthBias(float a, float b)
 	{
diff --git a/src/r_data/renderstyle.cpp b/src/r_data/renderstyle.cpp
index 7c27e822c..2ce22d19c 100644
--- a/src/r_data/renderstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/renderstyle.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ FRenderStyle LegacyRenderStyles[STYLE_Count] =
 	{ { STYLEOP_Add, STYLEALPHA_Src, STYLEALPHA_One, STYLEF_RedIsAlpha | STYLEF_ColorIsFixed } },		/* STYLE_AddShaded */
 	{ { STYLEOP_Add, STYLEALPHA_DstCol, STYLEALPHA_Zero, 0 } },											/* STYLE_Multiply */
 	{ { STYLEOP_Add, STYLEALPHA_InvDstCol, STYLEALPHA_Zero, 0 } },										/* STYLE_InverseMultiply */
+	{ { STYLEOP_Add, STYLEALPHA_SrcCol, STYLEALPHA_InvSrcCol, 0 } },									/* STYLE_ColorBlend */
+	{ { STYLEOP_Add, STYLEALPHA_One, STYLEALPHA_Zero, 0 } },											/* STYLE_Source */
 };
 
 double GetAlpha(int type, double alpha)
diff --git a/src/r_data/renderstyle.h b/src/r_data/renderstyle.h
index 04970f962..4e84728ed 100644
--- a/src/r_data/renderstyle.h
+++ b/src/r_data/renderstyle.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ enum ERenderStyle
 	STYLE_AddShaded,		// Treat patch data as alpha values for alphacolor
 	STYLE_Multiply,			// Multiply source with destination (HW renderer only.)
 	STYLE_InverseMultiply,	// Multiply source with inverse of destination (HW renderer only.)
+	STYLE_ColorBlend,		// Use color intensity as transparency factor
+	STYLE_Source,			// No blending (only used internally)
 
 	STYLE_Count
 };
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ union FRenderStyle
 
 	inline FRenderStyle &operator= (ERenderStyle legacy);
 	bool operator==(const FRenderStyle &o) const { return AsDWORD == o.AsDWORD; }
+	bool operator!=(const FRenderStyle &o) const { return AsDWORD != o.AsDWORD; }
 	void CheckFuzz();
 	bool IsVisible(double alpha) const throw();
 private:
@@ -157,11 +160,6 @@ inline FRenderStyle DefaultRenderStyle()
 	return LegacyRenderStyles[STYLE_Normal];
 }
 
-inline FRenderStyle BadRenderStyle()	// This is just a marker to find places where work is still needed.
-{
-	return LegacyRenderStyles[STYLE_Normal];
-}
-
 inline FRenderStyle &FRenderStyle::operator= (ERenderStyle legacy)
 {
 	if (legacy < STYLE_None || legacy >= STYLE_Count)