diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_BlenderShader.cpp b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_BlenderShader.cpp
index 3f2a9a6df6a..ff3b3a2692c 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_BlenderShader.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_BlenderShader.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ void BL_BlenderShader::SetAttribs(RAS_IRasterizer* ras, const BL_Material *mat)
 		return;
 	
 	gpumat = mGPUMat;
-
-	if (ras->GetDrawingMode() == RAS_IRasterizer::KX_TEXTURED) {
+	if (ras->GetDrawingMode() == RAS_IRasterizer::KX_TEXTURED || (ras->GetDrawingMode() == RAS_IRasterizer::KX_SHADOW &&
+			mat->alphablend != GEMAT_SOLID && !ras->GetUsingOverrideShader())) {
 		GPU_material_vertex_attributes(gpumat, &attribs);
 		attrib_num = GetAttribNum();