diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_image.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_image.h
index f098defb907..d12b048bc96 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_image.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_image.h
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void BKE_image_memorypack(struct Image *ima);
 void BKE_image_print_memlist(void);
 
 /* empty image block, of similar type and filename */
-struct Image *BKE_image_copy(struct Image *ima);
+struct Image *BKE_image_copy(struct Main *bmain, struct Image *ima);
 
 /* merge source into dest, and free source */
 void BKE_image_merge(struct Image *dest, struct Image *source);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/image.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/image.c
index 39d76eb36f1..018cd25187a 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/image.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/image.c
@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ static void image_assign_ibuf(Image *ima, ImBuf *ibuf, int index, int frame)
 }
 
 /* empty image block, of similar type and filename */
-Image *BKE_image_copy(Image *ima)
+Image *BKE_image_copy(Main *bmain, Image *ima)
 {
-	Image *nima = image_alloc(G.main, ima->id.name + 2, ima->source, ima->type);
+	Image *nima = image_alloc(bmain, ima->id.name + 2, ima->source, ima->type);
 
 	BLI_strncpy(nima->name, ima->name, sizeof(ima->name));
 
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ Image *BKE_image_copy(Image *ima)
 
 	BKE_color_managed_colorspace_settings_copy(&nima->colorspace_settings, &ima->colorspace_settings);
 
+	if (ima->packedfile)
+		nima->packedfile = dupPackedFile(ima->packedfile);
+
 	return nima;
 }
 
@@ -433,7 +436,7 @@ void BKE_image_make_local(struct Image *ima)
 		extern_local_image(ima);
 	}
 	else if (is_local && is_lib) {
-		Image *ima_new = BKE_image_copy(ima);
+		Image *ima_new = BKE_image_copy(bmain, ima);
 
 		ima_new->id.us = 0;
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/library.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/library.c
index cd40f752b03..0c5e2b89cf7 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/library.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/library.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ int id_copy(ID *id, ID **newid, int test)
 			if (!test) *newid = (ID *)BKE_texture_copy((Tex *)id);
 			return 1;
 		case ID_IM:
-			if (!test) *newid = (ID *)BKE_image_copy((Image *)id);
+			if (!test) *newid = (ID *)BKE_image_copy(G.main, (Image *)id);
 			return 1;
 		case ID_LT:
 			if (!test) *newid = (ID *)BKE_lattice_copy((Lattice *)id);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
index 8a695ab4edb..1d76bef8dc1 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
@@ -8644,8 +8644,8 @@ static void do_versions(FileData *fd, Library *lib, Main *main)
 
 	if (main->versionfile < 265 || (main->versionfile == 265 && main->subversionfile < 5)) {
 		Scene *scene;
-		Image *image;
-		Tex *tex;
+		Image *image, *nimage;
+		Tex *tex, *otex;
 
 		for (scene = main->scene.first; scene; scene = scene->id.next) {
 			Sequence *seq;
@@ -8664,16 +8664,63 @@ static void do_versions(FileData *fd, Library *lib, Main *main)
 		for (image = main->image.first; image; image = image->id.next) {
 			if (image->flag & IMA_DO_PREMUL)
 				image->alpha_mode = IMA_ALPHA_STRAIGHT;
+
+			image->flag &= ~IMA_DONE_TAG;
 		}
 
+		/* use alpha flag moved from texture to image datablock */
 		for (tex = main->tex.first; tex; tex = tex->id.next) {
 			if (tex->type == TEX_IMAGE && (tex->imaflag & TEX_USEALPHA) == 0) {
 				image = blo_do_versions_newlibadr(fd, tex->id.lib, tex->ima);
 
-				if (image)
+				/* skip if no image or already tested */
+				if (!image || (image->flag & (IMA_DONE_TAG|IMA_IGNORE_ALPHA)))
+					continue;
+
+				image->flag |= IMA_DONE_TAG;
+
+				/* we might have some textures using alpha and others not, so we check if
+				 * they exist and duplicate the image datablock if necessary */
+				for (otex = main->tex.first; otex; otex = otex->id.next)
+					if (otex->type == TEX_IMAGE && (otex->imaflag & TEX_USEALPHA))
+						if (image == blo_do_versions_newlibadr(fd, otex->id.lib, otex->ima))
+							break;
+
+				if (otex) {
+					/* copy image datablock */
+					nimage = BKE_image_copy(main, image);
+					nimage->flag |= IMA_IGNORE_ALPHA|IMA_DONE_TAG;
+					nimage->id.us--;
+
+					/* we need to do some trickery to make file loading think
+					 * this new datablock is part of file we're loading */
+					blo_do_versions_oldnewmap_insert(fd->libmap, nimage, nimage, 0);
+					nimage->id.lib = image->id.lib;
+					nimage->id.flag |= (image->id.flag & LIB_NEED_LINK);
+
+					/* assign new image, and update the users counts accordingly */
+					for (otex = main->tex.first; otex; otex = otex->id.next) {
+						if (otex->type == TEX_IMAGE && (otex->imaflag & TEX_USEALPHA) == 0) {
+							if (image == blo_do_versions_newlibadr(fd, otex->id.lib, otex->ima)) {
+								if (!(otex->id.flag & LIB_NEED_LINK)) {
+									image->id.us--;
+									nimage->id.us++;
+								}
+								otex->ima = nimage;
+								break;
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					/* no other textures using alpha, just set the flag */
 					image->flag |= IMA_IGNORE_ALPHA;
+				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		for (image = main->image.first; image; image = image->id.next)
+			image->flag &= ~IMA_DONE_TAG;
 	}
 
 	if (main->versionfile < 265 || (main->versionfile == 265 && main->subversionfile < 7)) {
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_image_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_image_types.h
index 0f47ee224ae..682f54481fc 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_image_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_image_types.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ typedef struct Image {
 #define IMA_DO_PREMUL		4    /* deprecated, should not be used */
 #define IMA_REFLECT			16
 #define IMA_NOCOLLECT   	32
-#define IMA_DEPRECATED		64
+#define IMA_DONE_TAG		64
 #define IMA_OLD_PREMUL		128
 /*#define IMA_CM_PREDIVIDE	256*/  /* deprecated, should not be used */
 #define IMA_USED_FOR_RENDER	512