diff --git a/source/blender/src/drawnode.c b/source/blender/src/drawnode.c
index 8402e8e92e4..d338542e9d0 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/drawnode.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/drawnode.c
@@ -1869,6 +1869,7 @@ static void node_draw_preview(bNodePreview *preview, rctf *prv)
 	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
 	glBlendFunc( GL_ONE, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA );	/* premul graphics */
 	
+	glColor4f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
 	glaDrawPixelsTex(prv->xmin, prv->ymin, preview->xsize, preview->ysize, GL_FLOAT, preview->rect);
 	
 	glBlendFunc( GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA );
diff --git a/source/blender/src/drawview.c b/source/blender/src/drawview.c
index e1585fbbaa0..efef8dbcac8 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/drawview.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/drawview.c
@@ -436,10 +436,13 @@ static void draw_bgpic(void)
 	glPushMatrix();
 	
 	glaDefine2DArea(&curarea->winrct);
+
 	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-	glPixelTransferf(GL_ALPHA_SCALE, (1.0f-bgpic->blend));
+
 	glPixelZoom(zoomx, zoomy);
-	glaDrawPixelsSafe(x1, y1, ibuf->x, ibuf->y, ibuf->x, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, ibuf->rect);
+	glColor4f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0-bgpic->blend);
+	glaDrawPixelsTex(x1, y1, ibuf->x, ibuf->y, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, ibuf->rect);
+	
 	glPixelZoom(1.0, 1.0);
 	glPixelTransferf(GL_ALPHA_SCALE, 1.0f);