diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_material.c b/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_material.c
index 9731d7a6b3a..b5ef27a338d 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_material.c
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_material.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ static void do_material_tex(GPUShadeInput *shi)
 				GPU_link(mat, "mtex_image", texco, GPU_image(tex->ima, &tex->iuser, FALSE), &tin, &trgb);
 				rgbnor= TEX_RGB;
 
-				talpha= 1;
+				talpha = (tex->ima->flag & IMA_IGNORE_ALPHA) == 0;
 			}
 			else {
 				continue;
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/imagetexture.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/imagetexture.c
index 0a427d57ebc..55dadc14989 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/imagetexture.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/imagetexture.c
@@ -224,8 +224,10 @@ int imagewrap(Tex *tex, Image *ima, ImBuf *ibuf, const float texvec[3], TexResul
 	}
 
 	/* keep this before interpolation [#29761] */
-	if ((tex->imaflag & TEX_CALCALPHA) == 0) {
-		texres->talpha = TRUE;
+	if (tex->ima && (tex->ima->flag & IMA_IGNORE_ALPHA) == 0) {
+		if ((tex->imaflag & TEX_CALCALPHA) == 0) {
+			texres->talpha = TRUE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* interpolate */
@@ -1092,8 +1094,10 @@ static int imagewraposa_aniso(Tex *tex, Image *ima, ImBuf *ibuf, const float tex
 	/* mipmap test */
 	image_mipmap_test(tex, ibuf);
 	
-	if ((tex->imaflag & TEX_CALCALPHA) == 0)
-		texres->talpha = 1;
+	if (tex->ima && (tex->ima->flag & IMA_IGNORE_ALPHA) == 0) {
+		if ((tex->imaflag & TEX_CALCALPHA) == 0)
+			texres->talpha = 1;
+	}
 	texr.talpha = texres->talpha;
 
 	if (tex->imaflag & TEX_IMAROT) {
@@ -1506,8 +1510,10 @@ int imagewraposa(Tex *tex, Image *ima, ImBuf *ibuf, const float texvec[3], const
 	/* mipmap test */
 	image_mipmap_test(tex, ibuf);
 
-	if ((tex->imaflag & TEX_CALCALPHA) == 0) {
-		texres->talpha = TRUE;
+	if (tex->ima && (tex->ima->flag & IMA_IGNORE_ALPHA) == 0) {
+		if ((tex->imaflag & TEX_CALCALPHA) == 0) {
+			texres->talpha = TRUE;
+		}
 	}
 	
 	texr.talpha= texres->talpha;