diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_mesh.cpp b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_mesh.cpp
index c49086d83a7..83514879477 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_mesh.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_mesh.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void create_mesh_volume_attribute(BL::Object b_ob, Mesh *mesh, ImageManag
 
 	volume_data->manager = image_manager;
 	volume_data->slot = image_manager->add_image(Attribute::standard_name(std),
-		b_ob.ptr.data, animated, is_float, is_linear, INTERPOLATION_LINEAR);
+		b_ob.ptr.data, animated, is_float, is_linear, INTERPOLATION_LINEAR, true);
 }
 
 static void create_mesh_volume_attributes(Scene *scene, BL::Object b_ob, Mesh *mesh)
diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_shader.cpp b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_shader.cpp
index 2eafcecf026..7f384d9a1e7 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_shader.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_shader.cpp
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ static ShaderNode *add_node(Scene *scene, BL::BlendData b_data, BL::Scene b_scen
 			image->animated = b_image_node.image_user().use_auto_refresh();
 		}
 		image->color_space = ImageTextureNode::color_space_enum[(int)b_image_node.color_space()];
+		image->use_alpha = b_image.use_alpha();
 		image->projection = ImageTextureNode::projection_enum[(int)b_image_node.projection()];
 		image->interpolation = (InterpolationType)b_image_node.interpolation();
 		image->projection_blend = b_image_node.projection_blend();
@@ -576,6 +577,7 @@ static ShaderNode *add_node(Scene *scene, BL::BlendData b_data, BL::Scene b_scen
 			}
 		}
 		env->color_space = EnvironmentTextureNode::color_space_enum[(int)b_env_node.color_space()];
+		env->use_alpha = b_image.use_alpha();
 		env->projection = EnvironmentTextureNode::projection_enum[(int)b_env_node.projection()];
 		get_tex_mapping(&env->tex_mapping, b_env_node.texture_mapping());
 		node = env;
diff --git a/intern/cycles/render/image.cpp b/intern/cycles/render/image.cpp
index 6348c9e6706..8dde642f70b 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/render/image.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/render/image.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static bool image_equals(ImageManager::Image *image, const string& filename, voi
 	       image->interpolation == interpolation;
 }
 
-int ImageManager::add_image(const string& filename, void *builtin_data, bool animated, bool& is_float, bool& is_linear, InterpolationType interpolation)
+int ImageManager::add_image(const string& filename, void *builtin_data, bool animated, bool& is_float, bool& is_linear, InterpolationType interpolation, bool use_alpha)
 {
 	Image *img;
 	size_t slot;
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ int ImageManager::add_image(const string& filename, void *builtin_data, bool ani
 		img->animated = animated;
 		img->interpolation = interpolation;
 		img->users = 1;
+		img->use_alpha = use_alpha;
 
 		float_images[slot] = img;
 	}
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ int ImageManager::add_image(const string& filename, void *builtin_data, bool ani
 		img->animated = animated;
 		img->interpolation = interpolation;
 		img->users = 1;
+		img->use_alpha = use_alpha;
 
 		images[slot] = img;
 
@@ -307,9 +309,13 @@ bool ImageManager::file_load_image(Image *img, device_vector<uchar4>& tex_img)
 		if(!in)
 			return false;
 
-		ImageSpec spec;
+		ImageSpec spec = ImageSpec();
+		ImageSpec config = ImageSpec();
 
-		if(!in->open(img->filename, spec)) {
+		if(img->use_alpha == false)
+			config.attribute("oiio:UnassociatedAlpha", 1);
+
+		if(!in->open(img->filename, spec, config)) {
 			delete in;
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -387,6 +393,12 @@ bool ImageManager::file_load_image(Image *img, device_vector<uchar4>& tex_img)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if(img->use_alpha == false) {
+		for(int i = width*height*depth-1; i >= 0; i--) {
+			pixels[i*4+3] = 255;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -405,9 +417,13 @@ bool ImageManager::file_load_float_image(Image *img, device_vector<float4>& tex_
 		if(!in)
 			return false;
 
-		ImageSpec spec;
+		ImageSpec spec = ImageSpec();
+		ImageSpec config = ImageSpec();
 
-		if(!in->open(img->filename, spec)) {
+		if(img->use_alpha == false)
+			config.attribute("oiio:UnassociatedAlpha",1);
+
+		if(!in->open(img->filename, spec, config)) {
 			delete in;
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -484,6 +500,12 @@ bool ImageManager::file_load_float_image(Image *img, device_vector<float4>& tex_
 		}
 	}
 
+	if(img->use_alpha == false) {
+		for(int i = width*height*depth-1; i >= 0; i--) {
+			pixels[i*4+3] = 1.0f;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/intern/cycles/render/image.h b/intern/cycles/render/image.h
index a52ab2853b9..a862ffce5c3 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/render/image.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/render/image.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
 	ImageManager();
 	~ImageManager();
 
-	int add_image(const string& filename, void *builtin_data, bool animated, bool& is_float, bool& is_linear, InterpolationType interpolation);
+	int add_image(const string& filename, void *builtin_data, bool animated, bool& is_float, bool& is_linear, InterpolationType interpolation, bool use_alpha);
 	void remove_image(int slot);
 	void remove_image(const string& filename, void *builtin_data, InterpolationType interpolation);
 	bool is_float_image(const string& filename, void *builtin_data, bool& is_linear);
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public:
 		string filename;
 		void *builtin_data;
 
+		bool use_alpha;
 		bool need_load;
 		bool animated;
 		InterpolationType interpolation;
diff --git a/intern/cycles/render/nodes.cpp b/intern/cycles/render/nodes.cpp
index 28d2a41a113..e269074763c 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/render/nodes.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/render/nodes.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ ImageTextureNode::ImageTextureNode()
 	slot = -1;
 	is_float = -1;
 	is_linear = false;
+	use_alpha = true;
 	filename = "";
 	builtin_data = NULL;
 	color_space = ustring("Color");
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ void ImageTextureNode::compile(SVMCompiler& compiler)
 	image_manager = compiler.image_manager;
 	if(is_float == -1) {
 		bool is_float_bool;
-		slot = image_manager->add_image(filename, builtin_data, animated, is_float_bool, is_linear, interpolation);
+		slot = image_manager->add_image(filename, builtin_data, animated, is_float_bool, is_linear, interpolation, use_alpha);
 		is_float = (int)is_float_bool;
 	}
 
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ EnvironmentTextureNode::EnvironmentTextureNode()
 	slot = -1;
 	is_float = -1;
 	is_linear = false;
+	use_alpha = true;
 	filename = "";
 	builtin_data = NULL;
 	color_space = ustring("Color");
@@ -406,7 +408,7 @@ void EnvironmentTextureNode::compile(SVMCompiler& compiler)
 	image_manager = compiler.image_manager;
 	if(slot == -1) {
 		bool is_float_bool;
-		slot = image_manager->add_image(filename, builtin_data, animated, is_float_bool, is_linear, INTERPOLATION_LINEAR);
+		slot = image_manager->add_image(filename, builtin_data, animated, is_float_bool, is_linear, INTERPOLATION_LINEAR, use_alpha);
 		is_float = (int)is_float_bool;
 	}
 
diff --git a/intern/cycles/render/nodes.h b/intern/cycles/render/nodes.h
index 054ae0f613c..d94d8ce6033 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/render/nodes.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/render/nodes.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public:
 	int slot;
 	int is_float;
 	bool is_linear;
+	bool use_alpha;
 	string filename;
 	void *builtin_data;
 	ustring color_space;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ public:
 	int slot;
 	int is_float;
 	bool is_linear;
+	bool use_alpha;
 	string filename;
 	void *builtin_data;
 	ustring color_space;