diff --git a/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js b/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
index 9f96bde..00e9fdc 100644
--- a/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
+++ b/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
  */
 ParticleContainer.prototype.updateTransform = function ()
 {
+    
     // TODO don't need to!
     this.displayObjectUpdateTransform();
     //  PIXI.Container.prototype.updateTransform.call( this );

diff --git a/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js b/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
index 9f96bde..00e9fdc 100644
--- a/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
+++ b/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
  */
 ParticleContainer.prototype.updateTransform = function ()
 {
+    
     // TODO don't need to!
     this.displayObjectUpdateTransform();
     //  PIXI.Container.prototype.updateTransform.call( this );
diff --git a/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleRenderer.js b/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleRenderer.js
index 91f8705..122e539 100644
--- a/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleRenderer.js
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@
     var m =  container.worldTransform.copy( this.tempMatrix );
     m.prepend( this.renderer.currentRenderTarget.projectionMatrix );
     gl.uniformMatrix3fv(this.shader.uniforms.projectionMatrix._location, false, m.toArray(true));
+    gl.uniform1f(this.shader.uniforms.uAlpha._location, container.worldAlpha);
+
 
     // if this variable is true then we will upload the static contents as well as the dynamic contens
     var uploadStatic = container._updateStatic;

diff --git a/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js b/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
index 9f96bde..00e9fdc 100644
--- a/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
+++ b/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
  */
 ParticleContainer.prototype.updateTransform = function ()
 {
+    
     // TODO don't need to!
     this.displayObjectUpdateTransform();
     //  PIXI.Container.prototype.updateTransform.call( this );
diff --git a/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleRenderer.js b/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleRenderer.js
index 91f8705..122e539 100644
--- a/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleRenderer.js
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@
     var m =  container.worldTransform.copy( this.tempMatrix );
     m.prepend( this.renderer.currentRenderTarget.projectionMatrix );
     gl.uniformMatrix3fv(this.shader.uniforms.projectionMatrix._location, false, m.toArray(true));
+    gl.uniform1f(this.shader.uniforms.uAlpha._location, container.worldAlpha);
+
 
     // if this variable is true then we will upload the static contents as well as the dynamic contens
     var uploadStatic = container._updateStatic;
diff --git a/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleShader.js b/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleShader.js
index 5bf9313..23f6904 100644
--- a/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleShader.js
+++ b/src/core/particles/webgl/ParticleShader.js
@@ -46,13 +46,16 @@
             'varying float vColor;',
 
             'uniform sampler2D uSampler;',
+            'uniform float uAlpha;',
 
             'void main(void){',
-            '   gl_FragColor = texture2D(uSampler, vTextureCoord) * vColor ;',
+            '   gl_FragColor = texture2D(uSampler, vTextureCoord) * vColor * uAlpha ;',
             '}'
         ].join('\n'),
         // custom uniforms
-        null,
+        {
+            uAlpha:  { type: '1f', value: 1 }
+        },
         // custom attributes
         {
             aPositionCoord: 0,