diff --git a/packages/graphics/src/Graphics.js b/packages/graphics/src/Graphics.js
index 621d5b7..ad83954 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/src/Graphics.js
+++ b/packages/graphics/src/Graphics.js
@@ -865,6 +865,9 @@
                 this.shader = new Shader(s.program, uniforms);
             }
 
+            // apply the tint..
+            hex2rgb(this.tint, this.shader.uniforms.tint);
+
             this.shader.uniforms.translationMatrix = this.transform.worldTransform;// .toArray(true);
             // the first draw call, we can set the uniforms of the shader directly here.
 

diff --git a/packages/graphics/src/Graphics.js b/packages/graphics/src/Graphics.js
index 621d5b7..ad83954 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/src/Graphics.js
+++ b/packages/graphics/src/Graphics.js
@@ -865,6 +865,9 @@
                 this.shader = new Shader(s.program, uniforms);
             }
 
+            // apply the tint..
+            hex2rgb(this.tint, this.shader.uniforms.tint);
+
             this.shader.uniforms.translationMatrix = this.transform.worldTransform;// .toArray(true);
             // the first draw call, we can set the uniforms of the shader directly here.
 
diff --git a/packages/graphics/src/GraphicsGeometry.js b/packages/graphics/src/GraphicsGeometry.js
index 9ced2c6..3400f47 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/src/GraphicsGeometry.js
+++ b/packages/graphics/src/GraphicsGeometry.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import buildPoly from './utils/buildPoly';
 import buildRectangle from './utils/buildRectangle';
 import buildRoundedRectangle from './utils/buildRoundedRectangle';
+import { premultiplyTint } from '@pixi/utils';
 
 const BATCH_POOL = [];
 const DRAW_CALL_POOL = [];
@@ -826,14 +827,13 @@
     addColors(colors, color, alpha, size)
     {
         // TODO use the premultiply bits Ivan added
-        const tRGB = ((color >> 16) * alpha)
-        + ((color & 0xff00) * alpha)
-        + (((color & 0xff) << 16) * alpha)
-        + (alpha * 255 << 24);
+        const rgb = (color >> 16) + (color & 0xff00) + ((color & 0xff) << 16);
+
+        const rgba =  premultiplyTint(rgb, 0.5);
 
         while (size-- > 0)
         {
-            colors.push(tRGB);
+            colors.push(rgba);
         }
     }