diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
index d67a0aa..e70be7f 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
@@ -384,6 +384,6 @@
     'void main(void) {',
     '   gl_Position = vec4( ((aVertexPosition + offsetVector) / projectionVector) + center , 0.0, 1.0);',
     '   vTextureCoord = aTextureCoord;',
-    '   vColor = aColor;',
+    '   vColor = vec4(aColor.rgb * aColor.a, aColor.a);',
     '}'
 ];
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diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
index d67a0aa..e70be7f 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/shaders/PixiShader.js
@@ -384,6 +384,6 @@
     'void main(void) {',
     '   gl_Position = vec4( ((aVertexPosition + offsetVector) / projectionVector) + center , 0.0, 1.0);',
     '   vTextureCoord = aTextureCoord;',
-    '   vColor = aColor;',
+    '   vColor = vec4(aColor.rgb * aColor.a, aColor.a);',
     '}'
 ];
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diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
index f7b4a7b..711b4da 100755
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 
     // color and alpha
     var tint = sprite.tint;
-    colors[index+4] = colors[index+9] = colors[index+14] = colors[index+19] = (tint >> 16) + (tint & 0xff00) + ((tint & 0xff) << 16) + (sprite.alpha * 255 << 24);
+    colors[index+4] = colors[index+9] = colors[index+14] = colors[index+19] = (tint >> 16) + (tint & 0xff00) + ((tint & 0xff) << 16) + (sprite.worldAlpha * 255 << 24);
 
     // increment the batchsize
     this.sprites[this.currentBatchSize++] = sprite;