diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
index 6b74505..3885822 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var extractUniformsFromSrc = require('./extractUniformsFromSrc'),
     utils = require('../../../utils'),
+    CONST = require('../../../const'),
     SOURCE_KEY_MAP = {};
 
 // var math = require('../../../math');
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@
      */
     this.fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc || Filter.defaultFragmentSrc;
 
+    this.blendMode = CONST.BLEND_MODES.NORMAL;
+
     // pull out the vertex and shader uniforms if they are not specified..
     // currently this does not extract structs only default types
     this.uniformData = uniforms || extractUniformsFromSrc( this.vertexSrc, this.fragmentSrc, 'projectionMatrix|uSampler');

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
index 6b74505..3885822 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var extractUniformsFromSrc = require('./extractUniformsFromSrc'),
     utils = require('../../../utils'),
+    CONST = require('../../../const'),
     SOURCE_KEY_MAP = {};
 
 // var math = require('../../../math');
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@
      */
     this.fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc || Filter.defaultFragmentSrc;
 
+    this.blendMode = CONST.BLEND_MODES.NORMAL;
+
     // pull out the vertex and shader uniforms if they are not specified..
     // currently this does not extract structs only default types
     this.uniformData = uniforms || extractUniformsFromSrc( this.vertexSrc, this.fragmentSrc, 'projectionMatrix|uSampler');
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
index bc1ea5a..d797d1d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/FilterManager.js
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@
     // bind the input texture..
     input.texture.bind(0);
 
+    renderer.state.setBlendMode( filter.blendMode );
+
     this.quad.draw();
 };