diff --git a/packages/constants/src/index.js b/packages/constants/src/index.js
index 366f4a3..f06f4a5 100644
--- a/packages/constants/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/constants/src/index.js
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
  * @property {number} SATURATION
  * @property {number} COLOR
  * @property {number} LUMINOSITY
+ * @property {number} NORMAL_NPM
+ * @property {number} ADD_NPM
+ * @property {number} SCREEN_NPM
+ * @property {number} NONE
  */
 export const BLEND_MODES = {
     NORMAL:         0,
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@
     NORMAL_NPM:     17,
     ADD_NPM:        18,
     SCREEN_NPM:     19,
+    NONE:           20,
 };
 
 /**

diff --git a/packages/constants/src/index.js b/packages/constants/src/index.js
index 366f4a3..f06f4a5 100644
--- a/packages/constants/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/constants/src/index.js
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
  * @property {number} SATURATION
  * @property {number} COLOR
  * @property {number} LUMINOSITY
+ * @property {number} NORMAL_NPM
+ * @property {number} ADD_NPM
+ * @property {number} SCREEN_NPM
+ * @property {number} NONE
  */
 export const BLEND_MODES = {
     NORMAL:         0,
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@
     NORMAL_NPM:     17,
     ADD_NPM:        18,
     SCREEN_NPM:     19,
+    NONE:           20,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/state/State.js b/packages/core/src/state/State.js
index 6e5673d..c87e268 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/state/State.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/state/State.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { BLEND_MODES } from '@pixi/constants';
+
 /* eslint-disable max-len */
 
 const BLEND = 0;
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@
     {
         this.data = 0;
 
-        this.blendMode = 0;
+        this.blendMode = BLEND_MODES.NORMAL;
         this.polygonOffset = 0;
 
         this.blend = true;
@@ -136,8 +138,7 @@
 
     set blendMode(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
     {
-        // 17 is NO BLEND
-        this.blend = (value !== 17);
+        this.blend = (value !== BLEND_MODES.NONE);
         this._blendMode = value;
     }