diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/deferred/materialF.glsl b/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/deferred/materialF.glsl
index 02b9e71c7..57a4cc789 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/deferred/materialF.glsl
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/shaders/class1/deferred/materialF.glsl
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ void main()
 
 	col.rgb += light.rgb;
 
-	glare = min(glare, 1.0);
+	glare = min(glare, 1.0) * diffcol.a;
 	float al = max(diffcol.a,glare)*vertex_color.a;
 
 	//convert to gamma space for display on screen