diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/Graphics.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/Graphics.cpp
index f8ffd5e5b..6c23bd3c4 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/Graphics.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ bool Graphics::getConstant(BlendMode in, const char *&out)
 	return blendModes.find(in, out);
 }
 
+bool Graphics::getConstant(const char *in, BlendAlpha &out)
+{
+	return blendAlphaModes.find(in, out);
+}
+
+bool Graphics::getConstant(BlendAlpha in, const char *&out)
+{
+	return blendAlphaModes.find(in, out);
+}
+
 bool Graphics::getConstant(const char *in, LineStyle &out)
 {
 	return lineStyles.find(in, out);
@@ -172,16 +182,24 @@ StringMap<Graphics::DrawMode, Graphics::DRAW_MAX_ENUM> Graphics::drawModes(Graph
 
 StringMap<Graphics::BlendMode, Graphics::BLEND_MAX_ENUM>::Entry Graphics::blendModeEntries[] =
 {
-	{ "alpha", BLEND_ALPHA },
-	{ "add", BLEND_ADD },
+	{ "alpha",    BLEND_ALPHA    },
+	{ "add",      BLEND_ADD      },
 	{ "subtract", BLEND_SUBTRACT },
 	{ "multiply", BLEND_MULTIPLY },
-	{ "screen", BLEND_SCREEN },
-	{ "replace", BLEND_REPLACE },
+	{ "screen",   BLEND_SCREEN   },
+	{ "replace",  BLEND_REPLACE  },
 };
 
 StringMap<Graphics::BlendMode, Graphics::BLEND_MAX_ENUM> Graphics::blendModes(Graphics::blendModeEntries, sizeof(Graphics::blendModeEntries));
 
+StringMap<Graphics::BlendAlpha, Graphics::BLENDALPHA_MAX_ENUM>::Entry Graphics::blendAlphaEntries[] =
+{
+	{ "alphamultiply", BLENDALPHA_MULTIPLY      },
+	{ "premultiplied", BLENDALPHA_PREMULTIPLIED },
+};
+
+StringMap<Graphics::BlendAlpha, Graphics::BLENDALPHA_MAX_ENUM> Graphics::blendAlphaModes(Graphics::blendAlphaEntries, sizeof(Graphics::blendAlphaEntries));
+
 StringMap<Graphics::LineStyle, Graphics::LINE_MAX_ENUM>::Entry Graphics::lineStyleEntries[] =
 {
 	{ "smooth", LINE_SMOOTH },
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/Graphics.h b/src/modules/graphics/Graphics.h
index d1d0b6b36..583822c5f 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/Graphics.h
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/Graphics.h
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ public:
 		BLEND_MAX_ENUM
 	};
 
+	enum BlendAlpha
+	{
+		BLENDALPHA_MULTIPLY,
+		BLENDALPHA_PREMULTIPLIED,
+		BLENDALPHA_MAX_ENUM
+	};
+
 	enum LineStyle
 	{
 		LINE_ROUGH,
@@ -255,6 +262,9 @@ public:
 	static bool getConstant(const char *in, BlendMode &out);
 	static bool getConstant(BlendMode in, const char *&out);
 
+	static bool getConstant(const char *in, BlendAlpha &out);
+	static bool getConstant(BlendAlpha in, const char *&out);
+
 	static bool getConstant(const char *in, LineStyle &out);
 	static bool getConstant(LineStyle in, const char *&out);
 
@@ -287,6 +297,9 @@ private:
 	static StringMap<BlendMode, BLEND_MAX_ENUM>::Entry blendModeEntries[];
 	static StringMap<BlendMode, BLEND_MAX_ENUM> blendModes;
 
+	static StringMap<BlendAlpha, BLENDALPHA_MAX_ENUM>::Entry blendAlphaEntries[];
+	static StringMap<BlendAlpha, BLENDALPHA_MAX_ENUM> blendAlphaModes;
+
 	static StringMap<LineStyle, LINE_MAX_ENUM>::Entry lineStyleEntries[];
 	static StringMap<LineStyle, LINE_MAX_ENUM> lineStyles;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Graphics.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Graphics.cpp
index 1aee88a4c..8339b0457 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Graphics.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void Graphics::restoreState(const DisplayState &s)
 	setColor(s.color);
 	setBackgroundColor(s.backgroundColor);
 
-	setBlendMode(s.blendMode, s.blendMultiplyAlpha);
+	setBlendMode(s.blendMode, s.blendAlphaMode);
 
 	setLineWidth(s.lineWidth);
 	setLineStyle(s.lineStyle);
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ void Graphics::restoreStateChecked(const DisplayState &s)
 
 	setBackgroundColor(s.backgroundColor);
 
-	if (s.blendMode != cur.blendMode || s.blendMultiplyAlpha != cur.blendMultiplyAlpha)
-		setBlendMode(s.blendMode, s.blendMultiplyAlpha);
+	if (s.blendMode != cur.blendMode || s.blendAlphaMode != cur.blendAlphaMode)
+		setBlendMode(s.blendMode, s.blendAlphaMode);
 
 	// These are just simple assignments.
 	setLineWidth(s.lineWidth);
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ Graphics::ColorMask Graphics::getColorMask() const
 	return states.back().colorMask;
 }
 
-void Graphics::setBlendMode(BlendMode mode, bool multiplyalpha)
+void Graphics::setBlendMode(BlendMode mode, BlendAlpha alphamode)
 {
 	GLenum func   = GL_FUNC_ADD;
 	GLenum srcRGB = GL_ONE;
@@ -1094,19 +1094,19 @@ void Graphics::setBlendMode(BlendMode mode, bool multiplyalpha)
 	}
 
 	// We can only do alpha-multiplication when srcRGB would have been unmodified.
-	if (srcRGB == GL_ONE && multiplyalpha)
+	if (srcRGB == GL_ONE && alphamode == BLENDALPHA_MULTIPLY)
 		srcRGB = GL_SRC_ALPHA;
 
 	glBlendEquation(func);
 	glBlendFuncSeparate(srcRGB, dstRGB, srcA, dstA);
 
 	states.back().blendMode = mode;
-	states.back().blendMultiplyAlpha = multiplyalpha;
+	states.back().blendAlphaMode = alphamode;
 }
 
-Graphics::BlendMode Graphics::getBlendMode(bool &multiplyalpha) const
+Graphics::BlendMode Graphics::getBlendMode(BlendAlpha &alphamode) const
 {
-	multiplyalpha = states.back().blendMultiplyAlpha;
+	alphamode = states.back().blendAlphaMode;
 	return states.back().blendMode;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Graphics.h b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Graphics.h
index a984f971c..3fab27735 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Graphics.h
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/Graphics.h
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ public:
 	/**
 	 * Sets the current blend mode.
 	 **/
-	void setBlendMode(BlendMode mode, bool multiplyalpha);
+	void setBlendMode(BlendMode mode, BlendAlpha alphamode);
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the current blend mode.
 	 **/
-	BlendMode getBlendMode(bool &multiplyalpha) const;
+	BlendMode getBlendMode(BlendAlpha &alphamode) const;
 
 	/**
 	 * Sets the default filter for images, canvases, and fonts.
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ private:
 		Colorf backgroundColor = Colorf(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 255.0);
 
 		BlendMode blendMode = BLEND_ALPHA;
-		bool blendMultiplyAlpha = true;
+		BlendAlpha blendAlphaMode = BLENDALPHA_MULTIPLY;
 
 		float lineWidth = 1.0f;
 		LineStyle lineStyle = LINE_SMOOTH;
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/wrap_Graphics.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/wrap_Graphics.cpp
index 5c8914e2e..b3a888d19 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/opengl/wrap_Graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/opengl/wrap_Graphics.cpp
@@ -1042,25 +1042,34 @@ int w_setBlendMode(lua_State *L)
 	if (!Graphics::getConstant(str, mode))
 		return luaL_error(L, "Invalid blend mode: %s", str);
 
-	bool multiplyalpha = luax_optboolean(L, 2, true);
+	Graphics::BlendAlpha alphamode = Graphics::BLENDALPHA_MULTIPLY;
+	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, 2))
+	{
+		const char *alphastr = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+		if (!Graphics::getConstant(alphastr, alphamode))
+			return luaL_error(L, "Invalid blend alpha mode: %s", alphastr);
+	}
 
-	luax_catchexcept(L, [&](){ instance()->setBlendMode(mode, multiplyalpha); });
+	luax_catchexcept(L, [&](){ instance()->setBlendMode(mode, alphamode); });
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int w_getBlendMode(lua_State *L)
 {
 	const char *str;
-	Graphics::BlendMode mode;
-	bool multiplyalpha = false;
+	const char *alphastr;
 
-	luax_catchexcept(L, [&](){ mode = instance()->getBlendMode(multiplyalpha); });
+	Graphics::BlendAlpha alphamode;
+	Graphics::BlendMode mode = instance()->getBlendMode(alphamode);
 
 	if (!Graphics::getConstant(mode, str))
 		return luaL_error(L, "Unknown blend mode");
 
+	if (!Graphics::getConstant(alphamode, alphastr))
+		return luaL_error(L, "Unknown blend alpha mode");
+
 	lua_pushstring(L, str);
-	lua_pushboolean(L, multiplyalpha);
+	lua_pushstring(L, alphastr);
 	return 2;
 }