diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Graphics.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Graphics.cpp
index e1375da30..0339f79b5 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Graphics.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ namespace love {
 				cleanup();
 			}
 
+			void Graphics::setBlendState(const BlendState& blend) {
+				states.back().blend = blend;
+			}
+
 			void Graphics::setPointSize(float size) {
 				std::cout << "setPointSize ";
 
@@ -1230,6 +1234,7 @@ namespace love {
 				configuration.shader = (Shader*)Shader::current;
 				configuration.primitiveType = primitiveType;
 				configuration.polygonMode = currentPolygonMode;
+				configuration.blendState = states.back().blend;
 				std::vector<VkBuffer> bufferVector;
 
 				std::vector<VkDeviceSize> offsets;
@@ -1321,13 +1326,13 @@ namespace love {
 
 				VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState colorBlendAttachment{};
 				colorBlendAttachment.colorWriteMask = VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_R_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_G_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_B_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_A_BIT;
-				colorBlendAttachment.blendEnable = VK_TRUE;
-				colorBlendAttachment.srcColorBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_SRC_ALPHA;
-				colorBlendAttachment.dstColorBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA;
-				colorBlendAttachment.colorBlendOp = VK_BLEND_OP_ADD;
-				colorBlendAttachment.srcAlphaBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE;
-				colorBlendAttachment.dstAlphaBlendFactor = VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO;
-				colorBlendAttachment.alphaBlendOp = VK_BLEND_OP_ADD;
+				colorBlendAttachment.blendEnable = Vulkan::getBool(configuration.blendState.enable);
+				colorBlendAttachment.srcColorBlendFactor = Vulkan::getBlendFactor(configuration.blendState.srcFactorRGB);
+				colorBlendAttachment.dstColorBlendFactor = Vulkan::getBlendFactor(configuration.blendState.dstFactorRGB);
+				colorBlendAttachment.colorBlendOp = Vulkan::getBlendOp(configuration.blendState.operationRGB);
+				colorBlendAttachment.srcAlphaBlendFactor = Vulkan::getBlendFactor(configuration.blendState.srcFactorA);
+				colorBlendAttachment.dstAlphaBlendFactor = Vulkan::getBlendFactor(configuration.blendState.dstFactorA);
+				colorBlendAttachment.alphaBlendOp = Vulkan::getBlendOp(configuration.blendState.operationA);
 
 				VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo colorBlending{};
 				colorBlending.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_COLOR_BLEND_STATE_CREATE_INFO;
@@ -1485,6 +1490,9 @@ namespace love {
 			}
 
 			bool operator==(const GraphicsPipelineConfiguration& first, const GraphicsPipelineConfiguration& other) {
+				if (!(first.blendState == other.blendState)) {	// not sure why != doesn't work
+					return false;
+				}
 				if (first.polygonMode != other.polygonMode) {
 					return false;
 				}
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Graphics.h b/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Graphics.h
index 87fc381bc..812d991ec 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Graphics.h
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Graphics.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace love {
 				Shader* shader = nullptr;
 				PrimitiveType primitiveType = PRIMITIVE_MAX_ENUM;
 				VkPolygonMode polygonMode = VK_POLYGON_MODE_FILL;
+				BlendState blendState;
 
 				friend static bool operator==(const GraphicsPipelineConfiguration& first, const GraphicsPipelineConfiguration& other);
 			};
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ namespace love {
 				void setDepthMode(CompareMode compare, bool write) override { std::cout << "setDepthMode "; }
 				void setFrontFaceWinding(Winding winding) override { std::cout << "setFrontFaceWinding "; }
 				void setColorMask(ColorChannelMask mask) override { std::cout << "setColorMask "; }
-				void setBlendState(const BlendState& blend) override { std::cout << "setBlendState "; }
+				void setBlendState(const BlendState& blend) override;
 				void setPointSize(float size) override;
 				void setWireframe(bool enable) override;
 				PixelFormat getSizedFormat(PixelFormat format, bool rendertarget, bool readable) const override;
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Vulkan.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Vulkan.cpp
index 3430ab9f1..22c642e3b 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Vulkan.cpp
@@ -301,6 +301,60 @@ namespace love {
 					throw love::Exception("unknown primitive type");
 				}
 			}
+
+			VkBlendFactor Vulkan::getBlendFactor(BlendFactor blendFactor) {
+				switch (blendFactor) {
+				case BLENDFACTOR_ZERO:
+					return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ZERO;
+				case BLENDFACTOR_ONE:
+					return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE;
+				case BLENDFACTOR_SRC_COLOR:
+					return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_SRC_COLOR;
+				case BLENDFACTOR_ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR:
+					return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR;
+				case BLENDFACTOR_SRC_ALPHA:
+					return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_SRC_ALPHA;
+				case BLENDFACTOR_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA:
+					return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA;
+				case BLENDFACTOR_DST_COLOR:
+					return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_DST_COLOR;
+				case BLENDFACTOR_ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR:
+					return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR;
+				case BLENDFACTOR_DST_ALPHA:
+					return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_DST_ALPHA;
+				case BLENDFACTOR_ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA:
+					return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA;
+				case BLENDFACTOR_SRC_ALPHA_SATURATED:
+					return VK_BLEND_FACTOR_SRC_ALPHA_SATURATE;
+				case BLENDFACTOR_MAX_ENUM:
+					throw love::Exception("unknown blend factor");
+				}
+			}
+
+			VkBlendOp Vulkan::getBlendOp(BlendOperation op) {
+				switch (op) {
+				case BLENDOP_ADD:
+					return VK_BLEND_OP_ADD;
+				case BLENDOP_MAX:
+					return VK_BLEND_OP_MAX;
+				case BLENDOP_MIN:
+					return VK_BLEND_OP_MIN;
+				case BLENDOP_SUBTRACT:
+					return VK_BLEND_OP_SUBTRACT;
+				case BLENDOP_REVERSE_SUBTRACT:
+					return VK_BLEND_OP_REVERSE_SUBTRACT;
+				case BLENDOP_MAX_ENUM:
+					throw love::Exception("unknown blend operation");
+				}
+			}
+
+			VkBool32 Vulkan::getBool(bool b) {
+				if (b) {
+					return VK_TRUE;
+				} else {
+					return VK_FALSE;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Vulkan.h b/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Vulkan.h
index f4a4c19e9..24ec40fdd 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Vulkan.h
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/vulkan/Vulkan.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ namespace love {
 				static std::string getVendorName(uint32_t vendorId);
 				static std::string getVulkanApiVersion(uint32_t apiVersion);
 				static VkPrimitiveTopology getPrimitiveTypeTopology(graphics::PrimitiveType);
+				static VkBlendFactor getBlendFactor(BlendFactor);
+				static VkBlendOp getBlendOp(BlendOperation);
+				static VkBool32 getBool(bool);
 			};
 		}
 	}