diff --git a/REDALERT/WIN32LIB/DrawMisc.cpp b/REDALERT/WIN32LIB/DrawMisc.cpp
index 8ef56fa..b800ac5 100644
--- a/REDALERT/WIN32LIB/DrawMisc.cpp
+++ b/REDALERT/WIN32LIB/DrawMisc.cpp
@@ -1882,7 +1882,8 @@ void Nearest_CopyImage(byte* source, int sourceX, int sourceY, int sourceWidth,
 			int destPos = (destWidth * (_y + (destY))) + (_x + (destX));
 			int sourcePos = (sourceWidth * (_y + (sourceY))) + (_x + (sourceX));
 
-			dest[destPos] = source[sourcePos];
+			if(source[sourcePos] != 0)
+				dest[destPos] = source[sourcePos];
 		}
 	}
 }