diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
index 74b9b353c0..c75b8705b5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL.cpp
@@ -1596,6 +1596,7 @@ void RageDisplay_OGL::SetBlendMode( BlendMode mode )
 	}
 
 	int iSourceRGB, iDestRGB;
+	int iSourceAlpha = GL_ONE, iDestAlpha = GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA;
 	switch( mode )
 	{
 	case BLEND_NORMAL:
@@ -1615,11 +1616,15 @@ void RageDisplay_OGL::SetBlendMode( BlendMode mode )
 		break;
 	case BLEND_NO_EFFECT:
 		iSourceRGB = GL_ZERO; iDestRGB = GL_ONE;
+		iSourceAlpha = GL_ZERO; iSourceAlpha = GL_ONE;
 		break;
 	DEFAULT_FAIL( mode );
 	}
 
-	glBlendFunc( iSourceRGB, iDestRGB );
+	if( GLExt.glBlendFuncSeparate != NULL )
+		GLExt.glBlendFuncSeparate( iSourceRGB, iDestRGB, iSourceAlpha, iDestAlpha );
+	else
+		glBlendFunc( iSourceRGB, iDestRGB );
 }
 
 bool RageDisplay_OGL::IsZWriteEnabled() const
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL_Helpers.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL_Helpers.cpp
index 0287d4a186..3aac564c70 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL_Helpers.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL_Helpers.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ void GLExt_t::Load( LowLevelWindow *pWind )
 		LoadAllOrNothing( funcs, pWind);
 	}
 
+	if( HasExtension("GL_EXT_blend_func_separate") )
+		glBlendFuncSeparate = (PFNGLBLENDFUNCSEPARATEPROC) pWind->GetProcAddress("glBlendFuncSeparate");
+
 	if( HasExtension("GL_EXT_blend_subtract") )
 		glBlendEquation = (PFNGLBLENDEQUATIONPROC) pWind->GetProcAddress("glBlendEquation");
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL_Helpers.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL_Helpers.h
index 742ed5ade0..2deedc5c6d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL_Helpers.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_OGL_Helpers.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct GLExt_t
 
 	PWSWAPINTERVALEXTPROC wglSwapIntervalEXT;
 	PFNGLCOLORTABLEPROC glColorTableEXT;
+	PFNGLBLENDFUNCSEPARATEPROC glBlendFuncSeparate;
 	PFNGLBLENDEQUATIONPROC glBlendEquation;
 	PFNGLCOLORTABLEPARAMETERIVPROC glGetColorTableParameterivEXT;
 	PFNGLACTIVETEXTUREARBPROC glActiveTextureARB;