diff --git a/source/src/model.h b/source/src/model.h
index e7de04fd..bc09fb4a 100644
--- a/source/src/model.h
+++ b/source/src/model.h
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ struct dynent;
 
 struct model
 {
-    bool cullface, alphatexture;
+    bool cullface, alphablend;
     float alphatest, translucency, scale;
     vec translate;
     int batch;
 
-    model() : cullface(true), alphatexture(false), alphatest(0.9f), translucency(0.25f), scale(1), translate(0, 0, 0), batch(-1) {}
+    model() : cullface(true), alphablend(false), alphatest(0.9f), translucency(0.25f), scale(1), translate(0, 0, 0), batch(-1) {}
     virtual ~model() {}
 
     virtual bool load() = 0;
diff --git a/source/src/rendermodel.cpp b/source/src/rendermodel.cpp
index a344e07e..6e6726ce 100644
--- a/source/src/rendermodel.cpp
+++ b/source/src/rendermodel.cpp
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ void mdlalphatest(int alphatest)
 
 COMMAND(mdlalphatest, ARG_1INT);
 
-void mdlalphatexture(int enable)
+void mdlalphablend(int alphablend)
 {
     checkmdl;
-    loadingmodel->alphatexture = enable>0;
+    loadingmodel->alphablend = alphablend!=0;
 }
 
-COMMAND(mdlalphatexture, ARG_1INT);
+COMMAND(mdlalphablend, ARG_1INT);
 
 void mdlscale(int percent)
 {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void renderbatchedmodel(model *m, batchedmodel &b)
 
     modelattach *a = NULL;
     if(b.attached>=0) a = &modelattached[b.attached];
-    if(b.anim&ANIM_TRANSLUCENT || m->alphatexture)
+    if(b.anim&ANIM_TRANSLUCENT)
     {
         glColorMask(GL_FALSE, GL_FALSE, GL_FALSE, GL_FALSE);
         m->render(b.anim|ANIM_NOSKIN, b.varseed, b.speed, b.basetime, b.o, b.yaw, b.pitch, b.d, a, b.scale);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void renderbatchedmodel(model *m, batchedmodel &b)
 
     m->render(b.anim, b.varseed, b.speed, b.basetime, b.o, b.yaw, b.pitch, b.d, a, b.scale);
 
-    if(b.anim&ANIM_TRANSLUCENT || m->alphatexture)
+    if(b.anim&ANIM_TRANSLUCENT)
     {
         glDepthFunc(GL_LESS);
         glDisable(GL_BLEND);
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void endmodelbatches()
         loopvj(b.batched)
         {
             batchedmodel &bm = b.batched[j];
-            if(bm.anim&ANIM_TRANSLUCENT)
+            if(bm.anim&ANIM_TRANSLUCENT || b.m->alphablend)
             {
                 translucentmodel &tm = translucent.add();
                 tm.m = b.m;
diff --git a/source/src/vertmodel.h b/source/src/vertmodel.h
index 07dc06db..cc852138 100644
--- a/source/src/vertmodel.h
+++ b/source/src/vertmodel.h
@@ -146,7 +146,16 @@ struct vertmodel : model
                     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, id);
                     lasttex = id;
                 }
-                if(enablealphablend) { glDisable(GL_BLEND); enablealphablend = false; }
+                if(skin->bpp == 32 && owner->model->alphablend)
+                {
+                    if(!enablealphablend)
+                    {
+                        glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+                        glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+                        enablealphablend = true;
+                    }
+                }
+                else if(enablealphablend) { glDisable(GL_BLEND); enablealphablend = false; }
                 if(skin->bpp == 32 && owner->model->alphatest > 0)
                 {
                     if(!enablealphatest) { glEnable(GL_ALPHA_TEST); enablealphatest = true; }