diff --git a/kitty/shaders.c b/kitty/shaders.c
index c12891bf6..6ae8f4f9d 100644
--- a/kitty/shaders.c
+++ b/kitty/shaders.c
@@ -479,16 +479,18 @@ draw_cells_interleaved_premult(ssize_t vao_idx, ssize_t gvao_idx, Screen *screen
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, os_window->offscreen_framebuffer);
     glFramebufferTexture(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, os_window->offscreen_texture_id, 0);
     /* if (glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER) != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE) fatal("Offscreen framebuffer not complete"); */
+    bind_program(CELL_BG_PROGRAM);
+    if (!os_window->bgimage.texture_id) {
+        // draw background for all cells
+        glUniform1ui(cell_program_layouts[CELL_BG_PROGRAM].draw_bg_bitfield_location, 3);
+        glDrawArraysInstanced(GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, 0, 4, screen->lines * screen->columns);
+    } else blank_canvas(0, 0);
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
     BLEND_PREMULT;
-    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
-    bind_program(CELL_BG_PROGRAM);
-    // draw background for all cells
-    glUniform1ui(cell_program_layouts[CELL_BG_PROGRAM].draw_bg_bitfield_location, 3);
-    glDrawArraysInstanced(GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, 0, 4, screen->lines * screen->columns);
 
-    if (screen->grman->num_of_below_refs) {
-        draw_graphics(GRAPHICS_PREMULT_PROGRAM, vao_idx, gvao_idx, screen->grman->render_data, 0, screen->grman->num_of_below_refs);
+    if (screen->grman->num_of_below_refs || os_window->bgimage.texture_id) {
+        if (screen->grman->num_of_below_refs) draw_graphics(
+            GRAPHICS_PREMULT_PROGRAM, vao_idx, gvao_idx, screen->grman->render_data, 0, screen->grman->num_of_below_refs);
         bind_program(CELL_BG_PROGRAM);
         // Draw background for non-default bg cells
         glUniform1ui(cell_program_layouts[CELL_BG_PROGRAM].draw_bg_bitfield_location, 2);
@@ -499,9 +501,6 @@ draw_cells_interleaved_premult(ssize_t vao_idx, ssize_t gvao_idx, Screen *screen
         glDrawArraysInstanced(GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, 0, 4, screen->lines * screen->columns);
     }
 
-    bind_program(CELL_BG_PROGRAM);
-    glDrawArraysInstanced(GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, 0, 4, screen->lines * screen->columns);
-
     if (screen->grman->num_of_negative_refs) {
         draw_graphics(GRAPHICS_PREMULT_PROGRAM, vao_idx, gvao_idx, screen->grman->render_data, screen->grman->num_of_below_refs, screen->grman->num_of_negative_refs);
     }
@@ -515,6 +514,7 @@ draw_cells_interleaved_premult(ssize_t vao_idx, ssize_t gvao_idx, Screen *screen
     if (screen->grman->num_of_positive_refs) draw_graphics(GRAPHICS_PREMULT_PROGRAM, vao_idx, gvao_idx, screen->grman->render_data, screen->grman->num_of_negative_refs + screen->grman->num_of_below_refs, screen->grman->num_of_positive_refs);
 
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+    if (!os_window->bgimage.texture_id) glDisable(GL_BLEND);
     glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
 
     // Now render the framebuffer to the screen