diff --git a/uppsrc/Draw/Image.h b/uppsrc/Draw/Image.h
index 141e60c09..85884d084 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Draw/Image.h
+++ b/uppsrc/Draw/Image.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ public:
 	int   GetKindNoScan() const;
 	int   GetKind() const;
 	int   GetResolution() const;
+	bool  IsOpaque() const                    { return GetKind() == IMAGE_OPAQUE; }
 
 	const RGBA *Begin() const                 { return data ? ~data->buffer : NULL; }
 	const RGBA *begin() const                 { return Begin(); }
diff --git a/uppsrc/Draw/ImageOp.cpp b/uppsrc/Draw/ImageOp.cpp
index 34017c06a..1db8446b5 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Draw/ImageOp.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/Draw/ImageOp.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ Image CreateImage(Size sz, Color color)
 	return CreateImage(sz, (RGBA)color);
 }
 
+void ScanOpaque(Image& m)
+{
+	ImageBuffer ib(m);
+	ib.SetKind(ib.ScanKind());
+	m = ib;
+}
+
 force_inline Size DstSrc(ImageBuffer& dest, Point& p, const Image& src, Rect& sr)
 {
 	if(p.x < 0) {
diff --git a/uppsrc/Draw/ImageOp.h b/uppsrc/Draw/ImageOp.h
index ab2d8965d..631e3d1cb 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Draw/ImageOp.h
+++ b/uppsrc/Draw/ImageOp.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ void  SetResolution(Image& m, int res);
 Image WithResolution(const Image& m, int res);
 Image WithResolution(const Image& m, const Image& res);
 
+void  ScanOpaque(Image& m);
+
 void Over(ImageBuffer& dest, Point p, const Image& src, const Rect& srect);
 void Over(Image& dest, const Image& src);
 void Copy(ImageBuffer& dest, Point p, const Image& src, const Rect& srect);
diff --git a/uppsrc/Draw/Iml.cpp b/uppsrc/Draw/Iml.cpp
index 9827d497d..f6342571c 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Draw/Iml.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/Draw/Iml.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ Image Iml::Get(int i)
 				}
 				if(!IsNull(m.image) && (mode & GUI_MODE_UHD)) // this is to support legacy code mostly
 					SetResolution(m.image, IMAGE_RESOLUTION_UHD);
+				ScanOpaque(m.image);
 			}
 			m.loaded = true;
 		}