diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/D3D11/D3D11Resources.cs b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/D3D11/D3D11Resources.cs
index 7fa57deb01..590eeba7e2 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/D3D11/D3D11Resources.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/D3D11/D3D11Resources.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 		public ID3D11DeviceContext Context;
 		public IDXGIFactory1 Factory1;
 		public IDXGIFactory2 Factory2;
-		public ID3D11BlendState BlendEnableState;
+		public ID3D11BlendState BlendNormalState;
+		public ID3D11BlendState BlendAlphaState;
 		public ID3D11BlendState BlendDisableState;
 		public ID3D11SamplerState PointSamplerState;
 		public ID3D11SamplerState LinearSamplerState;
@@ -84,11 +85,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 				bd.RenderTarget[0].DestinationBlendAlpha = Blend.InverseSourceAlpha;
 				bd.RenderTarget[0].BlendOperationAlpha = BlendOperation.Add;
 				bd.RenderTarget[0].RenderTargetWriteMask = ColorWriteEnable.All;
-				BlendEnableState = Device.CreateBlendState(bd);
+				BlendNormalState = Device.CreateBlendState(bd);
 
-				bd.RenderTarget[0].BlendEnable = false;
 				bd.RenderTarget[0].SourceBlend = Blend.One;
 				bd.RenderTarget[0].DestinationBlend = Blend.Zero;
+				BlendAlphaState = Device.CreateBlendState(bd);
+
+				bd.RenderTarget[0].BlendEnable = false;
 				BlendDisableState = Device.CreateBlendState(bd);
 
 				PointSamplerState = Device.CreateSamplerState(SamplerDescription.PointClamp);
@@ -141,8 +144,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 			RasterizerState?.Dispose();
 			RasterizerState = null;
 
-			BlendEnableState?.Dispose();
-			BlendEnableState = null;
+			BlendNormalState?.Dispose();
+			BlendNormalState = null;
+			BlendAlphaState?.Dispose();
+			BlendAlphaState = null;
 			BlendDisableState?.Dispose();
 			BlendDisableState = null;
 
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/D3D11/IGL_D3D11.cs b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/D3D11/IGL_D3D11.cs
index cc8e6acfa9..43eb8c99e8 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/D3D11/IGL_D3D11.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/D3D11/IGL_D3D11.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 		private ID3D11DeviceContext Context => _resources.Context;
 		private IDXGIFactory1 Factory1 => _resources.Factory1;
 		private IDXGIFactory2 Factory2 => _resources.Factory2;
-		private ID3D11BlendState BlendEnableState => _resources.BlendEnableState;
+		private ID3D11BlendState BlendNormalState => _resources.BlendNormalState;
+		private ID3D11BlendState BlendAlphaState => _resources.BlendAlphaState;
 		private ID3D11BlendState BlendDisableState => _resources.BlendDisableState;
 		private ID3D11RasterizerState RasterizerState => _resources.RasterizerState;
 
@@ -184,8 +185,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 		public void ClearColor(Color color)
 			=> Context.ClearRenderTargetView(CurRenderTarget?.RTV ?? _controlSwapChain.RTV, new(color.R, color.B, color.G, color.A));
 
-		public void EnableBlending()
-			=> Context.OMSetBlendState(BlendEnableState);
+		public void EnableBlendNormal()
+			=> Context.OMSetBlendState(BlendNormalState);
+
+		public void EnableBlendAlpha()
+			=> Context.OMSetBlendState(BlendAlphaState);
 
 		public void DisableBlending()
 			=> Context.OMSetBlendState(BlendDisableState);
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/GDIPlus/IGL_GDIPlus.cs b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/GDIPlus/IGL_GDIPlus.cs
index 2e50824c76..967866482f 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/GDIPlus/IGL_GDIPlus.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/GDIPlus/IGL_GDIPlus.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 		public void ClearColor(Color color)
 			=> GetCurrentGraphics().Clear(color);
 
-		public void EnableBlending()
+		public void EnableBlendNormal()
+		{
+			var g = GetCurrentGraphics();
+			g.CompositingMode = CompositingMode.SourceOver;
+			g.CompositingQuality = CompositingQuality.Default;
+		}
+
+		public void EnableBlendAlpha()
 		{
 			var g = GetCurrentGraphics();
 			g.CompositingMode = CompositingMode.SourceOver;
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Interfaces/IGL.cs b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Interfaces/IGL.cs
index 3f4f457111..d62624bca9 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Interfaces/IGL.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Interfaces/IGL.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Enables normal (non-premultiplied) alpha blending.
 		/// </summary>
-		void EnableBlending();
+		void EnableBlendNormal();
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Enables alpha blending (non-alpha values are copied from the source fragment).
+		/// This mimics GDI+ blending
+		/// </summary>
+		void EnableBlendAlpha();
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Disables blending (alpha values are copied from the source fragment)
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/OpenGL/IGL_OpenGL.cs b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/OpenGL/IGL_OpenGL.cs
index 2d9ae729dc..08da8bd395 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/OpenGL/IGL_OpenGL.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/OpenGL/IGL_OpenGL.cs
@@ -41,13 +41,20 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 			GL.Clear(ClearBufferMask.ColorBufferBit);
 		}
 
-		public void EnableBlending()
+		public void EnableBlendNormal()
 		{
 			GL.Enable(EnableCap.Blend);
 			GL.BlendEquation(GLEnum.FuncAdd);
 			GL.BlendFuncSeparate(BlendingFactor.SrcAlpha, BlendingFactor.OneMinusSrcAlpha, BlendingFactor.One, BlendingFactor.OneMinusSrcAlpha);
 		}
 
+		public void EnableBlendAlpha()
+		{
+			GL.Enable(EnableCap.Blend);
+			GL.BlendEquation(GLEnum.FuncAdd);
+			GL.BlendFuncSeparate(BlendingFactor.One, BlendingFactor.Zero, BlendingFactor.One, BlendingFactor.OneMinusSrcAlpha);
+		}
+
 		public void DisableBlending()
 			=> GL.Disable(EnableCap.Blend);
 
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/GDIPlusGuiRenderer.cs b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/GDIPlusGuiRenderer.cs
index 716adcab23..4d568baae9 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/GDIPlusGuiRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/GDIPlusGuiRenderer.cs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 		}
 
 		public void EnableBlending()
-			=> Owner.EnableBlending();
+			=> Owner.EnableBlendNormal();
 
 		public void DisableBlending()
 			=> Owner.DisableBlending();
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/GuiRenderer.cs b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/GuiRenderer.cs
index 6100076d18..2b2e401466 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/GuiRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/GuiRenderer.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 		public void EnableBlending()
 		{
 			Flush();
-			Owner.EnableBlending();
+			Owner.EnableBlendNormal();
 		}
 
 		public void DisableBlending()
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/ImGui2DRenderer.cs b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/ImGui2DRenderer.cs
index d4c41879dc..dd80d587b7 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/ImGui2DRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/ImGui2DRenderer.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 		{
 			None,
 			DisableBlending,
-			EnableBlending,
+			EnableBlendAlpha,
+			EnableBlendNormal,
 			DrawString,
 		}
 
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 		{
 			if (EnableBlending)
 			{
-				_igl.EnableBlending();
+				_igl.EnableBlendAlpha();
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -223,8 +224,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 					case DrawCallbackId.DisableBlending:
 						_igl.DisableBlending();
 						break;
-					case DrawCallbackId.EnableBlending:
-						_igl.EnableBlending();
+					case DrawCallbackId.EnableBlendAlpha:
+						_igl.EnableBlendAlpha();
+						break;
+					case DrawCallbackId.EnableBlendNormal:
+						_igl.EnableBlendNormal();
 						break;
 					case DrawCallbackId.DrawString:
 					{
@@ -277,7 +281,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 				{
 					ClearStringOutput();
 					// synthesize an add image command for our string bitmap
-					_imGuiDrawList.AddCallback((IntPtr)DrawCallbackId.EnableBlending, IntPtr.Zero);
+					_imGuiDrawList.AddCallback((IntPtr)DrawCallbackId.EnableBlendNormal, IntPtr.Zero);
 					DrawImage(_stringOutput, 0, 0);
 				}
 
@@ -311,7 +315,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 						break;
 					// CompositingMode.SourceOver means enable blending
 					case false when value == CompositingMode.SourceOver:
-						_imGuiDrawList.AddCallback((IntPtr)DrawCallbackId.EnableBlending, IntPtr.Zero);
+						_imGuiDrawList.AddCallback((IntPtr)DrawCallbackId.EnableBlendAlpha, IntPtr.Zero);
 						_pendingBlendEnable = true;
 						break;
 				}
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/SDLImGui2DRenderer.cs b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/SDLImGui2DRenderer.cs
index dfeab62d33..3f1df6741f 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/SDLImGui2DRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/Renderers/SDLImGui2DRenderer.cs
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics
 						case DrawCallbackId.DisableBlending:
 							_ = SDL_SetRenderDrawBlendMode(sdlRenderer, SDL_BlendMode.SDL_BLENDMODE_NONE);
 							break;
-						case DrawCallbackId.EnableBlending:
+						case DrawCallbackId.EnableBlendAlpha:
+						case DrawCallbackId.EnableBlendNormal:
 							_ = SDL_SetRenderDrawBlendMode(sdlRenderer, SDL_BlendMode.SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND);
 							break;
 						case DrawCallbackId.DrawString: