diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d1aff4f44..728f5c818 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - GBA Timer: Fix count-up timing overflowing timer 3
  - Core: Fix rewinding getting out of sync (fixes mgba.io/i/791)
  - Qt: Fix GL-less build
+ - Qt: Fix Software renderer not handling alpha bits properly
 Misc:
  - Qt: Add language selector
  - GBA Timer: Improve accuracy of timers
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp b/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp
index 824df243e..dbbd7aad9 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ void DisplayQt::framePosted(const uint32_t* buffer) {
 	m_backing = QImage(reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(buffer), m_width, m_height, QImage::Format_RGB555);
 #endif
 #else
-	m_backing = QImage(reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(buffer), m_width, m_height, QImage::Format_RGB32);
+	m_backing = QImage(reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(buffer), m_width, m_height, QImage::Format_ARGB32);
+	m_backing = m_backing.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_RGB32);
 #endif
 }