diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index 57fae0865..2b3dce492 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureWithBlur(const CTexture& tex, wlr_box* pBox,
     glStencilOp(GL_KEEP, GL_KEEP, GL_REPLACE);
 
     glColorMask(GL_FALSE, GL_FALSE, GL_FALSE, GL_FALSE);
-    if (USENEWOPTIMIZE)
+    if (USENEWOPTIMIZE && !(m_RenderData.discardMode & DISCARD_ALPHAZERO))
         renderRect(pBox, CColor(0, 0, 0, 0), round);
     else
         renderTexture(tex, pBox, a, round, true, true); // discard opaque