diff --git a/lib/src/draw/draw_pixel.dart b/lib/src/draw/draw_pixel.dart
index 4568a579..74eaf297 100644
--- a/lib/src/draw/draw_pixel.dart
+++ b/lib/src/draw/draw_pixel.dart
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ Image drawPixel(Image image, int x, int y, Color c,
   var overlayB =
       filter != null ? c.bNormalized * filter.bNormalized : c.bNormalized;
 
-  final overlayA = (alpha ?? (c.length < 4 ? 1.0 : c.aNormalized)) * msk;
+  final a = (c.length < 4 ? 1.0 : c.aNormalized) *
+      ((filter == null || filter.length < 4) ? 1.0 : filter.aNormalized);
+
+  final overlayA = (alpha ?? a) * msk;
 
   if (overlayA == 0) {
     return image;
diff --git a/test/draw/draw_string_test.dart b/test/draw/draw_string_test.dart
index a4a94ed5..cf60ed5a 100644
--- a/test/draw/draw_string_test.dart
+++ b/test/draw/draw_string_test.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void main() {
     test('drawString', () {
       final i0 = Image(width: 256, height: 256)..clear(ColorRgb8(128, 128, 0));
       drawString(i0, "Hello",
-          font: arial24, x: 50, y: 50, color: ColorRgba8(255, 0, 0, 255));
+          font: arial24, x: 50, y: 50, color: ColorRgba8(255, 0, 0, 128));
       drawString(i0, "Right Justified",
           font: arial24, x: 200, y: 80, rightJustify: true);
       drawString(i0, "Centered", font: arial24);