diff --git a/include/render/vulkan.h b/include/render/vulkan.h
index 716c5ace..5dfc3d37 100644
--- a/include/render/vulkan.h
+++ b/include/render/vulkan.h
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ struct wlr_vk_texture {
 	bool dmabuf_imported;
 	bool owned; // if dmabuf_imported: whether we have ownership of the image
 	bool transitioned; // if dma_imported: whether we transitioned it away from preinit
+	bool has_alpha; // whether the image is has alpha channel
 	struct wl_list foreign_link; // wlr_vk_renderer.foreign_textures
 	struct wl_list destroy_link; // wlr_vk_renderer.destroy_textures
 	struct wl_list link; // wlr_vk_renderer.textures
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/vulkan.h b/include/wlr/render/vulkan.h
index aec3a3c2..04c877e4 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/vulkan.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/vulkan.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ bool wlr_texture_is_vk(struct wlr_texture *texture);
 
 void wlr_vk_texture_get_image_attribs(struct wlr_texture *texture,
 	struct wlr_vk_image_attribs *attribs);
+bool wlr_vk_texture_has_alpha(struct wlr_texture *texture);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/render/vulkan/texture.c b/render/vulkan/texture.c
index 1f70bc44..6c6e9825 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/texture.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/texture.c
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ static struct wlr_texture *vulkan_texture_from_pixels(
 
 	const struct wlr_pixel_format_info *format_info = drm_get_pixel_format_info(drm_fmt);
 	assert(format_info);
+	texture->has_alpha = format_info->has_alpha;
 
 	// view
 	VkImageViewCreateInfo view_info = {
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ static struct wlr_texture *vulkan_texture_from_pixels(
 		.components.r = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY,
 		.components.g = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY,
 		.components.b = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY,
-		.components.a = format_info->has_alpha
+		.components.a = texture->has_alpha
 			? VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY
 			: VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_ONE,
 
@@ -656,6 +657,7 @@ static struct wlr_vk_texture *vulkan_texture_from_dmabuf(
 
 	const struct wlr_pixel_format_info *format_info = drm_get_pixel_format_info(attribs->format);
 	assert(format_info);
+	texture->has_alpha = format_info->has_alpha;
 
 	// view
 	VkImageViewCreateInfo view_info = {
@@ -665,7 +667,7 @@ static struct wlr_vk_texture *vulkan_texture_from_dmabuf(
 		.components.r = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY,
 		.components.g = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY,
 		.components.b = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY,
-		.components.a = format_info->has_alpha
+		.components.a = texture->has_alpha
 			? VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY
 			: VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_ONE,
 
@@ -779,3 +781,8 @@ void wlr_vk_texture_get_image_attribs(struct wlr_texture *texture,
 	attribs->layout = vk_texture->transitioned ?
 		VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL : VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
 }
+
+bool wlr_vk_texture_has_alpha(struct wlr_texture *texture) {
+	struct wlr_vk_texture *vk_texture = vulkan_get_texture(texture);
+	return vk_texture->has_alpha;
+}