diff --git a/uitoolkit/fb/ui.h b/uitoolkit/fb/ui.h
index 8af39385..8f15bb60 100644
--- a/uitoolkit/fb/ui.h
+++ b/uitoolkit/fb/ui.h
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ typedef struct {
     unsigned int r_limit;
     unsigned int g_limit;
     unsigned int b_limit;
+    unsigned int a_limit;
     unsigned int r_offset;
     unsigned int g_offset;
     unsigned int b_offset;
+    unsigned int a_offset;
 
   } rgbinfo;
 
@@ -109,6 +111,8 @@ typedef struct {
   ((((r) >> (rgbinfo).r_limit) << (rgbinfo).r_offset) | \
    (((g) >> (rgbinfo).g_limit) << (rgbinfo).g_offset) | \
    (((b) >> (rgbinfo).b_limit) << (rgbinfo).b_offset))
+#define ALPHA_TO_PIXEL(a, rgbinfo, depth) \
+  ((depth) == 32 ? (((a) >> (rgbinfo).a_limit) << (rgbinfo).a_offset) : 0)
 
 typedef int XIC;      /* dummy */
 typedef void *XID;      /* dummy */
diff --git a/uitoolkit/fb/ui_color.c b/uitoolkit/fb/ui_color.c
index 341ae287..c477be64 100644
--- a/uitoolkit/fb/ui_color.c
+++ b/uitoolkit/fb/ui_color.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int ui_load_rgb_xcolor(ui_display_t *disp, ui_color_t *xcolor, u_int8_t red, u_i
 #endif
 
     xcolor->pixel = RGB_TO_PIXEL(red, green, blue, disp->display->rgbinfo) |
-                    (disp->depth == 32 ? (alpha << 24) : 0);
+                    ALPHA_TO_PIXEL(alpha, disp->display->rgbinfo, disp->depth);
   }
 
   return 1;
diff --git a/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_freebsd.c b/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_freebsd.c
index 8765677b..2b1a2cf1 100644
--- a/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_freebsd.c
+++ b/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_freebsd.c
@@ -143,9 +143,11 @@ static int open_display(u_int depth) {
   _display.rgbinfo.r_limit = 8 - vinfo.vi_pixel_fsizes[0];
   _display.rgbinfo.g_limit = 8 - vinfo.vi_pixel_fsizes[1];
   _display.rgbinfo.b_limit = 8 - vinfo.vi_pixel_fsizes[2];
+  _display.rgbinfo.a_limit = 8 - vinfo.vi_pixel_fsizes[3];
   _display.rgbinfo.r_offset = vinfo.vi_pixel_fields[0];
   _display.rgbinfo.g_offset = vinfo.vi_pixel_fields[1];
   _display.rgbinfo.b_offset = vinfo.vi_pixel_fields[2];
+  _display.rgbinfo.a_offset = vinfo.vi_pixel_fields[3];
 
   tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &tm);
   orig_tm = tm;
diff --git a/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_linux.c b/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_linux.c
index 1813c60e..8db347e5 100644
--- a/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_linux.c
+++ b/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_linux.c
@@ -429,9 +429,11 @@ static int open_display(u_int depth) {
   _display.rgbinfo.r_limit = 8 - vinfo.red.length;
   _display.rgbinfo.g_limit = 8 - vinfo.green.length;
   _display.rgbinfo.b_limit = 8 - vinfo.blue.length;
+  _display.rgbinfo.a_limit = 8 - vinfo.transp.length;
   _display.rgbinfo.r_offset = vinfo.red.offset;
   _display.rgbinfo.g_offset = vinfo.green.offset;
   _display.rgbinfo.b_offset = vinfo.blue.offset;
+  _display.rgbinfo.a_offset = vinfo.transp.offset;
 
   get_event_device_num(kbd_num, mouse_num);
 
diff --git a/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_wscons.c b/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_wscons.c
index 5a588f75..d31117b7 100644
--- a/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_wscons.c
+++ b/uitoolkit/fb/ui_display_wscons.c
@@ -505,10 +505,38 @@ static int open_display(u_int depth /* used on luna68k alone. */
     _display.rgbinfo.g_offset = vinfo2.fbi_subtype.fbi_rgbmasks.green_offset;
     _display.rgbinfo.b_offset = vinfo2.fbi_subtype.fbi_rgbmasks.blue_offset;
 
+    /*
+     * XXX
+     * wscons does not correctly set alpha size and offset.
+     * Therefore, we need to guess them below.
+     */
+    {
+      int r = _display.rgbinfo.r_offset,
+          g = _display.rgbinfo.g_offset,
+          b = _display.rgbinfo.b_offset;
+      if (_display.rgbinfo.r_limit != 0 ||
+          _display.rgbinfo.g_limit != 0 ||
+          _display.rgbinfo.b_limit != 0 ||
+          r % 8 != 0 || g % 8 != 0 || b % 8 != 0 ||
+          r == g || g == b || b == r ||
+          r > 24 || g > 24 || b > 24) {
+        _display.rgbinfo.a_limit = 8;
+        _display.rgbinfo.a_offset = 0;
+      } else {
+        int a, mask = (1 << (r / 8)) | (1 << (g / 8)) | (1 << (b / 8));
+        for (a = 0; a < 4; a++) {
+          if ((mask & (1 << a)) == 0)
+            break;
+        }
+        _display.rgbinfo.a_limit = 0;
+        _display.rgbinfo.a_offset = a * 8;
+      }
+    }
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
-    bl_debug_printf("FBINFO: (limit)r%d g%d b%d (offset)r%d g%d b%d\n", _display.rgbinfo.r_limit,
-                    _display.rgbinfo.g_limit, _display.rgbinfo.b_limit, _display.rgbinfo.r_offset,
-                    _display.rgbinfo.g_offset, _display.rgbinfo.b_offset);
+    bl_debug_printf("FBINFO: (limit)r%d g%d b%d a%d (offset)r%d g%d b%d a%d\n",
+      _display.rgbinfo.r_limit, _display.rgbinfo.g_limit, _display.rgbinfo.b_limit, _display.rgbinfo.a_limit,
+      _display.rgbinfo.r_offset, _display.rgbinfo.g_offset, _display.rgbinfo.b_offset, _display.rgbinfo.a_offset);
 #endif
   }
 #endif
diff --git a/uitoolkit/fb/ui_imagelib.c b/uitoolkit/fb/ui_imagelib.c
index 2955462c..8fd5cf43 100644
--- a/uitoolkit/fb/ui_imagelib.c
+++ b/uitoolkit/fb/ui_imagelib.c
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ static void modify_pixmap(Display *display, Pixmap pixmap, ui_picture_modifier_t
       *(dst++) = pixel;
 #endif
     } else {
-      pixel = RGB_TO_PIXEL(r, g, b, display->rgbinfo) | (depth == 32 ? (pixel & 0xff000000) : 0);
+      pixel = RGB_TO_PIXEL(r, g, b, display->rgbinfo) | 
+              ALPHA_TO_PIXEL((pixel >> 24) & 0xff, display->rgbinfo, depth);
 
       if (display->bytes_per_pixel == 2) {
         *((u_int16_t *)dst) = pixel;