diff --git a/gpu/compute.go b/gpu/compute.go
index 7f3b744d..50e81460 100644
--- a/gpu/compute.go
+++ b/gpu/compute.go
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func (g *compute) Frame() error {
 		Y: (viewport.Y + tileHeightPx - 1) / tileHeightPx,
 	}
 
-	defFBO := g.ctx.BeginFrame(viewport)
+	defFBO := g.ctx.BeginFrame(g.drawOps.clear, viewport)
 	defer g.ctx.EndFrame()
 
 	if g.drawOps.profile && g.timers.t == nil && g.ctx.Caps().Features.Has(driver.FeatureTimers) {
diff --git a/gpu/gpu.go b/gpu/gpu.go
index 9ca9fa02..0e44f2fc 100644
--- a/gpu/gpu.go
+++ b/gpu/gpu.go
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func (g *gpu) Collect(viewport image.Point, frameOps *op.Ops) {
 
 func (g *gpu) Frame() error {
 	viewport := g.renderer.blitter.viewport
-	defFBO := g.ctx.BeginFrame(viewport)
+	defFBO := g.ctx.BeginFrame(g.drawOps.clear, viewport)
 	defer g.ctx.EndFrame()
 	for _, img := range g.drawOps.imageOps {
 		expandPathOp(img.path, img.clip)
diff --git a/gpu/headless/driver_test.go b/gpu/headless/driver_test.go
index 98e209ce..a0b69389 100644
--- a/gpu/headless/driver_test.go
+++ b/gpu/headless/driver_test.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func newDriver(t *testing.T) driver.Device {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	b.BeginFrame(image.Pt(1, 1))
+	b.BeginFrame(true, image.Pt(1, 1))
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		b.EndFrame()
 		ctx.ReleaseCurrent()
diff --git a/gpu/internal/d3d11/d3d11_windows.go b/gpu/internal/d3d11/d3d11_windows.go
index 50fb77de..c06fbcc9 100644
--- a/gpu/internal/d3d11/d3d11_windows.go
+++ b/gpu/internal/d3d11/d3d11_windows.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func newDirect3D11Device(api driver.Direct3D11) (driver.Device, error) {
 	return b, nil
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) BeginFrame(viewport image.Point) driver.Framebuffer {
+func (b *Backend) BeginFrame(clear bool, viewport image.Point) driver.Framebuffer {
 	renderTarget, depthView := b.ctx.OMGetRenderTargets()
 	// Assume someone else is holding on to the render targets.
 	if renderTarget != nil {
diff --git a/gpu/internal/driver/driver.go b/gpu/internal/driver/driver.go
index 97dbcf78..aa6a57e7 100644
--- a/gpu/internal/driver/driver.go
+++ b/gpu/internal/driver/driver.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 // APIs such as OpenGL, Direct3D useful for rendering Gio
 // operations.
 type Device interface {
-	BeginFrame(viewport image.Point) Framebuffer
+	BeginFrame(clear bool, viewport image.Point) Framebuffer
 	EndFrame()
 	Caps() Caps
 	NewTimer() Timer
diff --git a/gpu/internal/opengl/opengl.go b/gpu/internal/opengl/opengl.go
index f02113a8..8e0a4f39 100644
--- a/gpu/internal/opengl/opengl.go
+++ b/gpu/internal/opengl/opengl.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 type Backend struct {
 	funcs *gl.Functions
 
+	clear bool
 	state glstate
 
 	glver [2]int
@@ -171,7 +172,8 @@ func newOpenGLDevice(api driver.OpenGL) (driver.Device, error) {
 	return b, nil
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) BeginFrame(viewport image.Point) driver.Framebuffer {
+func (b *Backend) BeginFrame(clear bool, viewport image.Point) driver.Framebuffer {
+	b.clear = clear
 	// Assume GL state is reset between frames.
 	b.state = glstate{}
 	b.defFBO = gl.Framebuffer(b.funcs.GetBinding(gl.FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING))
@@ -198,6 +200,9 @@ func (b *Backend) BeginFrame(viewport image.Point) driver.Framebuffer {
 		renderFBO = b.sRGBFBO.Framebuffer()
 	}
 	b.funcs.BindFramebuffer(gl.FRAMEBUFFER, renderFBO)
+	if b.sRGBFBO != nil && !clear {
+		b.Clear(0, 0, 0, 0)
+	}
 	return &gpuFramebuffer{backend: b, obj: renderFBO, foreign: true}
 }
 
@@ -205,8 +210,15 @@ func (b *Backend) EndFrame() {
 	b.funcs.ActiveTexture(gl.TEXTURE0)
 	if b.sRGBFBO != nil {
 		b.funcs.BindFramebuffer(gl.FRAMEBUFFER, b.defFBO)
+		if b.clear {
+			b.SetBlend(false)
+		} else {
+			b.BlendFunc(driver.BlendFactorOne, driver.BlendFactorOneMinusSrcAlpha)
+			b.SetBlend(true)
+		}
 		b.sRGBFBO.Blit()
 	}
+	b.SetBlend(false)
 	b.funcs.BindFramebuffer(gl.FRAMEBUFFER, b.defFBO)
 }