diff --git a/data/shaders/texturedquad_custom_alpha.frag b/data/shaders/texturedquad_custom_alpha.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f6f748ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/shaders/texturedquad_custom_alpha.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+uniform sampler2D tex;
+uniform float custom_alpha;
+
+in vec2 uv;
+out vec4 FragColor;
+
+void main()
+{
+    FragColor = texture(tex, uv) * custom_alpha;
+}
diff --git a/src/graphics/2dutils.cpp b/src/graphics/2dutils.cpp
index b46d48e42..293191773 100644
--- a/src/graphics/2dutils.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/2dutils.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 };   // UniformColoredTextureRectShader
 
 // ============================================================================
-class TextureRectShader : public TextureShader<TextureRectShader, 1, 
+class TextureRectShader : public TextureShader<TextureRectShader, 1,
                                              core::vector2df, core::vector2df,
                                              core::vector2df, core::vector2df,
                                              float>
@@ -74,6 +74,24 @@ public:
     }   // TextureRectShader
 };   // TextureRectShader
 
+// ============================================================================
+class TextureRectCustomAlphaShader : public TextureShader<TextureRectCustomAlphaShader, 1,
+                                             core::vector2df, core::vector2df,
+                                             core::vector2df, core::vector2df,
+                                             float, float>
+{
+public:
+    TextureRectCustomAlphaShader()
+    {
+        loadProgram(OBJECT, GL_VERTEX_SHADER, "texturedquad.vert",
+                            GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, "texturedquad_custom_alpha.frag");
+        assignUniforms("center", "size", "texcenter", "texsize", "rotation",
+            "custom_alpha");
+
+        assignSamplerNames(0, "tex", ST_BILINEAR_CLAMPED_FILTERED);
+    }   // TextureRectCustomAlphaShader
+};   // TextureRectCustomAlphaShader
+
 // ============================================================================
 class ColoredRectShader : public Shader<ColoredRectShader, core::vector2df,
                                         core::vector2df, video::SColor>
@@ -521,6 +539,61 @@ void draw2DImage(const video::ITexture* texture,
     glGetError();
 }   // draw2DImage
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void draw2DImageCustomAlpha(const irr::video::ITexture* texture,
+                            const irr::core::rect<irr::s32>& destRect,
+                            const irr::core::rect<irr::s32>& sourceRect,
+                            const irr::core::rect<irr::s32>* clipRect,
+                            float rotation, float custom_alpha)
+{
+    if (!CVS->isGLSL())
+        return;
+
+    float width, height, center_pos_x, center_pos_y, tex_width, tex_height;
+    float tex_center_pos_x, tex_center_pos_y;
+
+    getSize(texture->getSize().Width, texture->getSize().Height,
+            texture->isRenderTarget(), destRect, sourceRect, width, height,
+            center_pos_x, center_pos_y, tex_width, tex_height,
+            tex_center_pos_x, tex_center_pos_y);
+
+    glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+    if (clipRect)
+    {
+        if (!clipRect->isValid())
+            return;
+
+        glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
+        const core::dimension2d<u32>& render_target_size =
+                            irr_driver->getActualScreenSize();
+        glScissor(clipRect->UpperLeftCorner.X,
+                  (s32)render_target_size.Height - clipRect->LowerRightCorner.Y +
+                  irr_driver->getDevice()->getMovedHeight(),
+                  clipRect->getWidth(), clipRect->getHeight());
+    }
+
+    TextureRectCustomAlphaShader::getInstance()->use();
+    glBindVertexArray(SharedGPUObjects::getUI_VAO());
+
+    TextureRectCustomAlphaShader::getInstance()->setTextureUnits(texture->getOpenGLTextureName());
+    TextureRectCustomAlphaShader::getInstance()->setUniforms(
+                    core::vector2df(center_pos_x, center_pos_y),
+                    core::vector2df(width, height),
+                    core::vector2df(tex_center_pos_x, tex_center_pos_y),
+                    core::vector2df(tex_width, tex_height), rotation, custom_alpha);
+
+    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
+    glBindVertexArray(0);
+    glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+
+    if (clipRect)
+        glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
+    glUseProgram(0);
+
+    glGetError();
+}   // draw2DImage
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void draw2DImage(const video::ITexture* texture,
                  const core::rect<float>& destRect,
diff --git a/src/graphics/2dutils.hpp b/src/graphics/2dutils.hpp
index e2fd31da0..f59b6fc57 100644
--- a/src/graphics/2dutils.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/2dutils.hpp
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ void draw2DImage(const irr::video::ITexture* texture,
                  bool useAlphaChannelOfTexture, bool draw_translucently = false,
                  float rotation = 0.0f);
 
+void draw2DImageCustomAlpha(const irr::video::ITexture* texture,
+                 const irr::core::rect<irr::s32>& destRect,
+                 const irr::core::rect<irr::s32>& sourceRect,
+                 const irr::core::rect<irr::s32>* clipRect,
+                 float rotation, float custom_alpha);
+
 void draw2DImage(const irr::video::ITexture* texture,
                  const irr::core::rect<float>& destRect,
                  const irr::core::rect<irr::s32>& sourceRect,