diff --git a/bemani/format/afp/blend/blend.py b/bemani/format/afp/blend/blend.py
index d4cc893..09d29d9 100644
--- a/bemani/format/afp/blend/blend.py
+++ b/bemani/format/afp/blend/blend.py
@@ -453,8 +453,13 @@ def pixel_renderer(
                 # blend to ensure that partial transparency pixel values don't unnecessarily factor
                 # into average calculations.
                 texoff = (aax + (aay * texwidth)) * 4
-                apercent = texbytes[texoff + 3] / 255.0
 
+                # If this is a fully transparent pixel, the below formulas work out to adding nothing
+                # so we should skip this altogether.
+                if texbytes[texoff + 3] == 0:
+                    continue
+
+                apercent = texbytes[texoff + 3] / 255.0
                 r += int(texbytes[texoff] * apercent)
                 g += int(texbytes[texoff + 1] * apercent)
                 b += int(texbytes[texoff + 2] * apercent)
diff --git a/bemani/format/afp/blend/blendcppimpl.cxx b/bemani/format/afp/blend/blendcppimpl.cxx
index ee86316..ead3deb 100644
--- a/bemani/format/afp/blend/blendcppimpl.cxx
+++ b/bemani/format/afp/blend/blendcppimpl.cxx
@@ -294,8 +294,14 @@ extern "C"
                             // blend to ensure that partial transparency pixel values don't unnecessarily factor
                             // into average calculations.
                             unsigned int texoff = aax + (aay * work->texwidth);
-                            float apercent = work->texdata[texoff].a / 255.0;
 
+                            // If this is a fully transparent pixel, the below formulas work out to adding nothing
+                            // so we should skip this altogether.
+                            if (work->texdata[texoff].a == 0) {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+
+                            float apercent = work->texdata[texoff].a / 255.0;
                             r += (int)(work->texdata[texoff].r * apercent);
                             g += (int)(work->texdata[texoff].g * apercent);
                             b += (int)(work->texdata[texoff].b * apercent);