diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/Evas_Engine_Wayland_Shm.h b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/Evas_Engine_Wayland_Shm.h
index b34b2c11a6..2b5c2c7b4f 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/Evas_Engine_Wayland_Shm.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/Evas_Engine_Wayland_Shm.h
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ struct _Evas_Engine_Info_Wayland_Shm
         void *dest;
         int rotation;
 
-        unsigned char debug : 1;
+        Eina_Bool destination_alpha : 1;
+        Eina_Bool debug : 1;
      } info;
 
    Evas_Engine_Render_Mode render_mode;
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.c
index 7c55517451..17b17bfdcd 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static Evas_Func func, pfunc;
 int _evas_engine_way_shm_log_dom = -1;
 
 /* local function prototypes */
-static void *_output_setup(int w, int h, int rotation, void *dest);
+static void *_output_setup(int w, int h, int rotation, Eina_Bool alpha, void *dest);
 
 /* engine function prototypes */
 static void *eng_info(Evas *evas __UNUSED__);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static Eina_Bool eng_canvas_alpha_get(void *data, void *context __UNUSED__);
 
 /* local functions */
 static void *
-_output_setup(int w, int h, int rotation, void *dest) 
+_output_setup(int w, int h, int rotation, Eina_Bool alpha, void *dest) 
 {
    Render_Engine *re = NULL;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ _output_setup(int w, int h, int rotation, void *dest)
 
    if (!(re = calloc(1, sizeof(Render_Engine)))) return NULL;
 
-   if (!(re->ob = evas_outbuf_setup(w, h, rotation, dest))) 
+   if (!(re->ob = evas_outbuf_setup(w, h, rotation, alpha, dest))) 
      {
         free(re);
         return NULL;
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ eng_setup(Evas *evas, void *info)
         evas_common_tilebuf_init();
 
         re = _output_setup(evas->output.w, evas->output.h, 
-                           in->info.rotation, in->info.dest);
+                           in->info.rotation, in->info.destination_alpha, 
+                           in->info.dest);
         if (!re) return 0;
 
         re->outbuf_free = evas_outbuf_free;
@@ -141,7 +142,8 @@ eng_setup(Evas *evas, void *info)
         if (!(re = evas->engine.data.output)) return 0;
         if (re->ob) re->outbuf_free(re->ob);
         re->ob = evas_outbuf_setup(evas->output.w, evas->output.h, 
-                                   in->info.rotation, in->info.dest);
+                                   in->info.rotation, 
+                                   in->info.destination_alpha, in->info.dest);
         if (re->tb) evas_common_tilebuf_free(re->tb);
         if ((re->tb = evas_common_tilebuf_new(evas->output.w, evas->output.h)))
           evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.h b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.h
index 878851abae..1869d16a10 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.h
@@ -47,12 +47,13 @@ struct _Outbuf
      {
         void *dest;
         RGBA_Image *buffer;
+        Eina_Bool destination_alpha : 1;
      } priv;
 };
 
 void evas_outbuf_free(Outbuf *ob);
 void evas_outbuf_resize(Outbuf *ob, int w, int h);
-Outbuf *evas_outbuf_setup(int w, int h, int rot, void *dest);
+Outbuf *evas_outbuf_setup(int w, int h, int rot, Eina_Bool alpha, void *dest);
 RGBA_Image *evas_outbuf_new_region_for_update(Outbuf *ob, int x, int y, int w, int h, int *cx, int *cy, int *cw, int *ch);
 void evas_outbuf_push_updated_region(Outbuf *ob, RGBA_Image *update, int x __UNUSED__, int y, int w, int h);
 void evas_outbuf_free_region_for_update(Outbuf *ob, RGBA_Image *update);
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_outbuf.c b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_outbuf.c
index 490a978af1..4dee9a2502 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_outbuf.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/wayland_shm/evas_outbuf.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ evas_outbuf_resize(Outbuf *ob, int w, int h)
 }
 
 Outbuf *
-evas_outbuf_setup(int w, int h, int rot, void *dest) 
+evas_outbuf_setup(int w, int h, int rot, Eina_Bool alpha, void *dest) 
 {
    Outbuf *ob = NULL;
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ evas_outbuf_setup(int w, int h, int rot, void *dest)
    ob->h = h;
    ob->rotation = rot;
    ob->priv.dest = dest;
+   ob->priv.destination_alpha = alpha;
 
    ob->priv.buffer = 
      (RGBA_Image *)evas_cache_image_data(evas_common_image_cache_get(), 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ evas_outbuf_new_region_for_update(Outbuf *ob, int x, int y, int w, int h, int *c
 	im = (RGBA_Image *)evas_cache_image_empty(evas_common_image_cache_get());
         if (im) 
           {
-             im->cache_entry.flags.alpha = 1;
+             im->cache_entry.flags.alpha = ob->priv.destination_alpha;
              im = (RGBA_Image *)evas_cache_image_size_set(&im->cache_entry, w, h);
           }