diff --git a/src/renderer_vk.cpp b/src/renderer_vk.cpp
index 599aca07f..7ee792397 100644
--- a/src/renderer_vk.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer_vk.cpp
@@ -1744,6 +1744,7 @@ VK_IMPORT_INSTANCE
 					| (m_deviceFeatures.imageCubeArray ? BGFX_CAPS_TEXTURE_CUBE_ARRAY : 0)
 					| BGFX_CAPS_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL
 					| BGFX_CAPS_TEXTURE_READ_BACK
+					| BGFX_CAPS_TRANSPARENT_BACKBUFFER
 					| BGFX_CAPS_VERTEX_ATTRIB_HALF
 					| BGFX_CAPS_VERTEX_ATTRIB_UINT10
 					| BGFX_CAPS_VERTEX_ID
@@ -7738,17 +7739,20 @@ retry:
 
 		VkCompositeAlphaFlagBitsKHR compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_OPAQUE_BIT_KHR;
 
-		if (surfaceCapabilities.supportedCompositeAlpha & VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_INHERIT_BIT_KHR)
+		if (m_resolution.reset & BGFX_RESET_TRANSPARENT_BACKBUFFER)
 		{
-			compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_INHERIT_BIT_KHR;
-		}
-		else if (surfaceCapabilities.supportedCompositeAlpha & VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_PRE_MULTIPLIED_BIT_KHR)
-		{
-			compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_PRE_MULTIPLIED_BIT_KHR;
-		}
-		else if (surfaceCapabilities.supportedCompositeAlpha & VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_POST_MULTIPLIED_BIT_KHR)
-		{
-			compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_POST_MULTIPLIED_BIT_KHR;
+			if (surfaceCapabilities.supportedCompositeAlpha & VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_INHERIT_BIT_KHR)
+			{
+				compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_INHERIT_BIT_KHR;
+			}
+			else if (surfaceCapabilities.supportedCompositeAlpha & VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_PRE_MULTIPLIED_BIT_KHR)
+			{
+				compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_PRE_MULTIPLIED_BIT_KHR;
+			}
+			else if (surfaceCapabilities.supportedCompositeAlpha & VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_POST_MULTIPLIED_BIT_KHR)
+			{
+				compositeAlpha = VK_COMPOSITE_ALPHA_POST_MULTIPLIED_BIT_KHR;
+			}
 		}
 
 		const VkImageUsageFlags imageUsageMask = 0