diff --git a/system/classes/upload.class.php b/system/classes/upload.class.php
index 2088fbd83..7c99b779d 100644
--- a/system/classes/upload.class.php
+++ b/system/classes/upload.class.php
@@ -700,7 +700,8 @@ function _copyFile()
                     $image_dest = @imagecreatefromjpeg ($filename);
                     unlink ($filename);
                 }
-
+								imagealphablending( $image_dest, false );
+								imagesavealpha( $image_dest, true );
                 imagecopyresampled($image_dest, $image_source, 0, 0, 0, 0,
                                    $newwidth, $newheight, $imageInfo['width'],
                                    $imageInfo['height']);