diff --git a/src/components/VolumeRendering.vue b/src/components/VolumeRendering.vue
index f181a71ce..0e71385f2 100644
--- a/src/components/VolumeRendering.vue
+++ b/src/components/VolumeRendering.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   watch,
   watchEffect,
 } from 'vue';
+import { onKeyDown, onKeyUp } from '@vueuse/core';
 import { PresetNameList } from '@/src/vtk/ColorMaps';
 import vtkPiecewiseWidget from '@/src/vtk/PiecewiseWidget';
 import type { vtkSubscription } from '@kitware/vtk.js/interfaces';
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
           {
             mode,
             shift: pwfWidget.getOpacityPointShift(),
+            shiftAlpha: pwfWidget.getOpacityValueShift(),
           }
         );
       }
@@ -227,9 +229,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
           const points = getShiftedOpacityFromPreset(
             opFunc.preset,
             opFunc.mappingRange,
+            0,
             0
           );
-          pwfWidget.setOpacityPoints(points, opFunc.shift);
+          pwfWidget.setOpacityPoints(points, opFunc.shift, opFunc.shiftAlpha);
         }
       },
       { immediate: true }
@@ -279,6 +282,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const rangeShift = ref(0);
     const rangeWidth = ref(0);
 
+    onKeyDown('Control', () => pwfWidget.setShiftOpacityValues(true));
+    onKeyUp('Control', () => pwfWidget.setShiftOpacityValues(false));
+
     // reset case
     watch(
       [selectedPreset, currentImageID],
diff --git a/src/components/VtkThreeView.vue b/src/components/VtkThreeView.vue
index 1e7d17f01..0735cfdd7 100644
--- a/src/components/VtkThreeView.vue
+++ b/src/components/VtkThreeView.vue
@@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ function useColoringEffect(
           const opacityPoints = getShiftedOpacityFromPreset(
             opacityFunc.preset,
             opacityFunc.mappingRange,
-            opacityFunc.shift
+            opacityFunc.shift,
+            opacityFunc.shiftAlpha
           );
           if (opacityPoints) {
             pwf.setPoints(opacityPoints);
diff --git a/src/components/VtkTwoView.vue b/src/components/VtkTwoView.vue
index a3a9e7ba8..85986d3aa 100644
--- a/src/components/VtkTwoView.vue
+++ b/src/components/VtkTwoView.vue
@@ -823,7 +823,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
                   const opacityPoints = getShiftedOpacityFromPreset(
                     opFunc.preset,
                     opFunc.mappingRange,
-                    opFunc.shift
+                    opFunc.shift,
+                    opFunc.shiftAlpha
                   );
                   if (opacityPoints) {
                     pwf.setPoints(opacityPoints);
diff --git a/src/io/state-file/schema.ts b/src/io/state-file/schema.ts
index 53877bfc6..34acadb23 100644
--- a/src/io/state-file/schema.ts
+++ b/src/io/state-file/schema.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ const OpacityPoints = z.object({
   mode: z.literal(vtkPiecewiseFunctionProxy.Mode.Points),
   preset: z.string(),
   shift: z.number(),
+  shiftAlpha: z.number(),
   mappingRange: z.tuple([z.number(), z.number()]),
 }) satisfies z.ZodType<OpacityPoints>;
 
diff --git a/src/types/views.ts b/src/types/views.ts
index 53535d925..bae31dd00 100644
--- a/src/types/views.ts
+++ b/src/types/views.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface OpacityPoints {
   // base preset that has the opacity points
   preset: string;
   shift: number;
+  shiftAlpha: number;
   mappingRange: [number, number];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/vtk-helpers.ts b/src/utils/vtk-helpers.ts
index deae3f77a..bb4d86b9c 100644
--- a/src/utils/vtk-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/vtk-helpers.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ export function getCSSCoordinatesFromEvent(eventData: any) {
 export function getShiftedOpacityFromPreset(
   presetName: string,
   effectiveRange: [number, number],
-  shift: number
+  shift: number,
+  shiftAlpha: number
 ) {
   const preset = vtkColorMaps.getPresetByName(presetName);
   if (preset.OpacityPoints) {
@@ -128,7 +129,13 @@ export function getShiftedOpacityFromPreset(
 
     const [xmin, xmax] = effectiveRange;
     const width = xmax - xmin;
-    return points.map(([x, y]) => [(x - xmin) / width + shift, y]);
+    return points.map(([x, y]) => {
+      // Non-zero values should be affected by shift
+      // but preset values of zero should not
+      const shifted = y && y - shiftAlpha;
+      const yVal = Math.max(Math.min(shifted, 1), 0);
+      return [(x - xmin) / width + shift, yVal];
+    });
   }
   return null;
 }
@@ -146,6 +153,7 @@ export function getOpacityFunctionFromPreset(
       mode: vtkPiecewiseFunctionProxy.Mode.Points,
       preset: presetName,
       shift: 0,
+      shiftAlpha: 0,
     };
   }
   return {
diff --git a/src/vtk/PiecewiseWidget/index.js b/src/vtk/PiecewiseWidget/index.js
index 3f699b598..88d513eff 100644
--- a/src/vtk/PiecewiseWidget/index.js
+++ b/src/vtk/PiecewiseWidget/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ export const ADJUST_POSITION_CURSOR = '-webkit-grab';
  * Assumes normalized x/y coordinate points.
  */
 
-export function samplePiecewiseLinear(points, shift = 0, samples = 256) {
+export function samplePiecewiseLinear(
+  points,
+  shift = 0,
+  shiftAlpha = 0,
+  samples = 256
+) {
   const filledPoints = [...points];
   // set endpoints to drop to 0
   filledPoints.push([points[0][0], 0]);
@@ -47,7 +52,11 @@ export function samplePiecewiseLinear(points, shift = 0, samples = 256) {
       } else if (slope === -Infinity) {
         sampledPoints.push(0);
       } else {
-        sampledPoints.push(slope * (sx - p1[0]) + p1[1]);
+        // Non-zero values should be affected by shift
+        // but original values of zero should not
+        let value = slope * (sx - p1[0]) + p1[1];
+        value = value && value - shiftAlpha;
+        sampledPoints.push(value);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -66,6 +75,7 @@ function vtkPiecewiseWidget(publicAPI, model) {
   model.pwMode = Mode.Gaussians;
   model.opacityPoints = [];
   model.opacityPointShift = 0;
+  model.opacityValueShift = 0;
 
   publicAPI.setGaussiansMode = () => {
     model.pwMode = Mode.Gaussians;
@@ -82,8 +92,13 @@ function vtkPiecewiseWidget(publicAPI, model) {
   publicAPI.getMode = () => model.pwMode;
 
   publicAPI.shiftPosition = (coords, meta) => {
-    model.opacityPointShift =
-      meta.originalOpacityPointShift + coords[0] - meta.originalXY[0];
+    if (model.shiftOpacityValues) {
+      model.opacityValueShift =
+        meta.originalOpacityValueShift + coords[1] - meta.originalXY[1];
+    } else {
+      model.opacityPointShift =
+        meta.originalOpacityPointShift + coords[0] - meta.originalXY[0];
+    }
     return true;
   };
 
@@ -122,6 +137,7 @@ function vtkPiecewiseWidget(publicAPI, model) {
     model.dragAction = {
       originalXY: mouseCoords,
       originalOpacityPointShift: model.opacityPointShift,
+      originalOpacityValueShift: model.opacityValueShift,
     };
 
     return true;
@@ -140,7 +156,8 @@ function vtkPiecewiseWidget(publicAPI, model) {
     if (publicAPI.shiftPosition(normCoords, model.dragAction)) {
       model.opacities = samplePiecewiseLinear(
         model.opacityPoints,
-        model.opacityPointShift
+        model.opacityPointShift,
+        model.opacityValueShift
       );
       publicAPI.invokeOpacityChange(publicAPI, true);
     }
@@ -149,22 +166,27 @@ function vtkPiecewiseWidget(publicAPI, model) {
     return true;
   };
 
-  publicAPI.setOpacityPoints = (points, shift = 0) => {
+  publicAPI.setOpacityPoints = (points, shift = 0, shiftAlpha = 0) => {
     if (publicAPI.isModePoints()) {
       // deep copy
       model.opacityPoints = points.map((p) => [p[0], p[1]]);
       model.opacityPointShift = shift;
+      model.opacityValueShift = shiftAlpha;
 
       model.opacities = samplePiecewiseLinear(
         model.opacityPoints,
-        model.opacityPointShift
+        model.opacityPointShift,
+        model.opacityValueShift
       );
       publicAPI.modified();
     }
   };
 
   publicAPI.getEffectiveOpacityPoints = () =>
-    model.opacityPoints.map((p) => [p[0] + model.opacityPointShift, p[1]]);
+    model.opacityPoints.map((p) => [
+      p[0] + model.opacityPointShift,
+      p[1] + model.opacityValueShift,
+    ]);
 
   publicAPI.render = () => {
     if (publicAPI.isModePoints()) {
@@ -188,7 +210,12 @@ export function extend(publicAPI, model, initialValues = {}) {
 
   vtkPiecewiseGaussianWidget.extend(publicAPI, model, initialValues);
 
-  macro.setGet(publicAPI, model, ['opacityPoints', 'opacityPointShift']);
+  macro.setGet(publicAPI, model, [
+    'opacityPoints',
+    'opacityPointShift',
+    'opacityValueShift',
+    'shiftOpacityValues',
+  ]);
 
   // Object specific methods
   vtkPiecewiseWidget(publicAPI, model);