diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_preview_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_preview_draw.cc
index 3e859fa020b..0cbd26628cf 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_preview_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_preview_draw.cc
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static ImBuf *sequencer_make_scope(Scene *scene, ImBuf *ibuf, ImBuf *(*make_scop
       display_ibuf, &scene->view_settings, &scene->display_settings);
 
   scope = make_scope_fn(display_ibuf);
+  IMB_rectfill_alpha(scope, 1.0f);
 
   IMB_freeImBuf(display_ibuf);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/util/ed_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/util/ed_draw.cc
index 3e22f812285..b4325ffb905 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/util/ed_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/util/ed_draw.cc
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ void ED_region_image_metadata_draw(
     GPUVertFormat *format = immVertexFormat();
     uint pos = GPU_vertformat_attr_add(format, "pos", GPU_COMP_F32, 2, GPU_FETCH_FLOAT);
     immBindBuiltinProgram(GPU_SHADER_3D_UNIFORM_COLOR);
+    GPU_blend(GPU_BLEND_ALPHA);
     immUniformThemeColor(TH_METADATA_BG);
     immRectf(pos, rect.xmin, rect.ymin, rect.xmax, rect.ymax);
     immUnbindProgram();
@@ -880,6 +881,7 @@ void ED_region_image_metadata_draw(
     metadata_draw_imbuf(ibuf, &rect, blf_mono_font, true);
 
     BLF_disable(blf_mono_font, BLF_CLIPPING);
+    GPU_blend(GPU_BLEND_NONE);
   }
 
   /* *** lower box*** */
@@ -894,6 +896,7 @@ void ED_region_image_metadata_draw(
     GPUVertFormat *format = immVertexFormat();
     uint pos = GPU_vertformat_attr_add(format, "pos", GPU_COMP_F32, 2, GPU_FETCH_FLOAT);
     immBindBuiltinProgram(GPU_SHADER_3D_UNIFORM_COLOR);
+    GPU_blend(GPU_BLEND_ALPHA);
     immUniformThemeColor(TH_METADATA_BG);
     immRectf(pos, rect.xmin, rect.ymin, rect.xmax, rect.ymax);
     immUnbindProgram();
@@ -905,6 +908,7 @@ void ED_region_image_metadata_draw(
     metadata_draw_imbuf(ibuf, &rect, blf_mono_font, false);
 
     BLF_disable(blf_mono_font, BLF_CLIPPING);
+    GPU_blend(GPU_BLEND_NONE);
   }
 
   GPU_matrix_pop();