diff --git a/backend/drm/atomic.c b/backend/drm/atomic.c
index daa8ba9bf..856c82380 100644
--- a/backend/drm/atomic.c
+++ b/backend/drm/atomic.c
@@ -474,6 +474,11 @@ static void set_plane_props(struct atomic *atom, struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 	atomic_add(atom, id, props->crtc_y, dst_box->y);
 	atomic_add(atom, id, props->crtc_w, dst_box->width);
 	atomic_add(atom, id, props->crtc_h, dst_box->height);
+	if (props->pixel_blend_mode != 0) {
+		enum wlr_drm_pixel_blend_mode blend_mode = fb->has_alpha ?
+			WLR_DRM_BLEND_PREMULTI : WLR_DRM_BLEND_PIXEL_NONE;
+		atomic_add(atom, id, props->pixel_blend_mode, blend_mode);
+	}
 }
 
 static void set_color_encoding_and_range(struct atomic *atom,
diff --git a/backend/drm/fb.c b/backend/drm/fb.c
index 575f32d91..4549136d2 100644
--- a/backend/drm/fb.c
+++ b/backend/drm/fb.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ static struct wlr_drm_fb *drm_fb_create(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 
 	fb->backend = drm;
 	fb->wlr_buf = buf;
+	fb->has_alpha = pixel_format_has_alpha(attribs.format);
 
 	wlr_addon_init(&fb->addon, &buf->addons, drm, &fb_addon_impl);
 	wl_list_insert(&drm->fbs, &fb->link);
diff --git a/backend/drm/libliftoff.c b/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
index 333beacad..b05299128 100644
--- a/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
+++ b/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ static bool set_plane_props(struct wlr_drm_plane *plane,
 	}
 
 	// The src_* properties are in 16.16 fixed point
+	enum wlr_drm_pixel_blend_mode blend_mode = fb->has_alpha ?
+		WLR_DRM_BLEND_PREMULTI : WLR_DRM_BLEND_PIXEL_NONE;
+	bool set_blend_mode = plane->props.pixel_blend_mode == 0 ||
+		liftoff_layer_set_property(layer, "pixel blend mode", blend_mode) == 0;
 	return liftoff_layer_set_property(layer, "zpos", zpos) == 0 &&
 		liftoff_layer_set_property(layer, "SRC_X", src_box->x * (1 << 16)) == 0 &&
 		liftoff_layer_set_property(layer, "SRC_Y", src_box->y * (1 << 16)) == 0 &&
@@ -168,7 +172,8 @@ static bool set_plane_props(struct wlr_drm_plane *plane,
 		liftoff_layer_set_property(layer, "CRTC_Y", dst_box->y) == 0 &&
 		liftoff_layer_set_property(layer, "CRTC_W", dst_box->width) == 0 &&
 		liftoff_layer_set_property(layer, "CRTC_H", dst_box->height) == 0 &&
-		liftoff_layer_set_property(layer, "FB_ID", fb->id) == 0;
+		liftoff_layer_set_property(layer, "FB_ID", fb->id) == 0 &&
+		set_blend_mode;
 }
 
 static bool disable_plane(struct wlr_drm_plane *plane) {
diff --git a/backend/drm/properties.c b/backend/drm/properties.c
index 4c6bdcb36..976ed7ece 100644
--- a/backend/drm/properties.c
+++ b/backend/drm/properties.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static const struct prop_info plane_info[] = {
 	{ "SRC_W", INDEX(src_w) },
 	{ "SRC_X", INDEX(src_x) },
 	{ "SRC_Y", INDEX(src_y) },
+	{ "pixel blend mode", INDEX(pixel_blend_mode) },
 	{ "rotation", INDEX(rotation) },
 	{ "type", INDEX(type) },
 #undef INDEX
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/fb.h b/include/backend/drm/fb.h
index e8d328e97..82e44fb70 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/fb.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/fb.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct wlr_drm_fb {
 	struct wl_list link; // wlr_drm_backend.fbs
 
 	uint32_t id;
+	bool has_alpha;
 };
 
 bool drm_fb_import(struct wlr_drm_fb **fb, struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/properties.h b/include/backend/drm/properties.h
index 20e0a5bff..cd80a08a6 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/properties.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/properties.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct wlr_drm_plane_props {
 	uint32_t rotation; // Not guaranteed to exist
 	uint32_t in_formats; // Not guaranteed to exist
 	uint32_t size_hints; // Not guaranteed to exist
+	uint32_t pixel_blend_mode; // Not guaranteed to exist
 
 	// atomic-modesetting only
 
@@ -83,6 +84,13 @@ enum wlr_drm_color_range {
 	WLR_DRM_COLOR_YCBCR_LIMITED_RANGE,
 };
 
+// Equivalent to drm_mode_blend_mode defined in the kernel
+enum wlr_drm_pixel_blend_mode {
+	WLR_DRM_BLEND_PREMULTI,
+	WLR_DRM_BLEND_COVERAGE,
+	WLR_DRM_BLEND_PIXEL_NONE,
+};
+
 bool get_drm_connector_props(int fd, uint32_t id,
 	struct wlr_drm_connector_props *out);
 bool get_drm_crtc_props(int fd, uint32_t id, struct wlr_drm_crtc_props *out);