diff --git a/data/magic-blends.mse-include/new-blends b/data/magic-blends.mse-include/new-blends
index befbdf118..14c4f45ef 100644
--- a/data/magic-blends.mse-include/new-blends
+++ b/data/magic-blends.mse-include/new-blends
@@ -1295,6 +1295,9 @@ watermark_blend :=
 					or	(face == 3 and invert_watermark_3())
 	if option == "inverted" then dark_textbox := not dark_textbox
 	invert_base_image := false
+	if custom then (
+		alpha := spotlight_alpha
+	)
 	if dark_textbox then
 	(
 		alpha := dark_alpha
@@ -1316,4 +1319,4 @@ watermark_blend :=
 	else if option == "glow" then glow_watermark_blend(input, alpha: glow_alpha)
 	else if invert_base_image then set_alpha(alpha: alpha, invert_image(input))
 	else set_alpha(alpha: alpha, input)
-}@(h:500,l:500,colored:false,face:1,alpha:0.75,spotlight_alpha:0.75,dark_alpha:0.25,dark_spotlight_alpha:0.35,custom:false)
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+}@(h:500,l:500,colored:false,face:1,alpha:0.25,spotlight_alpha:0.75,dark_alpha:0.25,dark_spotlight_alpha:0.35,custom:false)
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