diff --git a/src/webgl/material.js b/src/webgl/material.js
index 854917c7de..e94d148538 100644
--- a/src/webgl/material.js
+++ b/src/webgl/material.js
@@ -1279,14 +1279,17 @@ p5.prototype.metalness = function (metallic) {
  * @private blends colors according to color components.
  * If alpha value is less than 1, or non-standard blendMode
  * we need to enable blending on our gl context.
- * @param  {Number[]} color [description]
- * @return {Number[]}  Normalized numbers array
+ * @param  {Number[]} color The currently set color, with values in 0-1 range
+ * @param  {Boolean} [hasTransparency] Whether the shape being drawn has other
+ * transparency internally, e.g. via vertex colors
+ * @return {Number[]]}  Normalized numbers array
  */
-p5.RendererGL.prototype._applyColorBlend = function (colors) {
+p5.RendererGL.prototype._applyColorBlend = function(colors, hasTransparency) {
   const gl = this.GL;
 
   const isTexture = this.drawMode === constants.TEXTURE;
   const doBlend =
+    hasTransparency ||
     this.userFillShader ||
     this.userStrokeShader ||
     this.userPointShader ||
diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.Geometry.js b/src/webgl/p5.Geometry.js
index 18731dfcb5..a1159d244b 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.Geometry.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.Geometry.js
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ p5.Geometry = class Geometry {
     this.detailY = detailY !== undefined ? detailY : 1;
     this.dirtyFlags = {};
 
+    this._hasFillTransparency = undefined;
+    this._hasStrokeTransparency = undefined;
+
     if (callback instanceof Function) {
       callback.call(this);
     }
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@ p5.Geometry = class Geometry {
   }
 
   reset() {
+    this._hasFillTransparency = undefined;
+    this._hasStrokeTransparency = undefined;
+
     this.lineVertices.clear();
     this.lineTangentsIn.clear();
     this.lineTangentsOut.clear();
@@ -88,6 +94,32 @@ p5.Geometry = class Geometry {
 
     this.dirtyFlags = {};
   }
+
+  hasFillTransparency() {
+    if (this._hasFillTransparency === undefined) {
+      this._hasFillTransparency = false;
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.vertexColors.length; i += 4) {
+        if (this.vertexColors[i + 3] < 1) {
+          this._hasFillTransparency = true;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return this._hasFillTransparency;
+  }
+  hasStrokeTransparency() {
+    if (this._hasStrokeTransparency === undefined) {
+      this._hasStrokeTransparency = false;
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.lineVertexColors.length; i += 4) {
+        if (this.lineVertexColors[i + 3] < 1) {
+          this._hasStrokeTransparency = true;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return this._hasStrokeTransparency;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Removes the internal colors of p5.Geometry.
    * Using `clearColors()`, you can use `fill()` to supply new colors before drawing each shape.
diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.Immediate.js b/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.Immediate.js
index 673fe0521e..fbe5472561 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.Immediate.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.Immediate.js
@@ -519,7 +519,10 @@ p5.RendererGL.prototype._drawImmediateFill = function(count = 1) {
   }
   shader.disableRemainingAttributes();
 
-  this._applyColorBlend(this.curFillColor);
+  this._applyColorBlend(
+    this.curFillColor,
+    this.immediateMode.geometry.hasFillTransparency()
+  );
 
   if (count === 1) {
     gl.drawArrays(
@@ -561,7 +564,10 @@ p5.RendererGL.prototype._drawImmediateStroke = function() {
     buff._prepareBuffer(this.immediateMode.geometry, shader);
   }
   shader.disableRemainingAttributes();
-  this._applyColorBlend(this.curStrokeColor);
+  this._applyColorBlend(
+    this.curStrokeColor,
+    this.immediateMode.geometry.hasFillTransparency()
+  );
 
   gl.drawArrays(
     gl.TRIANGLES,
diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.Retained.js b/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.Retained.js
index d278d51428..9bd05739c8 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.Retained.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.Retained.js
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@ p5.RendererGL.prototype.drawBuffers = function(gId) {
       //vertex index buffer
       this._bindBuffer(geometry.indexBuffer, gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER);
     }
-    this._applyColorBlend(this.curFillColor);
+    this._applyColorBlend(
+      this.curFillColor,
+      geometry.model.hasFillTransparency()
+    );
     this._drawElements(gl.TRIANGLES, gId);
     fillShader.unbindShader();
   }
@@ -156,7 +159,10 @@ p5.RendererGL.prototype.drawBuffers = function(gId) {
       buff._prepareBuffer(geometry, strokeShader);
     }
     strokeShader.disableRemainingAttributes();
-    this._applyColorBlend(this.curStrokeColor);
+    this._applyColorBlend(
+      this.curStrokeColor,
+      geometry.model.hasStrokeTransparency()
+    );
     this._drawArrays(gl.TRIANGLES, gId);
     strokeShader.unbindShader();
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/webgl/p5.RendererGL.js b/test/unit/webgl/p5.RendererGL.js
index 73cbdc87ba..e747b12d36 100644
--- a/test/unit/webgl/p5.RendererGL.js
+++ b/test/unit/webgl/p5.RendererGL.js
@@ -1258,6 +1258,30 @@ suite('p5.RendererGL', function() {
       assert.deepEqual(myp5.get(16, 16), [255, 0, 255, 255]);
       done();
     });
+
+    test('transparency works the same with per-vertex colors', function() {
+      myp5.createCanvas(20, 20, myp5.WEBGL);
+      myp5.noStroke();
+
+      function drawShapes() {
+        myp5.fill(255, 0, 0, 100);
+        myp5.rect(-10, -10, 15, 15);
+        myp5.fill(0, 0, 255, 100);
+        myp5.rect(-5, -5, 15, 15);
+      }
+
+      drawShapes();
+      myp5.loadPixels();
+      const eachShapeResult = [...myp5.pixels];
+
+      myp5.clear();
+      const shapes = myp5.buildGeometry(drawShapes);
+      myp5.model(shapes);
+      myp5.loadPixels();
+      const singleShapeResult = [...myp5.pixels];
+
+      assert.deepEqual(eachShapeResult, singleShapeResult);
+    });
   });
 
   suite('BufferDef', function() {