diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/ParticleRenderer.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/ParticleRenderer.kt
index 71b2ff085..c685f9ec4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/ParticleRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/ParticleRenderer.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class ParticleRenderer(
 ) : Renderer {
     private lateinit var particleShader: Shader
     private var particleMesh = ParticleMesh()
+    private var transparentParticleMesh = ParticleMesh()
 
     private var particles: MutableSet<Particle> = synchronizedSetOf()
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ class ParticleRenderer(
             }
         })
         particleMesh.load()
+        transparentParticleMesh.load()
         connection.registries.particleTypeRegistry.forEachItem {
             for (resourceLocation in it.textures) {
                 renderWindow.textures.allTextures[resourceLocation] = Texture(resourceLocation)
@@ -85,7 +87,9 @@ class ParticleRenderer(
         particleShader.use()
 
         particleMesh.unload()
+        transparentParticleMesh.unload()
         particleMesh = ParticleMesh()
+        transparentParticleMesh = ParticleMesh()
 
 
         for (particle in particles.toSynchronizedSet()) {
@@ -94,13 +98,16 @@ class ParticleRenderer(
                 this.particles -= particle
                 continue
             }
-            particle.addVertex(particleMesh)
+            particle.addVertex(transparentParticleMesh, particleMesh)
         }
 
         particleMesh.load()
+        transparentParticleMesh.load()
+
+        particleMesh.draw()
 
         glDepthMask(false)
-        particleMesh.draw()
+        transparentParticleMesh.draw()
         glDepthMask(true)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/Particle.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/Particle.kt
index 449e0076a..5fdcabc3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/Particle.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/Particle.kt
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ abstract class Particle(
         }
     }
 
-    abstract fun addVertex(particleMesh: ParticleMesh)
+    abstract fun addVertex(transparentMesh: ParticleMesh, particleMesh: ParticleMesh)
 
     companion object {
         private const val MAGIC_VELOCITY_CONSTANT = 0.4000000059604645
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/norender/NoRenderParticle.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/norender/NoRenderParticle.kt
index 5d51c9008..c76b792f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/norender/NoRenderParticle.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/norender/NoRenderParticle.kt
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ import glm_.vec3.Vec3d
 
 abstract class NoRenderParticle(connection: PlayConnection, position: Vec3d, velocity: Vec3d, data: ParticleData?) : Particle(connection, position, velocity, data) {
 
-    override fun addVertex(particleMesh: ParticleMesh) {}
+    override fun addVertex(transparentMesh: ParticleMesh, particleMesh: ParticleMesh) {}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/render/texture/TextureParticle.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/render/texture/TextureParticle.kt
index 651e177cb..7c2046cbd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/render/texture/TextureParticle.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/render/texture/TextureParticle.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.mappings.particle.data.ParticleData
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.particle.ParticleMesh
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.particle.types.render.RenderParticle
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.textures.Texture
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.textures.TextureTransparencies
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.network.connection.PlayConnection
 import glm_.vec3.Vec3d
 
@@ -24,9 +25,13 @@ abstract class TextureParticle(connection: PlayConnection, position: Vec3d, velo
     abstract val texture: Texture?
 
 
-    override fun addVertex(particleMesh: ParticleMesh) {
+    override fun addVertex(transparentMesh: ParticleMesh, particleMesh: ParticleMesh) {
         texture?.let {
-            particleMesh.addVertex(cameraPosition, scale, it, color)
+            if (it.transparency == TextureTransparencies.TRANSLUCENT || color.alpha != 255) {
+                transparentMesh
+            } else {
+                particleMesh
+            }.addVertex(cameraPosition, scale, it, color)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/render/texture/advanced/AdvancedTextureParticle.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/render/texture/advanced/AdvancedTextureParticle.kt
index 3eb50ab0f..fb7fe38bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/render/texture/advanced/AdvancedTextureParticle.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/particle/types/render/texture/advanced/AdvancedTextureParticle.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.particle.types.render.texture.advanced
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.mappings.particle.data.ParticleData
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.particle.ParticleMesh
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.particle.types.render.texture.simple.SimpleTextureParticle
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.textures.TextureTransparencies
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.network.connection.PlayConnection
 import glm_.vec2.Vec2
 import glm_.vec3.Vec3d
@@ -24,9 +25,13 @@ abstract class AdvancedTextureParticle(connection: PlayConnection, position: Vec
     var minUV: Vec2 = Vec2(0.0f, 0.0f)
     var maxUV: Vec2 = Vec2(1.0f, 1.0f)
 
-    override fun addVertex(particleMesh: ParticleMesh) {
+    override fun addVertex(transparentMesh: ParticleMesh, particleMesh: ParticleMesh) {
         texture?.let {
-            particleMesh.addVertex(cameraPosition, scale, it, color, minUV, maxUV)
+            if (it.transparency == TextureTransparencies.TRANSLUCENT || color.alpha != 255) {
+                transparentMesh
+            } else {
+                particleMesh
+            }.addVertex(cameraPosition, scale, it, color, minUV, maxUV)
         }
     }
 }