diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/gg/essential/elementa/components/GradientComponent.kt b/src/main/kotlin/gg/essential/elementa/components/GradientComponent.kt
index 2e1eb450..fbf7b381 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/gg/essential/elementa/components/GradientComponent.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/gg/essential/elementa/components/GradientComponent.kt
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ open class GradientComponent constructor(
             startColor: Color, endColor: Color, direction: GradientDirection
         ) {
             UGraphics.disableAlpha()
+            UGraphics.enableBlend()
             UGraphics.tryBlendFuncSeparate(GL11.GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL11.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA, GL11.GL_ONE, GL11.GL_ZERO)
             UGraphics.shadeModel(GL11.GL_SMOOTH)