diff --git a/src/systray/systraybar.c b/src/systray/systraybar.c
index 9719554..89e5fee 100644
--- a/src/systray/systraybar.c
+++ b/src/systray/systraybar.c
@@ -549,7 +549,11 @@ void systray_render_icon_now(void* t)
 		printf("Strange tray icon found with depth: %d\n", traywin->depth);
 		return;
 	}
-	Picture pict_image = XRenderCreatePicture(server.dsp, traywin->id, f, 0, 0);
+	Picture pict_image;
+	if (real_transparency)
+		pict_image = XRenderCreatePicture(server.dsp, traywin->id, f, 0, 0);
+	else
+		pict_image = XRenderCreatePicture(server.dsp, traywin->tray_id, f, 0, 0);
 	Picture pict_drawable = XRenderCreatePicture(server.dsp, tmp_pmap, XRenderFindVisualFormat(server.dsp, server.visual32), 0, 0);
 	XRenderComposite(server.dsp, PictOpSrc, pict_image, None, pict_drawable, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, traywin->width, traywin->height);
 	XRenderFreePicture(server.dsp, pict_image);