diff --git a/src/launcher/launcher.c b/src/launcher/launcher.c
index 4637bbc..317cd3b 100644
--- a/src/launcher/launcher.c
+++ b/src/launcher/launcher.c
@@ -356,10 +356,14 @@ void draw_launcher_icon(void *obj, cairo_t *c)
 
 	Imlib_Image icon_scaled = launcherIcon->icon_scaled;
 	// Render
-	imlib_context_set_image (icon_scaled);
-	imlib_context_set_blend(1);
-	imlib_context_set_drawable(launcherIcon->area.pix);
-	imlib_render_image_on_drawable(0, 0);
+	imlib_context_set_image(icon_scaled);
+	if (server.real_transparency) {
+		render_image(launcherIcon->area.pix, 0, 0);
+	} else {
+		imlib_context_set_blend(1);
+		imlib_context_set_drawable(launcherIcon->area.pix);
+		imlib_render_image_on_drawable(0, 0);
+	}
 }
 
 Imlib_Image scale_icon(Imlib_Image original, int icon_size)
@@ -368,11 +372,14 @@ Imlib_Image scale_icon(Imlib_Image original, int icon_size)
 	if (original) {
 		imlib_context_set_image (original);
 		icon_scaled = imlib_create_cropped_scaled_image(0, 0, imlib_image_get_width(), imlib_image_get_height(), icon_size, icon_size);
+
 		imlib_context_set_image (icon_scaled);
 		imlib_image_set_has_alpha(1);
 		DATA32* data = imlib_image_get_data();
 		adjust_asb(data, icon_size, icon_size, launcher_alpha, (float)launcher_saturation/100, (float)launcher_brightness/100);
 		imlib_image_put_back_data(data);
+
+		imlib_context_set_image (icon_scaled);
 	} else {
 		icon_scaled = imlib_create_image(icon_size, icon_size);
 		imlib_context_set_image (icon_scaled);
diff --git a/src/systray/systraybar.c b/src/systray/systraybar.c
index 7034670..01bf443 100644
--- a/src/systray/systraybar.c
+++ b/src/systray/systraybar.c
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ void systray_render_icon_now(void* t)
 		adjust_asb(data, traywin->width, traywin->height, systray.alpha, (float)systray.saturation/100, (float)systray.brightness/100);
 	imlib_image_put_back_data(data);
 	XCopyArea(server.dsp, render_background, systray.area.pix, server.gc, traywin->x-systray.area.posx, traywin->y-systray.area.posy, traywin->width, traywin->height, traywin->x-systray.area.posx, traywin->y-systray.area.posy);
-	render_image(systray.area.pix, traywin->x-systray.area.posx, traywin->y-systray.area.posy, traywin->width, traywin->height);
+	render_image(systray.area.pix, traywin->x-systray.area.posx, traywin->y-systray.area.posy);
 	XCopyArea(server.dsp, systray.area.pix, panel->main_win, server.gc, traywin->x-systray.area.posx, traywin->y-systray.area.posy, traywin->width, traywin->height, traywin->x, traywin->y);
 	imlib_free_image_and_decache();
 	XFreePixmap(server.dsp, tmp_pmap);
diff --git a/src/taskbar/task.c b/src/taskbar/task.c
index 9336948..1bb4138 100644
--- a/src/taskbar/task.c
+++ b/src/taskbar/task.c
@@ -348,9 +348,13 @@ void draw_task_icon (Task *tsk, int text_width)
 
 	// Render
 	imlib_context_set_image (tsk->icon[tsk->current_state]);
-	imlib_context_set_blend(1);
-	imlib_context_set_drawable(tsk->area.pix);
-	imlib_render_image_on_drawable(pos_x, panel->g_task.icon_posy);
+	if (server.real_transparency) {
+		render_image(tsk->area.pix, pos_x, panel->g_task.icon_posy);
+	} else {
+		imlib_context_set_blend(1);
+		imlib_context_set_drawable(tsk->area.pix);
+		imlib_render_image_on_drawable(pos_x, panel->g_task.icon_posy);
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/util/common.c b/src/util/common.c
index 7f4a156..5040ae6 100644
--- a/src/util/common.c
+++ b/src/util/common.c
@@ -363,24 +363,30 @@ void createHeuristicMask(DATA32* data, int w, int h)
 }
 
 
-void render_image(Drawable d, int x, int y, int w, int h)
+void render_image(Drawable d, int x, int y)
 {
-	// in real_transparency mode imlib_render_image_on_drawable does not the right thing, because
-	// the operation is IMLIB_OP_COPY, but we would need IMLIB_OP_OVER (which does not exist)
-	// Therefore we have to do it with the XRender extension (i.e. copy what imlib is doing internally)
-	// But first we need to render the image onto itself with PictOpIn to adjust the colors to the alpha channel
-	Pixmap pmap_tmp = XCreatePixmap(server.dsp, server.root_win, w, h, 32);
-	imlib_context_set_drawable(pmap_tmp);
+	int w = imlib_image_get_width(), h = imlib_image_get_height();
+
+	Pixmap pixmap = XCreatePixmap(server.dsp, server.root_win, w, h, 32);
+	imlib_context_set_drawable(pixmap);
 	imlib_context_set_blend(0);
 	imlib_render_image_on_drawable(0, 0);
-	Picture pict_image = XRenderCreatePicture(server.dsp, pmap_tmp, XRenderFindStandardFormat(server.dsp, PictStandardARGB32), 0, 0);
+
+	Pixmap mask = XCreatePixmap(server.dsp, server.root_win, w, h, 32);
+	imlib_context_set_drawable(mask);
+	imlib_context_set_blend(0);
+	imlib_render_image_on_drawable(0, 0);
+
+	Picture pict = XRenderCreatePicture(server.dsp, pixmap, XRenderFindStandardFormat(server.dsp, PictStandardARGB32), 0, 0);
 	Picture pict_drawable = XRenderCreatePicture(server.dsp, d, XRenderFindVisualFormat(server.dsp, server.visual), 0, 0);
-	XRenderComposite(server.dsp, PictOpIn, pict_image, None, pict_image, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, w, h);
-	XRenderComposite(server.dsp, PictOpOver, pict_image, None, pict_drawable, 0, 0, 0, 0, x, y, w, h);
-	imlib_context_set_blend(1);
-	XFreePixmap(server.dsp, pmap_tmp);
-	XRenderFreePicture(server.dsp, pict_image);
+	Picture pict_mask = XRenderCreatePicture(server.dsp, mask, XRenderFindStandardFormat(server.dsp, PictStandardARGB32), 0, 0);
+	XRenderComposite(server.dsp, PictOpOver, pict, pict_mask, pict_drawable, 0, 0, 0, 0, x, y, w, h);
+
+	XRenderFreePicture(server.dsp, pict_mask);
 	XRenderFreePicture(server.dsp, pict_drawable);
+	XRenderFreePicture(server.dsp, pict);
+	XFreePixmap(server.dsp, mask);
+	XFreePixmap(server.dsp, pixmap);
 }
 
 void draw_text(PangoLayout *layout, cairo_t *c, int posx, int posy, Color *color, int font_shadow)
diff --git a/src/util/common.h b/src/util/common.h
index 77be4f0..1bf6934 100644
--- a/src/util/common.h
+++ b/src/util/common.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #ifndef COMMON_H
 #define COMMON_H
 
-
 #define WM_CLASS_TINT   "panel"
 
 #include <Imlib2.h>
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ void extract_values (const char *value, char **value1, char **value2, char **val
 void adjust_asb(DATA32 *data, int w, int h, int alpha, float satur, float bright);
 void createHeuristicMask(DATA32* data, int w, int h);
 
-void render_image(Drawable d, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+void render_image(Drawable d, int x, int y);
 
 void draw_text(PangoLayout *layout, cairo_t *c, int posx, int posy, Color *color, int font_shadow);