diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index 1d13037b..6a9baedf 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::initShaders() {
     m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shRGBA.applyTint            = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "applyTint");
     m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shRGBA.tint                 = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "tint");
 
+    prog                                                     = createProgram(TEXVERTSRC, TEXFRAGSRCRGBAPASSTHRU);
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shPASSTHRURGBA.program   = prog;
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shPASSTHRURGBA.proj      = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "proj");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shPASSTHRURGBA.tex       = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "tex");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shPASSTHRURGBA.texAttrib = glGetAttribLocation(prog, "texcoord");
+    m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shPASSTHRURGBA.posAttrib = glGetAttribLocation(prog, "pos");
+
     prog                                                        = createProgram(TEXVERTSRC, TEXFRAGSRCRGBX);
     m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shRGBX.program              = prog;
     m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shRGBX.tex                  = glGetUniformLocation(prog, "tex");
@@ -489,11 +496,16 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureInternalWithDamage(const CTexture& tex, wlr_b
         shader           = &m_sFinalScreenShader;
         usingFinalShader = true;
     } else {
-        switch (tex.m_iType) {
-            case TEXTURE_RGBA: shader = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shRGBA; break;
-            case TEXTURE_RGBX: shader = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shRGBX; break;
-            case TEXTURE_EXTERNAL: shader = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shEXT; break;
-            default: RASSERT(false, "tex.m_iTarget unsupported!");
+        if (m_bApplyFinalShader) {
+            shader           = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shPASSTHRURGBA;
+            usingFinalShader = true;
+        } else {
+            switch (tex.m_iType) {
+                case TEXTURE_RGBA: shader = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shRGBA; break;
+                case TEXTURE_RGBX: shader = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shRGBX; break;
+                case TEXTURE_EXTERNAL: shader = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->m_shEXT; break;
+                default: RASSERT(false, "tex.m_iTarget unsupported!");
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.hpp b/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
index 537d7143..d2dd5ce6 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct SMonitorRenderData {
     bool    m_bShadersInitialized = false;
     CShader m_shQUAD;
     CShader m_shRGBA;
+    CShader m_shPASSTHRURGBA;
     CShader m_shRGBX;
     CShader m_shEXT;
     CShader m_shBLUR1;
diff --git a/src/render/shaders/Textures.hpp b/src/render/shaders/Textures.hpp
index 42ff8063..0bf168a4 100644
--- a/src/render/shaders/Textures.hpp
+++ b/src/render/shaders/Textures.hpp
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ void main() {
     gl_FragColor = pixColor * alpha;
 })#";
 
+inline const std::string TEXFRAGSRCRGBAPASSTHRU = R"#(
+precision mediump float;
+varying vec2 v_texcoord; // is in 0-1
+uniform sampler2D tex;
+
+void main() {
+    gl_FragColor = texture2D(tex, v_texcoord);
+})#";
+
 inline const std::string TEXFRAGSRCRGBX = R"#(
 precision mediump float;
 varying vec2 v_texcoord;