diff --git a/examples/modules/util.js b/examples/modules/util.js
index 8429ed0..71be0d2 100755
--- a/examples/modules/util.js
+++ b/examples/modules/util.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const fonts = {
 };
 
 function start() {
-  const color = new Float32Array([255, 255, 255, 1]);
+  const color = new Float32Array([255, 255, 255, 0]);
   openVG.setFVOL(VG_CLEAR_COLOR, color, 0, 4);
   openVG.clear(0, 0, openVG.screen.width, openVG.screen.height);
   (color[0] = 0), (color[1] = 0), (color[2] = 0);
diff --git a/src/egl.cc b/src/egl.cc
index e5b0b1d..c6da40f 100755
--- a/src/egl.cc
+++ b/src/egl.cc
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ extern void egl::Init() {
 
   static EGL_DISPMANX_WINDOW_T nativewindow;
 
+  static VC_DISPMANX_ALPHA_T alpha = {
+    DISPMANX_FLAGS_ALPHA_FROM_SOURCE,
+    255, 0
+  };
+
   // bcm_host_init() must be called before anything else
   bcm_host_init();
 
@@ -107,10 +112,10 @@ extern void egl::Init() {
   dispman_update  = vc_dispmanx_update_start(0);
 
   dispman_element =
-    vc_dispmanx_element_add(dispman_update, dispman_display, 0 /*layer */ ,
+    vc_dispmanx_element_add(dispman_update, dispman_display, 1 /*layer */ ,
                             &dst_rect, 0 /*src */ , &src_rect,
                             DISPMANX_PROTECTION_NONE,
-                            0 /*alpha */ , 0 /*clamp */ ,
+                            &alpha /*alpha */ , 0 /*clamp */ ,
                             DISPMANX_NO_ROTATE /*transform */);
 
   nativewindow.element = dispman_element;