diff --git a/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/background/checker_rect.wgsl b/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/background/checker_rect.wgsl
index 79f7163c22..7dce58c939 100644
--- a/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/background/checker_rect.wgsl
+++ b/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/background/checker_rect.wgsl
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ fn vs_main(@builtin(vertex_index) vertex_index: u32) -> VertexOutput {
 fn fs_main(in: VertexOutput) -> @location(0) vec4<f32> {
 	let tile = floor((in.document_position - uniforms.pattern_origin) / uniforms.checker_size);
 	let parity = i32(tile.x + tile.y) & 1;
-	let luminance = vec3<f32>(select(1.0, 0.8, parity == 1));
-	return vec4<f32>(luminance, 1.0);
+	let luminance = select(1.0, 0.8, parity == 1);
+
+	let fw = fwidthFine(in.document_position);
+	let coverage_max = 1.0 - smoothstep(uniforms.rect_max - fw, uniforms.rect_max, in.document_position);
+	let coverage_min = smoothstep(uniforms.rect_min, uniforms.rect_min + fw, in.document_position);
+	let coverage = coverage_max * coverage_min;
+	let alpha = coverage.x * coverage.y;
+
+	return vec4<f32>(vec3<f32>(luminance), alpha);
 }
diff --git a/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/background/mod.rs b/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/background/mod.rs
index 9fbfb64151..dd4df445ad 100644
--- a/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/background/mod.rs
+++ b/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/background/mod.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl BackgroundCompositor {
 				compilation_options: Default::default(),
 				targets: &[Some(wgpu::ColorTargetState {
 					format,
-					blend: None,
+					blend: Some(wgpu::BlendState::ALPHA_BLENDING),
 					write_mask: wgpu::ColorWrites::ALL,
 				})],
 			}),