diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
index 0b2b723440..bbc64a24e7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
@@ -271,7 +271,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         }
 
         private IBindable<Color4> getCustomColour(IHasCustomColours source, string lookup)
-            => source.CustomColours.TryGetValue(lookup, out var col) ? new Bindable<Color4>(col) : null;
+        {
+            if (!source.CustomColours.TryGetValue(lookup, out var col))
+                return null;
+
+            if (col.A == 0)
+                col.A = 1;
+
+            return new Bindable<Color4>(col);
+        }
 
         private IBindable<string> getManiaImage(LegacyManiaSkinConfiguration source, string lookup)
             => source.ImageLookups.TryGetValue(lookup, out var image) ? new Bindable<string>(image) : null;