diff --git a/desktop/resources/black.png b/desktop/resources/black.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62f3616a
Binary files /dev/null and b/desktop/resources/black.png differ
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/actions.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/actions.clj
index 89429857..156a8075 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/actions.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/actions.clj
@@ -149,14 +149,35 @@
 (defn transition-background [entities new-background [x y]]
   (run-action entities
               (begin [this screen entities] 
+                     
                      (-> entities
+                         (assoc-in [:transition]
+                                   (assoc (texture "black.png")
+                                     :scale-x 20
+                                     :scale-y 20
+                                     :baseline 9500
+                                     :opacity 0.1))))
+
+              (continue [this screen entities]
+                        (update-in entities [:transition :opacity] + 0.075))
+
+              (done? [this screen entities]
+                     (>= (get-in entities [:transition :opacity]) 1.0))
+
+              (terminate [this screen entities]
+                         entities))
+  (run-action entities
+              (begin [this screen entities] 
+                     (-> entities 
                          (assoc-in [:background] (get-in entities [:backgrounds new-background]))
                          (assoc-in [:ego :x] x)
                          (assoc-in [:ego :y] y)))
 
-              (continue [this screen entities] entities)
+              (continue [this screen entities]
+                        (update-in entities [:transition :opacity] - 0.075))
 
-              (done? [this screen entities] true)
+              (done? [this screen entities]
+                     (<= (get-in entities [:transition :opacity]) 0.0))
 
               (terminate [this screen entities]
-                         entities)))
+                         (dissoc entities :transition))))
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/scene.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/scene.clj
index f224898c..72b3c55e 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/scene.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/scene.clj
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
             [advent.utils :as utils]
             [advent.screens.dialogue :refer [talking-screen]]
             [clojure.core.async :refer [put! <! <!! >! chan go thread take! alts!!]])
-  (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics Pixmap Pixmap$Filter Texture Texture$TextureFilter]
+  (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics Pixmap Pixmap$Filter Texture Texture$TextureFilter GL20 GL30]
            [com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d TextureRegion]
-           [java.lang Object]))
+           [java.lang Object]
+           [com.badlogic.gdx Gdx]))
 
 (def +screen-width+ 320)
 (def +screen-height+ 240)
@@ -206,6 +207,8 @@
   :on-render
   (fn [screen [entities]]
     (clear!)
+    (.glEnable  (.getGL20 Gdx/graphics) GL20/GL_BLEND)
+    #_(.glEnable  (.getGL30 Gdx/graphics) GL30/GL_BLEND)
     (let [entities (update-cursor screen entities)
           entities (update-from-script screen entities)
           entities (update-in entities [:background :entities] (fn [entities] (map #(animate % screen) entities)))