diff --git a/chunk.py b/chunk.py
index f13f748..cb5d8e9 100644
--- a/chunk.py
+++ b/chunk.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class ChunkRenderer(object):
         # Since there are 16x16x128 blocks in a chunk, the image will be 384x1728
         # (height is 128*12 high, plus the size of the horizontal plane: 16*12)
         if not img:
-            img = Image.new("RGBA", (384, 1728))
+            img = Image.new("RGBA", (384, 1728), (38,92,255,0))
 
         for x in xrange(15,-1,-1):
             for y in xrange(16):
diff --git a/quadtree.py b/quadtree.py
index a2c176e..c5aadd5 100644
--- a/quadtree.py
+++ b/quadtree.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def render_innertile(dest, name):
         return
 
     # Create the actual image now
-    img = Image.new("RGBA", (384, 384))
+    img = Image.new("RGBA", (384, 384), (38,92,255,0))
 
     if q0path:
         quad0 = Image.open(q0path).resize((192,192), Image.ANTIALIAS)
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def render_worldtile(chunks, colstart, colend, rowstart, rowend, path):
         return
 
     # Compile this image
-    tileimg = Image.new("RGBA", (width, height))
+    tileimg = Image.new("RGBA", (width, height), (38,92,255,0))
 
     # col colstart will get drawn on the image starting at x coordinates -(384/2)
     # row rowstart will get drawn on the image starting at y coordinates -(192/2)
diff --git a/textures.py b/textures.py
index 35fed34..4c4fb16 100644
--- a/textures.py
+++ b/textures.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def _build_block(top, side):
     top and side should be 16x16 image objects. Returns a 24x24 image
 
     """
-    img = Image.new("RGBA", (24,24))
+    img = Image.new("RGBA", (24,24), (38,92,255,0))
 
     top = _transform_image(top)