diff --git a/src/RenderWebGL.js b/src/RenderWebGL.js
index 56c7c49..6f1c986 100644
--- a/src/RenderWebGL.js
+++ b/src/RenderWebGL.js
@@ -1124,7 +1124,8 @@ class RenderWebGL extends EventEmitter {
         gl.clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
         try {
             gl.disable(gl.BLEND);
-            this._drawThese([drawableID], ShaderManager.DRAW_MODE.default, projection,
+            // ImageData objects store alpha un-premultiplied, so draw with the `straightAlpha` draw mode.
+            this._drawThese([drawableID], ShaderManager.DRAW_MODE.straightAlpha, projection,
                 {effectMask: ~ShaderManager.EFFECT_INFO.ghost.mask});
         } finally {
             gl.enable(gl.BLEND);
diff --git a/src/ShaderManager.js b/src/ShaderManager.js
index a71ef2d..3f0bc61 100644
--- a/src/ShaderManager.js
+++ b/src/ShaderManager.js
@@ -154,10 +154,15 @@ ShaderManager.EFFECTS = Object.keys(ShaderManager.EFFECT_INFO);
  */
 ShaderManager.DRAW_MODE = {
     /**
-     * Draw normally.
+     * Draw normally. Its output will use premultiplied alpha.
      */
     default: 'default',
 
+    /**
+     * Draw with non-premultiplied alpha. Useful for reading pixels from GL into an ImageData object.
+     */
+    straightAlpha: 'straightAlpha',
+
     /**
      * Draw a silhouette using a solid color.
      */
diff --git a/src/shaders/sprite.frag b/src/shaders/sprite.frag
index 13fe19d..b271fd2 100644
--- a/src/shaders/sprite.frag
+++ b/src/shaders/sprite.frag
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ void main()
 	#endif // DRAW_MODE_colorMask
 	#endif // DRAW_MODE_silhouette
 
+	#ifdef DRAW_MODE_straightAlpha
+	// Un-premultiply alpha.
+	gl_FragColor.rgb /= gl_FragColor.a + epsilon;
+	#endif
+
 	#else // DRAW_MODE_lineSample
 	gl_FragColor = u_lineColor * clamp(
 		// Scale the capScale a little to have an aliased region.