diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/gl/lighting.glsl b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/gl/lighting.glsl
index 7ee6b4dff..58b2881f2 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/gl/lighting.glsl
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/gl/lighting.glsl
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ void dampen(inout Surface surface, sampler2D WetnessTexture, float accumTime, fl
    surface.N = normalize(vec3(surface.N.xy + wetNormal.xy * wetness, surface.N.z));
    
    surface.roughness = lerp(surface.roughness, 0.04f, wetness);
-   surface.baseColor.rgb = lerp(surface.baseColor.rgb, surface.baseColor.rgb*0.6+vec3(0.4,0.4,0.4)*wetness, wetness);
+   surface.baseColor = vec4(lerp(surface.baseColor.rgb, surface.baseColor.rgb*0.6+vec3(0.4,0.4,0.4)*wetness, wetness), max(surface.baseColor.a, 0.4* wetness));
    surface.metalness = lerp(surface.metalness, 0.96, wetness); 
    updateSurface(surface);
 }
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/lighting.hlsl b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/lighting.hlsl
index 6af499e4e..b712e5ad0 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/lighting.hlsl
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/rendering/shaders/lighting.hlsl
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void dampen(inout Surface surface, TORQUE_SAMPLER2D(WetnessTexture), float accum
    surface.N = normalize(float3(surface.N.xy + wetNormal.xy * wetness, surface.N.z)); 
    
    surface.roughness = lerp(surface.roughness, 0.04f, wetness);
-   surface.baseColor.rgb = lerp(surface.baseColor.rgb, surface.baseColor.rgb * 0.6 + float3(0.4, 0.4, 0.4) * wetness, wetness);
+   surface.baseColor = float4(lerp(surface.baseColor.rgb, surface.baseColor.rgb * 0.6 + float3(0.4, 0.4, 0.4) * wetness, wetness), max(surface.baseColor.a, 0.4* wetness));
    surface.metalness = lerp(surface.metalness, 0.96, wetness); 
    surface.Update(); 
 }