diff --git a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/materials/MaterialContext.java b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/materials/MaterialContext.java
index e44bbc386..10a328299 100644
--- a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/materials/MaterialContext.java
+++ b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/materials/MaterialContext.java
@@ -69,7 +69,12 @@ public final class MaterialContext {
 		diffuseShader = DiffuseShader.values()[diff_shader];
 		
 		if(this.shadeless) {
-			diffuseColor = ColorRGBA.White.clone();
+                        float r = ((Number) structure.getFieldValue("r")).floatValue();
+                        float g = ((Number) structure.getFieldValue("g")).floatValue();
+                        float b = ((Number) structure.getFieldValue("b")).floatValue();
+                        float alpha = ((Number) structure.getFieldValue("alpha")).floatValue();
+
+			diffuseColor = new ColorRGBA(r, g, b, alpha);
 			specularShader = null;
 			specularColor = ambientColor = null;
 			shininess = 0.0f;
diff --git a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/materials/MaterialHelper.java b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/materials/MaterialHelper.java
index 10fd57082..575ce2195 100644
--- a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/materials/MaterialHelper.java
+++ b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/materials/MaterialHelper.java
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ public class MaterialHelper extends AbstractBlenderHelper {
 		} else {
 			if (materialContext.shadeless) {
 				result = new Material(blenderContext.getAssetManager(), "Common/MatDefs/Misc/Unshaded.j3md");
+                                
+                                if (!materialContext.transparent) {
+                                    materialContext.diffuseColor.a = 1;
+                                }
+                                
+                                result.setColor("Color", materialContext.diffuseColor);
 			} else {
 				result = new Material(blenderContext.getAssetManager(), "Common/MatDefs/Light/Lighting.j3md");
 				result.setBoolean("UseMaterialColors", Boolean.TRUE);