diff --git a/tests/alpha-blending-test.c b/tests/alpha-blending-test.c
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/alpha-blending-test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Collabora, Ltd.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the
+ * next paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial
+ * portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+ * BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+
+#include "weston-test-client-helper.h"
+#include "weston-test-fixture-compositor.h"
+
+struct setup_args {
+	enum renderer_type renderer;
+};
+
+static const int ALPHA_STEPS = 256;
+static const int BLOCK_WIDTH = 3;
+
+static const struct setup_args my_setup_args[] = {
+	{ RENDERER_PIXMAN },
+	{ RENDERER_GL },
+};
+
+static enum test_result_code
+fixture_setup(struct weston_test_harness *harness, const struct setup_args *arg)
+{
+	struct compositor_setup setup;
+
+	compositor_setup_defaults(&setup);
+	setup.renderer = arg->renderer;
+	setup.width = BLOCK_WIDTH * ALPHA_STEPS;
+	setup.height = 16;
+	setup.shell = SHELL_TEST_DESKTOP;
+
+	return weston_test_harness_execute_as_client(harness, &setup);
+}
+DECLARE_FIXTURE_SETUP_WITH_ARG(fixture_setup, my_setup_args);
+
+static void
+set_opaque_rect(struct client *client,
+		struct surface *surface,
+		const struct rectangle *rect)
+{
+	struct wl_region *region;
+
+	region = wl_compositor_create_region(client->wl_compositor);
+	wl_region_add(region, rect->x, rect->y, rect->width, rect->height);
+	wl_surface_set_opaque_region(surface->wl_surface, region);
+	wl_region_destroy(region);
+}
+
+static uint32_t
+premult_color(uint32_t a, uint32_t r, uint32_t g, uint32_t b)
+{
+	uint32_t c = 0;
+
+	c |= a << 24;
+	c |= (a * r / 255) << 16;
+	c |= (a * g / 255) << 8;
+	c |= a * b / 255;
+
+	return c;
+}
+
+static void
+fill_alpha_pattern(struct buffer *buf)
+{
+	void *pixels;
+	int stride_bytes;
+	int w, h;
+	int y;
+
+	assert(pixman_image_get_format(buf->image) == PIXMAN_a8r8g8b8);
+
+	pixels = pixman_image_get_data(buf->image);
+	stride_bytes = pixman_image_get_stride(buf->image);
+	w = pixman_image_get_width(buf->image);
+	h = pixman_image_get_height(buf->image);
+
+	assert(w == BLOCK_WIDTH * ALPHA_STEPS);
+
+	for (y = 0; y < h; y++) {
+		uint32_t *row = pixels + y * stride_bytes;
+		uint32_t step;
+
+		for (step = 0; step < (uint32_t)ALPHA_STEPS; step++) {
+			uint32_t alpha = step * 255 / (ALPHA_STEPS - 1);
+			uint32_t color;
+			int i;
+
+			color = premult_color(alpha, 0, 255 - alpha, 255);
+			for (i = 0; i < BLOCK_WIDTH; i++)
+				*row++ = color;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static uint8_t
+red(uint32_t v)
+{
+	return (v >> 16) & 0xff;
+}
+
+static uint8_t
+blue(uint32_t v)
+{
+	return v & 0xff;
+}
+
+static bool
+pixels_monotonic(const uint32_t *row, int x)
+{
+	bool ret = true;
+
+	if (red(row[x + 1]) > red(row[x])) {
+		testlog("pixel %d -> next: red value increases\n", x);
+		ret = false;
+	}
+
+	if (blue(row[x + 1]) < blue(row[x])) {
+		testlog("pixel %d -> next: blue value decreases\n", x);
+		ret = false;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static bool
+check_blend_pattern(struct buffer *shot)
+{
+	bool ret = true;
+	const int y = (BLOCK_WIDTH - 1) / 2; /* middle row */
+	int x;
+	void *pixels;
+	int stride_bytes;
+	uint32_t *row;
+
+	assert(pixman_image_get_width(shot->image) >= BLOCK_WIDTH * ALPHA_STEPS);
+	assert(pixman_image_get_height(shot->image) >= BLOCK_WIDTH);
+
+	pixels = pixman_image_get_data(shot->image);
+	stride_bytes = pixman_image_get_stride(shot->image);
+	row = pixels + y * stride_bytes;
+
+	for (x = 0; x < BLOCK_WIDTH * ALPHA_STEPS - 1; x++)
+		if (!pixels_monotonic(row, x))
+			ret = false;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test that alpha blending is roughly correct, and that an alpha ramp
+ * results in a stricly monotonic color ramp. This should ensure that any
+ * animation that varies alpha never goes "backwards" as that is easily
+ * noticeable.
+ *
+ * The background is a constant color. On top of that, there is an
+ * alpha-blended gradient with ramps in both alpha and color. Sub-surface
+ * ensures the correct positioning and stacking.
+ *
+ * The gradient consists of ALPHA_STEPS number of blocks. Block size is
+ * BLOCK_WIDTH x BLOCK_WIDTH and a block has a uniform color.
+ *
+ * In the blending result over x axis:
+ * - red goes from 1.0 to 0.0, monotonic
+ * - green is not monotonic
+ * - blue goes from 0.0 to 1.0, monotonic
+ */
+TEST(alpha_blend_monotonic)
+{
+	const int width = BLOCK_WIDTH * ALPHA_STEPS;
+	const int height = BLOCK_WIDTH;
+	const pixman_color_t background_color = {
+		.red   = 0xffff,
+		.green = 0x8080,
+		.blue  = 0x0000,
+		.alpha = 0xffff
+	};
+	struct client *client;
+	struct buffer *buf;
+	struct wl_subcompositor *subco;
+	struct wl_surface *surf;
+	struct wl_subsurface *sub;
+	struct buffer *shot;
+	bool match;
+
+	client = create_client();
+	subco = bind_to_singleton_global(client, &wl_subcompositor_interface, 1);
+
+	/* background window content */
+	buf = create_shm_buffer_a8r8g8b8(client, width, height);
+	fill_image_with_color(buf->image, &background_color);
+
+	/* background window, main surface */
+	client->surface = create_test_surface(client);
+	client->surface->width = width;
+	client->surface->height = height;
+	client->surface->buffer = buf; /* pass ownership */
+	set_opaque_rect(client, client->surface,
+			&(struct rectangle){ 0, 0, width, height });
+
+	/* foreground blended content */
+	buf = create_shm_buffer_a8r8g8b8(client, width, height);
+	fill_alpha_pattern(buf);
+
+	/* foreground window, sub-surface */
+	surf = wl_compositor_create_surface(client->wl_compositor);
+	sub = wl_subcompositor_get_subsurface(subco, surf, client->surface->wl_surface);
+	/* sub-surface defaults to position 0, 0, top-most, synchronized */
+	wl_surface_attach(surf, buf->proxy, 0, 0);
+	wl_surface_damage(surf, 0, 0, width, height);
+	wl_surface_commit(surf);
+
+	/* attach, damage, commit background window */
+	move_client(client, 0, 0);
+
+	shot = capture_screenshot_of_output(client);
+	assert(shot);
+	match = verify_image(shot, "alpha_blend_monotonic", 0, NULL, 0);
+	assert(match);
+
+	assert(check_blend_pattern(shot));
+	buffer_destroy(shot);
+
+	wl_subsurface_destroy(sub);
+	wl_surface_destroy(surf);
+	buffer_destroy(buf);
+	client_destroy(client);
+}
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 04ff8a29..a3b03314 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ dep_zucmain = declare_dependency(
 )
 
 tests = [
+	{	'name': 'alpha-blending', },
 	{	'name': 'bad-buffer', },
 	{	'name': 'buffer-transforms', },
 	{	'name': 'devices', },
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