diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
index 60d71d8d8..ee38999ab 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ void ViewProviderPart::applyColor(const Part::ShapeHistory& hist,
     }
 }
 
+void ViewProviderPart::applyTransparency(const float& transparency,
+                                  std::vector<App::Color>& colors)
+{
+    if (transparency != 0.0) {
+        // transparency has been set object-wide
+        std::vector<App::Color>::iterator j;
+        for (j = colors.begin(); j != colors.end(); ++j) {
+            // transparency hasn't been set for this face
+            if (j->a == 0.0)
+                j->a = transparency/100.0; // transparency comes in percent
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void ViewProviderShapeBuilder::buildNodes(const App::Property* , std::vector<SoNode*>& ) const
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProvider.h b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProvider.h
index d21f6346e..7246e32ce 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProvider.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProvider.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ protected:
     void applyColor(const Part::ShapeHistory& hist,
                     const std::vector<App::Color>& colBase,
                     std::vector<App::Color>& colBool);
+    void applyTransparency(const float& transparency,
+                    std::vector<App::Color>& colors);
 };
 
 } // namespace PartGui
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderBoolean.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderBoolean.cpp
index b440f276c..db5411bc9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderBoolean.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderBoolean.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ void ViewProviderBoolean::updateData(const App::Property* prop)
             std::vector<App::Color> colTool = static_cast<PartGui::ViewProviderPart*>(vpTool)->DiffuseColor.getValues();
             std::vector<App::Color> colBool;
             colBool.resize(boolMap.Extent(), this->ShapeColor.getValue());
+            applyTransparency(static_cast<PartGui::ViewProviderPart*>(vpBase)->Transparency.getValue(),colBase);
+            applyTransparency(static_cast<PartGui::ViewProviderPart*>(vpTool)->Transparency.getValue(),colTool);
 
             bool setColor=false;
             if (static_cast<int>(colBase.size()) == baseMap.Extent()) {
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ void ViewProviderMultiFuse::updateData(const App::Property* prop)
 
             Gui::ViewProvider* vpBase = Gui::Application::Instance->getViewProvider(objBase);
             std::vector<App::Color> colBase = static_cast<PartGui::ViewProviderPart*>(vpBase)->DiffuseColor.getValues();
+            applyTransparency(static_cast<PartGui::ViewProviderPart*>(vpBase)->Transparency.getValue(),colBase);
             if (static_cast<int>(colBase.size()) == baseMap.Extent()) {
                 applyColor(hist[index], colBase, colBool);
                 setColor = true;
@@ -332,6 +335,7 @@ void ViewProviderMultiCommon::updateData(const App::Property* prop)
 
             Gui::ViewProvider* vpBase = Gui::Application::Instance->getViewProvider(objBase);
             std::vector<App::Color> colBase = static_cast<PartGui::ViewProviderPart*>(vpBase)->DiffuseColor.getValues();
+            applyTransparency(static_cast<PartGui::ViewProviderPart*>(vpBase)->Transparency.getValue(),colBase);
             if (static_cast<int>(colBase.size()) == baseMap.Extent()) {
                 applyColor(hist[index], colBase, colBool);
                 setColor = true;