diff --git a/pkgs/pict-pkgs/pict-lib/texpict/utils.rkt b/pkgs/pict-pkgs/pict-lib/texpict/utils.rkt
index dd0e48d438..3a71b945a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/pict-pkgs/pict-lib/texpict/utils.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/pict-pkgs/pict-lib/texpict/utils.rkt
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@
 		[h (send bm get-height)])
 	    (dc
 	     (lambda (dc x y)
-	       (send dc draw-bitmap bm x y 'solid black-color))
+	       (send dc draw-bitmap bm x y 'solid black-color (send bm get-loaded-mask)))
 	     w h))
 	  (frame (inset (colorize (text "bitmap failed") "red") 2)))))