diff --git a/examples/common/imgui/imgui.h b/examples/common/imgui/imgui.h
index b3e3e7c4..e85b9d3a 100644
--- a/examples/common/imgui/imgui.h
+++ b/examples/common/imgui/imgui.h
@@ -208,20 +208,65 @@ bool imguiMouseOverArea();
 
 namespace ImGui
 {
+#define IMGUI_FLAGS_NONE        UINT16_C(0x0000)
+#define IMGUI_FLAGS_ALPHA_BLEND UINT16_C(0x0001)
+
 	// Helper function for passing bgfx::TextureHandle to ImGui::Image.
-	inline void Image(bgfx::TextureHandle _handle, const ImVec2& _size, const ImVec2& _uv0 = ImVec2(0, 0), const ImVec2& _uv1 = ImVec2(1, 1), const ImVec4& _tint_col = ImVec4(1, 1, 1, 1), const ImVec4& _border_col = ImVec4(0, 0, 0, 0) )
+	inline void Image(bgfx::TextureHandle _handle
+		, uint16_t _flags
+		, const ImVec2& _size
+		, const ImVec2& _uv0       = ImVec2(0.0f, 0.0f)
+		, const ImVec2& _uv1       = ImVec2(1.0f, 1.0f)
+		, const ImVec4& _tintCol   = ImVec4(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f)
+		, const ImVec4& _borderCol = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
+		)
 	{
-		union { bgfx::TextureHandle handle; ImTextureID ptr; } texture;
-		texture.handle = _handle;
-		Image(texture.ptr, _size, _uv0, _uv1, _tint_col, _border_col);
+		union { struct { uint16_t flags; bgfx::TextureHandle handle; } s; ImTextureID ptr; } texture;
+		texture.s.flags  = _flags;
+		texture.s.handle = _handle;
+		Image(texture.ptr, _size, _uv0, _uv1, _tintCol, _borderCol);
+	}
+
+	// Helper function for passing bgfx::TextureHandle to ImGui::Image.
+	inline void Image(bgfx::TextureHandle _handle
+		, const ImVec2& _size
+		, const ImVec2& _uv0       = ImVec2(0.0f, 0.0f)
+		, const ImVec2& _uv1       = ImVec2(1.0f, 1.0f)
+		, const ImVec4& _tintCol   = ImVec4(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f)
+		, const ImVec4& _borderCol = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
+		)
+	{
+		Image(_handle, IMGUI_FLAGS_ALPHA_BLEND, _size, _uv0, _uv1, _tintCol, _borderCol);
 	}
 
 	// Helper function for passing bgfx::TextureHandle to ImGui::ImageButton.
-	inline bool ImageButton(bgfx::TextureHandle _handle, const ImVec2& _size, const ImVec2& _uv0 = ImVec2(0,0),  const ImVec2& _uv1 = ImVec2(1,1), int _frame_padding = -1, const ImVec4& _bg_col = ImVec4(0,0,0,0), const ImVec4& _tint_col = ImVec4(1,1,1,1))
+	inline bool ImageButton(bgfx::TextureHandle _handle
+		, uint16_t _flags
+		, const ImVec2& _size
+		, const ImVec2& _uv0     = ImVec2(0.0f, 0.0f)
+		, const ImVec2& _uv1     = ImVec2(1.0f, 1.0f)
+		, int _framePadding      = -1
+		, const ImVec4& _bgCol   = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
+		, const ImVec4& _tintCol = ImVec4(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f)
+		)
 	{
-		union { bgfx::TextureHandle handle; ImTextureID ptr; } texture;
-		texture.handle = _handle;
-		return ImageButton(texture.ptr, _size, _uv0, _uv1, _frame_padding, _bg_col, _tint_col);
+		union { struct { uint16_t flags; bgfx::TextureHandle handle; } s; ImTextureID ptr; } texture;
+		texture.s.flags  = _flags;
+		texture.s.handle = _handle;
+		return ImageButton(texture.ptr, _size, _uv0, _uv1, _framePadding, _bgCol, _tintCol);
+	}
+
+	// Helper function for passing bgfx::TextureHandle to ImGui::ImageButton.
+	inline bool ImageButton(bgfx::TextureHandle _handle
+		, const ImVec2& _size
+		, const ImVec2& _uv0     = ImVec2(0.0f, 0.0f)
+		, const ImVec2& _uv1     = ImVec2(1.0f, 1.0f)
+		, int _framePadding      = -1
+		, const ImVec4& _bgCol   = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
+		, const ImVec4& _tintCol = ImVec4(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f)
+		)
+	{
+		return ImageButton(_handle, IMGUI_FLAGS_ALPHA_BLEND, _size, _uv0, _uv1, _framePadding, _bgCol, _tintCol);
 	}
 
 } // namespace ImGui
diff --git a/examples/common/imgui/ocornut_imgui.cpp b/examples/common/imgui/ocornut_imgui.cpp
index 3de530ab..8efddcc6 100644
--- a/examples/common/imgui/ocornut_imgui.cpp
+++ b/examples/common/imgui/ocornut_imgui.cpp
@@ -320,25 +320,37 @@ struct OcornutImguiContext
 				}
 				else if (0 != cmd->ElemCount)
 				{
-					bgfx::setState(0
-							| BGFX_STATE_RGB_WRITE
-							| BGFX_STATE_ALPHA_WRITE
-							| BGFX_STATE_BLEND_FUNC(BGFX_STATE_BLEND_SRC_ALPHA, BGFX_STATE_BLEND_INV_SRC_ALPHA)
-							| BGFX_STATE_MSAA
-							);
+					uint64_t state = 0
+						| BGFX_STATE_RGB_WRITE
+						| BGFX_STATE_ALPHA_WRITE
+						| BGFX_STATE_MSAA
+						;
+
+					bgfx::TextureHandle th = m_texture;
+
+					if (NULL != cmd->TextureId)
+					{
+						union { ImTextureID ptr; struct { uint16_t flags; bgfx::TextureHandle handle; } s; } texture = { cmd->TextureId };
+						state |= 0 != (IMGUI_FLAGS_ALPHA_BLEND & texture.s.flags)
+							? BGFX_STATE_BLEND_FUNC(BGFX_STATE_BLEND_SRC_ALPHA, BGFX_STATE_BLEND_INV_SRC_ALPHA)
+							: BGFX_STATE_NONE
+							;
+						th = texture.s.handle;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						state |= BGFX_STATE_BLEND_FUNC(BGFX_STATE_BLEND_SRC_ALPHA, BGFX_STATE_BLEND_INV_SRC_ALPHA);
+					}
+
 					const uint16_t xx = uint16_t(bx::fmax(cmd->ClipRect.x, 0.0f) );
 					const uint16_t yy = uint16_t(bx::fmax(cmd->ClipRect.y, 0.0f) );
 					bgfx::setScissor(xx, yy
 							, uint16_t(bx::fmin(cmd->ClipRect.z, 65535.0f)-xx)
 							, uint16_t(bx::fmin(cmd->ClipRect.w, 65535.0f)-yy)
 							);
-					union { void* ptr; bgfx::TextureHandle handle; } texture = { cmd->TextureId };
-
-					bgfx::setTexture(0, s_tex, 0 != texture.handle.idx
-							? texture.handle
-							: m_texture
-							);
 
+					bgfx::setState(state);
+					bgfx::setTexture(0, s_tex, th);
 					bgfx::setVertexBuffer(&tvb, 0, numVertices);
 					bgfx::setIndexBuffer(&tib, offset, cmd->ElemCount);
 					bgfx::submit(m_viewId, m_program);