diff --git a/app/qml/PreprocessedTerminal.qml b/app/qml/PreprocessedTerminal.qml
index b60c932..19b6f5f 100644
--- a/app/qml/PreprocessedTerminal.qml
+++ b/app/qml/PreprocessedTerminal.qml
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ Item{
             hideSource: true
             smooth: false
             wrapMode: ShaderEffectSource.ClampToEdge
+            //sourceRect is needed because FastBlur expands slightly outside the rectangle
+            sourceRect: Qt.rect(-1, -1, sourceItem.width + 2, sourceItem.height + 2)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/qml/ShaderTerminal.qml b/app/qml/ShaderTerminal.qml
index 7f00af7..1392dd4 100644
--- a/app/qml/ShaderTerminal.qml
+++ b/app/qml/ShaderTerminal.qml
@@ -224,12 +224,14 @@ ShaderEffect {
             "finalColor *= texture2D(rasterizationSource, coords).a;" +
 
             (bloom_strength !== 0 ?
-                "vec3 bloomColor = texture2D(bloomSource, coords).rgb;" +
+                "vec4 bloomFullColor = texture2D(bloomSource, coords);
+                 vec3 bloomColor = bloomFullColor.rgb;
+                 float bloomAlpha = bloomFullColor.a;" +
                 (chroma_color !== 0 ?
                     "bloomColor = font_color.rgb * mix(vec3(rgb2grey(bloomColor)), bloomColor, chroma_color);"
                 :
                     "bloomColor = font_color.rgb * rgb2grey(bloomColor);") +
-                "finalColor += bloomColor * bloom_strength;"
+                "finalColor += bloomColor * bloom_strength * bloomAlpha;"
             : "") +
 
             (brightness_flickering !== 0 ? "