diff --git a/pygame_shaders/pygame_shaders.py b/pygame_shaders/pygame_shaders.py
index 8a86da3..5a7eb8e 100644
--- a/pygame_shaders/pygame_shaders.py
+++ b/pygame_shaders/pygame_shaders.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def render(self, update_surface: bool=True) -> pygame.Surface:
         with self.scope:
             self.framebuffer.use()
             self.render_rect.vao.render()
-            surf = pygame.image.frombuffer(self.framebuffer.read(), self.target_surface.get_size(), "RGB")
+            surf = pygame.image.frombuffer(self.framebuffer.read(components=4), self.target_surface.get_size(), "RGBA")
         return pygame.transform.flip(surf, False, True)
 
     def to_surface(self, update_surface: bool=True):