diff --git a/src/mol-geo/geometry/points/points.ts b/src/mol-geo/geometry/points/points.ts
index 598c3b00cec4479bb9461040b9eb4a7739f8960d..862a06dc36e8f4246ed21a638a160694448fef89 100644
--- a/src/mol-geo/geometry/points/points.ts
+++ b/src/mol-geo/geometry/points/points.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ export namespace Points {
 
     export function updateRenderableState(state: RenderableState, props: PD.Values<Params>) {
         Geometry.updateRenderableState(state, props)
-        state.opaque = state.opaque && !props.pointFilledCircle && props.pointEdgeBleach === 0
+        state.opaque = state.opaque && (
+            !props.pointFilledCircle ||
+            (props.pointFilledCircle && props.pointEdgeBleach === 0)
+        )
     }
 }
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