diff --git a/doc/contributions.txt b/doc/contributions.txt
index 818cd384dc..123189f5be 100755
--- a/doc/contributions.txt
+++ b/doc/contributions.txt
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ Ansariel Hiller
 	SL-19623
 	SL-4126
 	SL-20224
+	https://github.com/secondlife/viewer/issues/1051
 Aralara Rajal
 Arare Chantilly
 	CHUIBUG-191
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfetchedgltfmaterial.cpp b/indra/newview/llfetchedgltfmaterial.cpp
index 97b959e5cb..1ca7ffaec1 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfetchedgltfmaterial.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfetchedgltfmaterial.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,14 @@ void LLFetchedGLTFMaterial::bind(LLViewerTexture* media_tex)
         {
             // dividing the alpha cutoff by transparency here allows the shader to compare against
             // the alpha value of the texture without needing the transparency value
-            min_alpha = mAlphaCutoff/mBaseColor.mV[3];
+            if (mBaseColor.mV[3] > 0.f)
+            {
+                min_alpha = mAlphaCutoff / mBaseColor.mV[3];
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                min_alpha = 1024.f;
+            }
         }
         shader->uniform1f(LLShaderMgr::MINIMUM_ALPHA, min_alpha);
     }