diff --git a/rendering/cases/webgl-points/main.js b/rendering/cases/webgl-points/main.js
index 9dbbf89b3a..cafb57a0e1 100644
--- a/rendering/cases/webgl-points/main.js
+++ b/rendering/cases/webgl-points/main.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const vector = new WebGLPointsLayer({
   }),
   style: {
     symbol: {
+      symbolType: 'square',
       size: 4,
       color: 'white'
     }
diff --git a/src/ol/webgl/ShaderBuilder.js b/src/ol/webgl/ShaderBuilder.js
index 1ff808b93f..c5a03f0071 100644
--- a/src/ol/webgl/ShaderBuilder.js
+++ b/src/ol/webgl/ShaderBuilder.js
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ export function formatColor(colorArray) {
  * The following attributes are hardcoded and expected to be present in the vertex buffers:
  * `vec2 a_position`, `float a_index` (being the index of the vertex in the quad, 0 to 3).
  *
+ * The following varyings are hardcoded and gives the coordinate of the pixel both in the quad on the texture:
+ * `vec2 v_quadCoord`, `vec2 v_texCoord`
+ *
  * @param {ShaderParameters} parameters Parameters for the shader.
  * @returns {string} The full shader as a string.
  */
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ ${attributes.map(function(attribute) {
     return 'attribute ' + attribute + ';';
   }).join('\n')}
 varying vec2 v_texCoord;
+varying vec2 v_quadCoord;
 ${varyings.map(function(varying) {
     return 'varying ' + varying.type + ' ' + varying.name + ';';
   }).join('\n')}
@@ -107,6 +111,9 @@ void main(void) {
   float u = a_index == 0.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? texCoord.s : texCoord.q;
   float v = a_index == 2.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? texCoord.t : texCoord.p;
   v_texCoord = vec2(u, v);
+  u = a_index == 0.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+  v = a_index == 2.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+  v_quadCoord = vec2(u, v);
 ${varyings.map(function(varying) {
     return '  ' + varying.name + ' = ' + varying.expression + ';';
   }).join('\n')}
@@ -133,6 +140,7 @@ ${uniforms.map(function(uniform) {
     return 'uniform ' + uniform + ';';
   }).join('\n')}
 varying vec2 v_texCoord;
+varying vec2 v_quadCoord;
 ${varyings.map(function(varying) {
     return 'varying ' + varying.type + ' ' + varying.name + ';';
   }).join('\n')}
@@ -236,10 +244,29 @@ export function parseSymbolStyle(style) {
     return parse(value, varyings, 'v_');
   }
 
+  let opacityFilter = '1.0';
+  const visibleSize = pV(size[0]);
+  switch (style.symbolType) {
+    case 'square': break;
+    case 'image': break;
+    // taken from https://thebookofshaders.com/07/
+    case 'circle':
+      opacityFilter = `(1.0-smoothstep(1.-4./${visibleSize},1.,dot(v_quadCoord-.5,v_quadCoord-.5)*4.))`;
+      break;
+    case 'triangle':
+      const st = '(v_quadCoord*2.-1.)';
+      const a = `(atan(${st}.x,${st}.y))`;
+      opacityFilter = `(1.0-smoothstep(.5-3./${visibleSize},.5,cos(floor(.5+${a}/2.094395102)*2.094395102-${a})*length(${st})))`;
+      break;
+
+    default: throw new Error('Unexpected symbol type: ' + style.symbolType);
+  }
+
   /** @type {import('../webgl/ShaderBuilder.js').ShaderParameters} */
   const params = {
     uniforms: [],
-    colorExpression: `vec4(${pV(color[0])}, ${pV(color[1])}, ${pV(color[2])}, ${pV(color[3])}) * vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, ${pV(opacity)})`,
+    colorExpression: `vec4(${pV(color[0])}, ${pV(color[1])}, ${pV(color[2])}, ${pV(color[3])})` +
+      ` * vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, ${pV(opacity)} * ${opacityFilter})`,
     sizeExpression: `vec2(${pA(size[0])}, ${pA(size[1])})`,
     offsetExpression: `vec2(${pA(offset[0])}, ${pA(offset[1])})`,
     texCoordExpression: `vec4(${pA(texCoord[0])}, ${pA(texCoord[1])}, ${pA(texCoord[2])}, ${pA(texCoord[3])})`,
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/webgl/shaderbuilder.test.js b/test/spec/ol/webgl/shaderbuilder.test.js
index 6767f6a487..e29f426b32 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/webgl/shaderbuilder.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/webgl/shaderbuilder.test.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ attribute vec2 a_position;
 attribute float a_index;
 
 varying vec2 v_texCoord;
+varying vec2 v_quadCoord;
 varying float v_opacity;
 varying vec3 v_test;
 void main(void) {
@@ -71,6 +72,9 @@ void main(void) {
   float u = a_index == 0.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? texCoord.s : texCoord.q;
   float v = a_index == 2.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? texCoord.t : texCoord.p;
   v_texCoord = vec2(u, v);
+  u = a_index == 0.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+  v = a_index == 2.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+  v_quadCoord = vec2(u, v);
   v_opacity = 0.4;
   v_test = vec3(1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
 }`);
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ attribute vec2 a_position;
 attribute float a_index;
 attribute vec2 a_myAttr;
 varying vec2 v_texCoord;
+varying vec2 v_quadCoord;
 
 void main(void) {
   mat4 offsetMatrix = u_offsetScaleMatrix;
@@ -107,6 +112,9 @@ void main(void) {
   float u = a_index == 0.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? texCoord.s : texCoord.q;
   float v = a_index == 2.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? texCoord.t : texCoord.p;
   v_texCoord = vec2(u, v);
+  u = a_index == 0.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+  v = a_index == 2.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+  v_quadCoord = vec2(u, v);
 
 }`);
     });
@@ -128,6 +136,7 @@ attribute vec2 a_position;
 attribute float a_index;
 
 varying vec2 v_texCoord;
+varying vec2 v_quadCoord;
 
 void main(void) {
   mat4 offsetMatrix = u_offsetScaleMatrix * u_offsetRotateMatrix;
@@ -141,6 +150,9 @@ void main(void) {
   float u = a_index == 0.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? texCoord.s : texCoord.q;
   float v = a_index == 2.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? texCoord.t : texCoord.p;
   v_texCoord = vec2(u, v);
+  u = a_index == 0.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+  v = a_index == 2.0 || a_index == 3.0 ? 0.0 : 1.0;
+  v_quadCoord = vec2(u, v);
 
 }`);
     });
@@ -168,6 +180,7 @@ void main(void) {
       expect(getSymbolFragmentShader(parameters)).to.eql(`precision mediump float;
 
 varying vec2 v_texCoord;
+varying vec2 v_quadCoord;
 varying float v_opacity;
 varying vec3 v_test;
 void main(void) {
@@ -188,6 +201,7 @@ void main(void) {
 uniform float u_myUniform;
 uniform vec2 u_myUniform2;
 varying vec2 v_texCoord;
+varying vec2 v_quadCoord;
 
 void main(void) {
   gl_FragColor = vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
@@ -226,7 +240,7 @@ void main(void) {
   describe('parseSymbolStyle', function() {
     it('parses a style without expressions', function() {
       const result = parseSymbolStyle({
-        symbolType: 'circle',
+        symbolType: 'square',
         size: [4, 8],
         color: '#336699',
         rotateWithView: true
@@ -235,7 +249,7 @@ void main(void) {
         uniforms: [],
         attributes: [],
         varyings: [],
-        colorExpression: 'vec4(0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 1.0) * vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)',
+        colorExpression: 'vec4(0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 1.0) * vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 * 1.0)',
         sizeExpression: 'vec2(4.0, 8.0)',
         offsetExpression: 'vec2(0.0, 0.0)',
         texCoordExpression: 'vec4(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0)',
@@ -247,7 +261,7 @@ void main(void) {
 
     it('parses a style with expressions', function() {
       const result = parseSymbolStyle({
-        symbolType: 'circle',
+        symbolType: 'square',
         size: ['get', 'attr1'],
         color: [
           1.0, 0.0, 0.5, ['get', 'attr2']
@@ -259,11 +273,15 @@ void main(void) {
         uniforms: [],
         attributes: ['float a_attr1', 'float a_attr3', 'float a_attr2'],
         varyings: [{
+          name: 'v_attr1',
+          type: 'float',
+          expression: 'a_attr1'
+        }, {
           name: 'v_attr2',
           type: 'float',
           expression: 'a_attr2'
         }],
-        colorExpression: 'vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.5, v_attr2) * vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)',
+        colorExpression: 'vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.5, v_attr2) * vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 * 1.0)',
         sizeExpression: 'vec2(a_attr1, a_attr1)',
         offsetExpression: 'vec2(3.0, a_attr3)',
         texCoordExpression: 'vec4(0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0)',
@@ -288,7 +306,7 @@ void main(void) {
         uniforms: ['sampler2D u_texture'],
         attributes: [],
         varyings: [],
-        colorExpression: 'vec4(0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 1.0) * vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.5) * texture2D(u_texture, v_texCoord)',
+        colorExpression: 'vec4(0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 1.0) * vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.5 * 1.0) * texture2D(u_texture, v_texCoord)',
         sizeExpression: 'vec2(6.0, 6.0)',
         offsetExpression: 'vec2(0.0, 0.0)',
         texCoordExpression: 'vec4(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0)',