diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
index b985fff032..9b655fb299 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.prototype.composeFrame =
       -viewCenter[1],
       0);
 
+  context.globalAlpha = layerState.opacity;
   batchGroup.draw(context, transform);
 
 };