diff --git a/CairoMakie/src/overrides.jl b/CairoMakie/src/overrides.jl
index e4bb62fa745..299e4f2d788 100644
--- a/CairoMakie/src/overrides.jl
+++ b/CairoMakie/src/overrides.jl
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ function draw_plot(scene::Scene, screen::Screen,
         band::Band{<:Tuple{<:AbstractVector{<:Point2},<:AbstractVector{<:Point2}}})
 
     if !(band.color[] isa AbstractArray)
-        color = to_cairo_color(band.color[], band)
+        color = coloralpha(to_cairo_color(band.color[], band), band.alpha[])
         upperpoints = band[1][]
         lowerpoints = band[2][]
         points = vcat(lowerpoints, reverse(upperpoints))