diff --git a/caca-php/examples/export.php b/caca-php/examples/export.php
index fe1c473..a14407c 100755
--- a/caca-php/examples/export.php
+++ b/caca-php/examples/export.php
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ define('WIDTH', 80);
 define('HEIGHT', 32);
 
 $pixels = imagecreatetruecolor(256, 256);
+imagealphablending($pixels, false);
+imagesavealpha($pixels, true);
 
 $exports = caca_get_export_list();
 
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ else
 			$r = $x;
 			$g = (255 - $y + $x) / 2;
 			$b = $y * (255 - $x) / 256;
-			imagesetpixel($pixels, $x, $y, imagecolorallocate($pixels, $r, $g, $b));
+			imagesetpixel($pixels, $x, $y, imagecolorallocatealpha($pixels, $r, $g, $b, 127));
 		}
 	}