diff --git a/src/driver/fb_accel.h b/src/driver/fb_accel.h
index 1f0b3acd4..aa79c0ff5 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_accel.h
+++ b/src/driver/fb_accel.h
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ class CFbAccelMIPS
 		int scale2Res(int size);
 		bool fullHdAvailable();
 		void setOsdResolutions();
+		void setBlendMode(uint8_t mode);
+		void setBlendLevel(int level);
 #if ENABLE_MIPS_ACC
 		void paintRect(const int x, const int y, const int dx, const int dy, const fb_pixel_t col);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/driver/fb_accel_mips.cpp b/src/driver/fb_accel_mips.cpp
index 78ad9bdef..ae331518c 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_accel_mips.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fb_accel_mips.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,26 @@ void CFbAccelMIPS::setOsdResolutions()
 	}
 }
 
+/* original interface: 1 == pixel alpha, 2 == global alpha premultiplied */
+void CFbAccelMIPS::setBlendMode(uint8_t mode)
+{
+	/* mode = 1 => reset to no extra transparency */
+	if (mode == 1)
+		setBlendLevel(0);
+}
+
+/* level = 100 -> transparent, level = 0 -> nontransparent */
+void CFbAccelMIPS::setBlendLevel(int level)
+{
+	char tmp[3]={0x0};
+	int _level = 0xff - ( level * 0xff / 100);
+	sprintf(tmp,"%d", _level);
+	int pfd = open("/proc/stb/video/alpha", O_WRONLY);
+	if (pfd)
+		write(pfd, tmp, sizeof(tmp));
+	close(pfd);
+}
+
 int CFbAccelMIPS::setMode(unsigned int nxRes, unsigned int nyRes, unsigned int nbpp)
 {
 	if (!available&&!active)