diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_palette_editor.cpp b/src/app/commands/cmd_palette_editor.cpp
index 8e2411ccc..3ea534863 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_palette_editor.cpp
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_palette_editor.cpp
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ void PaletteEntryEditor::setAbsolutePaletteEntryChannel(ColorSliders::Channel ch
             hsv.hue(color.getHue());
             hsv.saturation(double(color.getSaturation()) / 100.0);
             hsv.value(double(color.getValue()) / 100.0);
+            a = color.getAlpha();
           }
           // Modify one channel a set of entries
           else {