diff --git a/src/app/file/file.h b/src/app/file/file.h
index 796fb8922..250616654 100644
--- a/src/app/file/file.h
+++ b/src/app/file/file.h
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ namespace app {
     void setEmbeddedColorProfile() { m_embeddedColorProfile = true; }
     bool hasEmbeddedColorProfile() const { return m_embeddedColorProfile; }
 
+    bool newBlend() const { return m_newBlend; }
+
   private:
     FileOp();                   // Undefined
     FileOp(FileOpType type, Context* context);
diff --git a/src/app/file/fli_format.cpp b/src/app/file/fli_format.cpp
index eaf30fb73..5cfffbac8 100644
--- a/src/app/file/fli_format.cpp
+++ b/src/app/file/fli_format.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ bool FliFormat::onSave(FileOp* fop)
   // Create the bitmaps
   ImageRef bmp(Image::create(IMAGE_INDEXED, sprite->width(), sprite->height()));
   render::Render render;
-  render.setNewBlend(Preferences::instance().experimental.newBlend());
+  render.setNewBlend(fop->newBlend());
 
   // Write frame by frame
   flic::Frame fliFrame;
diff --git a/src/app/file/gif_format.cpp b/src/app/file/gif_format.cpp
index f0aead6ab..e57faf4f0 100644
--- a/src/app/file/gif_format.cpp
+++ b/src/app/file/gif_format.cpp
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ private:
 
   void renderFrame(frame_t frame, Image* dst) {
     render::Render render;
-    render.setNewBlend(Preferences::instance().experimental.newBlend());
+    render.setNewBlend(m_fop->newBlend());
 
     render.setBgType(render::BgType::NONE);
     clear_image(dst, m_clearColor);
diff --git a/src/app/file/ico_format.cpp b/src/app/file/ico_format.cpp
index 9a6d08476..da4964d2d 100644
--- a/src/app/file/ico_format.cpp
+++ b/src/app/file/ico_format.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ bool IcoFormat::onSave(FileOp* fop)
       sprite->height()));
 
   render::Render render;
-  render.setNewBlend(Preferences::instance().experimental.newBlend());
+  render.setNewBlend(fop->newBlend());
 
   for (n=frame_t(0); n<num; ++n) {
     render.renderSprite(image.get(), sprite, n);