diff --git a/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.cpp b/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.cpp
index 87b5ea26c0..cf3fc50022 100644
--- a/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.cpp
+++ b/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ RenderableStars::RenderableStars(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary)
     , _colorTextureIsDirty(true)
     , _colorOption("colorOption", "Color Option")
     , _dataIsDirty(true)
+    , _alphaValue("alphaValue", "Transparency", 1.f, 0.f, 1.f)
     , _scaleFactor("scaleFactor", "Scale Factor", 1.f, 0.f, 10.f)
     , _minBillboardSize("minBillboardSize", "Min Billboard Size", 1.f, 1.f, 100.f)
     , _program(nullptr)
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ RenderableStars::RenderableStars(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary)
     _colorTexturePath.onChange([&]{ _colorTextureIsDirty = true; });
     _colorTextureFile->setCallback([&](const File&) { _colorTextureIsDirty = true; });
 
+    addProperty(_alphaValue);
     addProperty(_scaleFactor);
     addProperty(_minBillboardSize);
 }
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ void RenderableStars::render(const RenderData& data) {
     _program->setUniform("projection", projectionMatrix);
 
     _program->setUniform("colorOption", _colorOption);
+    _program->setUniform("alphaValue", _alphaValue);
     _program->setUniform("scaleFactor", _scaleFactor);
     _program->setUniform("minBillboardSize", _minBillboardSize);
     
diff --git a/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.h b/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.h
index 68a1e5c8ea..40b9b0fbe6 100644
--- a/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.h
+++ b/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.h
@@ -37,55 +37,56 @@ namespace openspace {
 
 class RenderableStars : public Renderable {
 public:
-	RenderableStars(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary);
-	~RenderableStars();
+    RenderableStars(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary);
+    ~RenderableStars();
 
-	bool initialize() override;
-	bool deinitialize() override;
+    bool initialize() override;
+    bool deinitialize() override;
 
-	bool isReady() const override;
+    bool isReady() const override;
 
-	void render(const RenderData& data) override;
-	void update(const UpdateData& data) override;
+    void render(const RenderData& data) override;
+    void update(const UpdateData& data) override;
 
 private:
-	enum ColorOption {
-		Color = 0,
-		Velocity = 1,
-		Speed = 2
-	};
+    enum ColorOption {
+        Color = 0,
+        Velocity = 1,
+        Speed = 2
+    };
 
-	void createDataSlice(ColorOption option);
+    void createDataSlice(ColorOption option);
 
-	bool loadData();
-	bool readSpeckFile();
-	bool loadCachedFile(const std::string& file);
-	bool saveCachedFile(const std::string& file) const;
+    bool loadData();
+    bool readSpeckFile();
+    bool loadCachedFile(const std::string& file);
+    bool saveCachedFile(const std::string& file) const;
 
-	properties::StringProperty _pointSpreadFunctionTexturePath;
+    properties::StringProperty _pointSpreadFunctionTexturePath;
     std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture> _pointSpreadFunctionTexture;
-	bool _pointSpreadFunctionTextureIsDirty;
+    bool _pointSpreadFunctionTextureIsDirty;
 
-	properties::StringProperty _colorTexturePath;
+    properties::StringProperty _colorTexturePath;
     std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture> _colorTexture;
-	bool _colorTextureIsDirty;
+    bool _colorTextureIsDirty;
 
-	properties::OptionProperty _colorOption;
-	bool _dataIsDirty;
+    properties::OptionProperty _colorOption;
+    bool _dataIsDirty;
 
+    properties::FloatProperty _alphaValue;
     properties::FloatProperty _scaleFactor;
     properties::FloatProperty _minBillboardSize;
 
-	std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::ProgramObject> _program;
+    std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::ProgramObject> _program;
 
-	std::string _speckFile;
+    std::string _speckFile;
 
-	std::vector<float> _slicedData;
-	std::vector<float> _fullData;
-	int _nValuesPerStar;
+    std::vector<float> _slicedData;
+    std::vector<float> _fullData;
+    int _nValuesPerStar;
 
-	GLuint _vao;
-	GLuint _vbo;
+    GLuint _vao;
+    GLuint _vbo;
 };
 
 } // namespace openspace
diff --git a/modules/base/shaders/star_fs.glsl b/modules/base/shaders/star_fs.glsl
index 43a9299449..43f77a26b7 100644
--- a/modules/base/shaders/star_fs.glsl
+++ b/modules/base/shaders/star_fs.glsl
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ uniform sampler2D psfTexture;
 uniform sampler1D colorTexture;
 uniform float minBillboardSize;
 
+uniform float alphaValue;
 uniform int colorOption;
 
 in vec4 vs_position;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ Fragment getFragment() {
 
     vec4 textureColor = texture(psfTexture, texCoord);
     vec4 fullColor = vec4(color.rgb, textureColor.a);
+    fullColor.a *= alphaValue;
 
     vec4 position = vs_position;
     // This has to be fixed when the scale graph is in place ---emiax