diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp
index b6a79c3e..ce66a1bb 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ void LottieBuilder::updateGradientFill(LottieGroup* parent, LottieObject** child
     //TODO: reuse the fill instance?
     ctx->propagator->fill(unique_ptr<Fill>(fill->fill(frameNo, exps)));
     ctx->propagator->fill(fill->rule);
-    ctx->propagator->opacity(MULTIPLY(fill->opacity(frameNo), PP(ctx->propagator)->opacity));
 
     if (ctx->propagator->strokeWidth() > 0) ctx->propagator->order(true);
 }
diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp
index 3c87acdf..aa302190 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ uint32_t LottieGradient::populate(ColorStop& color, size_t count)
 
 Fill* LottieGradient::fill(float frameNo, LottieExpressions* exps)
 {
+    auto opacity = this->opacity(frameNo);
+    if (opacity == 0) return nullptr;
+
     Fill* fill = nullptr;
     auto s = start(frameNo, exps);
     auto e = end(frameNo, exps);
@@ -307,6 +310,15 @@ Fill* LottieGradient::fill(float frameNo, LottieExpressions* exps)
 
     colorStops(frameNo, fill, exps);
 
+    //multiply the current opacity with the fill
+    if (opacity < 255) {
+        const Fill::ColorStop* colorStops;
+        auto cnt = fill->colorStops(&colorStops);
+        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < cnt; ++i) {
+            const_cast<Fill::ColorStop*>(&colorStops[i])->a = MULTIPLY(colorStops[i].a, opacity);
+        }
+    }
+
     return fill;
 }