diff --git a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/DIYLC/library/main.jar b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/DIYLC/library/main.jar
index 1fe705d8..3097666b 100644
Binary files a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/DIYLC/library/main.jar and b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/DIYLC/library/main.jar differ
diff --git a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/Library/src/org/diylc/components/passive/AbstractPotentiometer.java b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/Library/src/org/diylc/components/passive/AbstractPotentiometer.java
index 9662613c..b6151fbb 100644
--- a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/Library/src/org/diylc/components/passive/AbstractPotentiometer.java	
+++ b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/Library/src/org/diylc/components/passive/AbstractPotentiometer.java	
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ package org.diylc.components.passive;
 import java.awt.Point;
 
 import org.diylc.common.Orientation;
-import org.diylc.components.AbstractComponent;
+import org.diylc.components.AbstractTransparentComponent;
 import org.diylc.core.VisibilityPolicy;
 import org.diylc.core.annotations.EditableProperty;
 import org.diylc.core.measures.Resistance;
 import org.diylc.core.measures.ResistanceUnit;
 
-public abstract class AbstractPotentiometer extends AbstractComponent<PotentiometerValue> {
+public abstract class AbstractPotentiometer extends
+		AbstractTransparentComponent<PotentiometerValue> {
 
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
diff --git a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/Library/src/org/diylc/components/passive/PotentiometerPanel.java b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/Library/src/org/diylc/components/passive/PotentiometerPanel.java
index 0eccf19e..6476c3b9 100644
--- a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/Library/src/org/diylc/components/passive/PotentiometerPanel.java	
+++ b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/Library/src/org/diylc/components/passive/PotentiometerPanel.java	
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package org.diylc.components.passive;
 
+import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
 import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Composite;
 import java.awt.FontMetrics;
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.Point;
@@ -162,7 +164,13 @@ public class PotentiometerPanel extends AbstractPotentiometer {
 		for (Area shape : getBody()) {
 			if (shape != null) {
 				g2d.setColor(bodyColor);
+				Composite oldComposite = g2d.getComposite();
+				if (alpha < MAX_ALPHA) {
+					g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 1f * alpha
+							/ MAX_ALPHA));
+				}
 				g2d.fill(shape);
+				g2d.setComposite(oldComposite);
 				g2d.setColor(componentState == ComponentState.SELECTED
 						|| componentState == ComponentState.DRAGGING ? SELECTION_COLOR
 						: borderColor);