diff --git a/src/lime/_internal/graphics/ImageDataUtil.hx b/src/lime/_internal/graphics/ImageDataUtil.hx
index 4557164d2..1b6e3e005 100644
--- a/src/lime/_internal/graphics/ImageDataUtil.hx
+++ b/src/lime/_internal/graphics/ImageDataUtil.hx
@@ -783,27 +783,25 @@ class ImageDataUtil {
 
 		var x: Int;
 		var y: Int;
-		if (strength != 1) {
-			if (offset <= 0) {
-				y = 0;
-				while (y < h) {
-					x = 0;
-					while (x < w) {
-						translatePixel(imgB, sourceImage.rect, image.rect, destPoint, x, y, strength);
-						x += 1;
-					}
-					y += 1;
+		if (offset <= 0) {
+			y = 0;
+			while (y < h) {
+				x = 0;
+				while (x < w) {
+					translatePixel(imgB, sourceImage.rect, image.rect, destPoint, x, y, strength);
+					x += 1;
 				}
-			} else {
-				y = h-1;
-				while (y >= 0 ) {
-					x = w-1;
-					while (x >= 0) {
-						translatePixel(imgB, sourceImage.rect, image.rect, destPoint, x, y, strength);
-						x -= 1;
-					}
-					y -= 1;
+				y += 1;
+			}
+		} else {
+			y = h-1;
+			while (y >= 0 ) {
+				x = w-1;
+				while (x >= 0) {
+					translatePixel(imgB, sourceImage.rect, image.rect, destPoint, x, y, strength);
+					x -= 1;
 				}
+				y -= 1;
 			}
 		}
 		
@@ -815,7 +813,8 @@ class ImageDataUtil {
 		if (imagePremultiplied) image.premultiplied = true;
 		if (sourceImagePremultiplied) sourceImage.premultiplied = true;
 
-		return sourceImage;
+		if (imgA == sourceImage.data) return sourceImage;
+		return image;
 
 	}