diff --git a/oox/source/drawingml/shape.cxx b/oox/source/drawingml/shape.cxx
index 1dd4eb3..8fefc18 100644
--- a/oox/source/drawingml/shape.cxx
+++ b/oox/source/drawingml/shape.cxx
@@ -662,6 +662,12 @@
             const sal_Int32 aFillColor = static_cast<sal_Int32>(
                 pProperties.maFillProperties.maFillColor.getColor( rGraphicHelper ).GetRGBColor() );
             xSet->setPropertyValue( UNO_NAME_FILLCOLOR, uno::Any( aFillColor ) );
+
+            if (pProperties.maFillProperties.maFillColor.hasTransparency())
+            {
+                const sal_Int16 aTransparence = pProperties.maFillProperties.maFillColor.getTransparency();
+                xSet->setPropertyValue(UNO_NAME_FILL_TRANSPARENCE, uno::Any(aTransparence));
+            }
         }
         else
         {