diff --git a/camera/camera.py b/camera/camera.py
index 1217f86f..2943162c 100644
--- a/camera/camera.py
+++ b/camera/camera.py
@@ -430,10 +430,15 @@ class Camera(object):
         ]
 
         out_a = src_a + dst_a*(1.0-src_a)
+
+        # When the output alpha is 0 for full transparency, 
+        # we have a choice over what RGB value to use in our
+        # output representation. We choose 0.0 here.
         out_rgb = fdiv(
             src_rgb*src_a[..., None] + \
             dst_rgb*dst_a[..., None]*(1.0-src_a[..., None]),
-            out_a[..., None]
+            out_a[..., None],
+            zero_over_zero_value = 0.0
         )
 
         self.pixel_array[..., :3] = out_rgb*self.rgb_max_val
diff --git a/helpers.py b/helpers.py
index b9c7f387..878eb4e9 100644
--- a/helpers.py
+++ b/helpers.py
@@ -694,8 +694,19 @@ class DictAsObject(object):
          self.__dict__ = dict
 
 # Just to have a less heavyweight name for this extremely common operation
-def fdiv(a, b):
-    return np.true_divide(a,b)
+#
+# We may wish to have more fine-grained control over division by zero behavior
+# in future (separate specifiable default values for 0/0 and x/0 with x != 0),
+# but for now, we just allow the option to handle 0/0.
+def fdiv(a, b, zero_over_zero_value = None):
+    if zero_over_zero_value != None:
+        out = np.full_like(a, zero_over_zero_value)
+        where = np.logical_or (a != 0, b != 0)
+    else:
+        out = None
+        where = True
+
+    return np.true_divide(a, b, out = out, where = where)
 
 def add_extension_if_not_present(file_name, extension):
     # This could conceivably be smarter about handling existing differing extensions