diff --git a/packages/room/src/object/visualization/data/SizeData.ts b/packages/room/src/object/visualization/data/SizeData.ts
index dc5e809..f75568a 100644
--- a/packages/room/src/object/visualization/data/SizeData.ts
+++ b/packages/room/src/object/visualization/data/SizeData.ts
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ export class SizeData
 
             if(layerId < 0 || (layerId >= this._layerCount)) return false;
 
-            // TODO: check the .nitro files for inks
-            if(layer.ink !== undefined) directionData.setLayerBlendMode(layerId, (layer.ink?.toLowerCase() as BLEND_MODES));
+            if(layer.ink !== undefined) directionData.setLayerBlendMode(layerId, this.parseLayerBlendMode(layer.ink));
 
             if(layer.tag !== undefined) directionData.setLayerTag(layerId, layer.tag);
 
@@ -163,6 +162,28 @@ export class SizeData
         return true;
     }
 
+    private parseLayerBlendMode(ink: string | number): BLEND_MODES
+    {
+        if(typeof ink === 'number')
+        {
+            if(ink === 33) return 'add';
+
+            return LayerData.DEFAULT_BLEND_MODE;
+        }
+
+        switch(ink.toUpperCase())
+        {
+            case 'ADD':
+                return 'add';
+            case 'SUBTRACT':
+                return 'subtract';
+            case 'DARKEN':
+                return 'darken';
+            default:
+                return LayerData.DEFAULT_BLEND_MODE;
+        }
+    }
+
     public getValidDirection(direction: number): number
     {
         const existing = this._directions.get(direction);
diff --git a/packages/room/src/object/visualization/furniture/FurnitureRoomBackgroundVisualization.ts b/packages/room/src/object/visualization/furniture/FurnitureRoomBackgroundVisualization.ts
index 895b985..558a6db 100644
--- a/packages/room/src/object/visualization/furniture/FurnitureRoomBackgroundVisualization.ts
+++ b/packages/room/src/object/visualization/furniture/FurnitureRoomBackgroundVisualization.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import { FurnitureBrandedImageVisualization } from './FurnitureBrandedImageVisua
 
 export class FurnitureRoomBackgroundVisualization extends FurnitureBrandedImageVisualization
 {
-    private _imageOffset: DirectionalOffsetData;
+    private static readonly BRANDED_IMAGE_LAYER_DEPTH_BIAS: number = 0.01;
 
+    private _imageOffset: DirectionalOffsetData;
     protected imageReady(texture: Texture, imageUrl: string): void
     {
         super.imageReady(texture, imageUrl);
@@ -52,9 +53,33 @@ export class FurnitureRoomBackgroundVisualization extends FurnitureBrandedImageV
         return super.getLayerYOffset(scale, direction, layerId) + this._offsetY;
     }
 
+
+    protected getLayerAlpha(scale: number, direction: number, layerId: number): number
+    {
+        let alpha = super.getLayerAlpha(scale, direction, layerId);
+
+        if(this.shouldSuppressInkLayer(scale, direction, layerId)) alpha = 0;
+
+        return alpha;
+    }
+
+    private shouldSuppressInkLayer(scale: number, direction: number, layerId: number): boolean
+    {
+        if(this.getLayerTag(scale, direction, layerId) === FurnitureBrandedImageVisualization.BRANDED_IMAGE) return false;
+
+        return (this.getLayerBlendMode(scale, direction, layerId) !== 'normal');
+    }
+
     protected getLayerZOffset(scale: number, direction: number, layerId: number): number
     {
-        return super.getLayerZOffset(scale, direction, layerId) + (-(this._offsetZ));
+        let zOffset = (super.getLayerZOffset(scale, direction, layerId) + (-(this._offsetZ)));
+
+        if(this.getLayerTag(scale, direction, layerId) === FurnitureBrandedImageVisualization.BRANDED_IMAGE)
+        {
+            zOffset += FurnitureRoomBackgroundVisualization.BRANDED_IMAGE_LAYER_DEPTH_BIAS;
+        }
+
+        return zOffset;
     }
 
     protected getLayerIgnoreMouse(scale: number, direction: number, layerId: number): boolean
diff --git a/packages/room/src/object/visualization/furniture/FurnitureVisualization.ts b/packages/room/src/object/visualization/furniture/FurnitureVisualization.ts
index 310ccd3..9ce7c18 100644
--- a/packages/room/src/object/visualization/furniture/FurnitureVisualization.ts
+++ b/packages/room/src/object/visualization/furniture/FurnitureVisualization.ts
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ export class FurnitureVisualization extends RoomObjectSpriteVisualization
                     sprite.offsetX = assetData.offsetX;
                     sprite.offsetY = (assetData.offsetY + this.getLayerYOffset(scale, this._direction, layerId));
                     sprite.alpha = (48 * this._alphaMultiplier);
+
                     sprite.alphaTolerance = AlphaTolerance.MATCH_NOTHING;
 
                     relativeDepth = 1;
@@ -463,11 +464,50 @@ export class FurnitureVisualization extends RoomObjectSpriteVisualization
 
         if(this._alphaMultiplier !== null) alpha = (alpha * this._alphaMultiplier);
 
+        if(this.shouldSuppressBackgroundMatteLayer(scale, direction, layerId, alpha)) alpha = 0;
+
         this._spriteAlphas[layerId] = alpha;
 
         return alpha;
     }
 
+    private shouldSuppressBackgroundMatteLayer(scale: number, direction: number, layerId: number, alpha: number): boolean
+    {
+        if((layerId < 0) || (alpha <= 0)) return false;
+
+        const state = this.object?.getState?.(0) ?? 0;
+
+        if(state === 0 || this.isBackgroundColorBlack()) return false;
+
+        const totalLayers = Math.max((this._layerCount - this.getAdditionalLayerCount()), 0);
+
+        if(totalLayers < 3) return false;
+
+        if(!this.getLayerIgnoreMouse(scale, direction, layerId)) return false;
+
+        if(this.getLayerBlendMode(scale, direction, layerId) === 'normal') return false;
+
+        if(layerId !== (totalLayers - 1)) return false;
+
+        if(this.getLayerBlendMode(scale, direction, 0) !== 'normal') return false;
+
+        return (this.getLayerBlendMode(scale, direction, 1) !== 'normal');
+    }
+
+
+    private isBackgroundColorBlack(): boolean
+    {
+        const model = this.object?.model;
+
+        if(!model) return false;
+
+        const lightness = model.getValue<number>(RoomObjectVariable.FURNITURE_ROOM_BACKGROUND_COLOR_LIGHTNESS);
+
+        if(lightness === undefined || lightness === null) return false;
+
+        return (lightness <= 0);
+    }
+
     protected getLayerColor(scale: number, layerId: number, colorId: number): number
     {
         const existing = this._spriteColors[layerId];