diff --git a/data/crunch.7z b/data/crunch.7z
index e2175e03..716610f3 100644
Binary files a/data/crunch.7z and b/data/crunch.7z differ
diff --git a/include/btu/tex/crunch_texture.hpp b/include/btu/tex/crunch_texture.hpp
index cebbc5e1..6006f178 100644
--- a/include/btu/tex/crunch_texture.hpp
+++ b/include/btu/tex/crunch_texture.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class CrunchTexture
     [[nodiscard]] auto get_texture_type() const noexcept -> TextureType;
     [[nodiscard]] auto get_format_as_dxgi() const noexcept -> DXGI_FORMAT;
 
+    [[nodiscard]] auto has_opaque_alpha() const noexcept -> bool;
+
     [[nodiscard]] auto operator==(const CrunchTexture &) const noexcept -> bool = default;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/tex/crunch_texture.cpp b/src/tex/crunch_texture.cpp
index 1b00a3e5..7690672a 100644
--- a/src/tex/crunch_texture.cpp
+++ b/src/tex/crunch_texture.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,49 @@ auto CrunchTexture::get_format_as_dxgi() const noexcept -> DXGI_FORMAT
     }
 }
 
+auto CrunchTexture::has_opaque_alpha() const noexcept -> bool
+{
+    // If format doesn't have alpha, or the image is already compressed.
+    if (!tex_.has_alpha())
+        return true;
+
+    // Check if there are any miplevels at all.
+    [[unlikely]] if (!tex_.get_num_levels())
+        return true;
+
+    // Should catch everything.
+    const uint8 threshold = 254;
+
+    for (auto face = 0u; face < tex_.get_num_faces(); face++)
+    {
+        const auto *mip = tex_.get_level(face, 0);
+
+        // Get uncompressed image to check.
+        crnlib::image_u8 *img;
+        if (mip->is_packed())
+        {
+            img = crnlib::crnlib_new<image_u8>();
+            mip->get_unpacked_image(*img, 1);
+        }
+        else
+            img = mip->get_image();
+
+        // One last safety check.
+        [[unlikely]] if (img == nullptr)
+            return true;
+
+        const auto pixels = img->get_pixels();
+
+        for (auto i = 0u; i < img->get_total_pixels(); i++)
+        {
+            if (pixels[i].a < threshold)
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 auto load_crunch(Path path) noexcept -> tl::expected<CrunchTexture, Error>
 {
     CrunchTexture tex;
diff --git a/src/tex/optimize.cpp b/src/tex/optimize.cpp
index 0e4404ea..5bb989aa 100644
--- a/src/tex/optimize.cpp
+++ b/src/tex/optimize.cpp
@@ -178,11 +178,9 @@ template<class Tex>
                                              const Settings &sets,
                                              bool force_alpha) noexcept -> DXGI_FORMAT
 {
-    const auto &tex = file.get();
-
     return guess_best_format(file.get_format_as_dxgi(),
                              sets.output_format,
-                             GuessBestFormatArgs{.opaque_alpha     = !tex.has_alpha(),
+                             GuessBestFormatArgs{.opaque_alpha     = file.has_opaque_alpha(),
                                                  .allow_compressed = sets.compress
                                                                      && can_be_compressed<CrunchTexture>(file),
                                                  .force_alpha = force_alpha});
diff --git a/tests/tex/crunch.cpp b/tests/tex/crunch.cpp
index d467bd95..af0f97ec 100644
--- a/tests/tex/crunch.cpp
+++ b/tests/tex/crunch.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,27 @@ TEST_CASE("Crunch Tex Memory IO", "[src]")
     REQUIRE(*mem_data == fs_data);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("Crunch Tex has_opaque_alpha", "[src]")
+{
+    const auto dir                = Path("crunch");
+    const auto opaque_file        = dir / "in" / u8"opaque_alpha.dds";
+    const auto opaque_file_bc     = dir / "in" / u8"opaque_alpha_compressed.dds";
+    const auto not_opaque_file    = dir / "in" / u8"not_opaque_alpha.dds";
+    const auto not_opaque_file_bc = dir / "in" / u8"not_opaque_alpha_compressed.dds";
+
+    // Load.
+    auto opaque        = require_expected(btu::tex::load_crunch(opaque_file));
+    auto opaque_bc     = require_expected(btu::tex::load_crunch(opaque_file_bc));
+    auto not_opaque    = require_expected(btu::tex::load_crunch(not_opaque_file));
+    auto not_opaque_bc = require_expected(btu::tex::load_crunch(not_opaque_file_bc));
+
+    // Test alpha.
+    CHECK(opaque.has_opaque_alpha());
+    CHECK(opaque_bc.has_opaque_alpha());
+    CHECK_FALSE(not_opaque.has_opaque_alpha());
+    CHECK_FALSE(not_opaque_bc.has_opaque_alpha());
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("Crunch resize", "[src]")
 {
     test_expected_dir_crunch(u8"crunch_resize", [](auto &&tex) {