diff --git a/packages/webgpu/android/src/main/java/com/webgpu/ViewSnapshot.java b/packages/webgpu/android/src/main/java/com/webgpu/ViewSnapshot.java
index 7b045edb4..c33d1f3bb 100644
--- a/packages/webgpu/android/src/main/java/com/webgpu/ViewSnapshot.java
+++ b/packages/webgpu/android/src/main/java/com/webgpu/ViewSnapshot.java
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ static <T> T renderHardware(
     HardwareRenderer renderer = new HardwareRenderer();
     Image image = null;
     try {
+      // HardwareRenderer is opaque by default and doesn't clear the buffer, so
+      // transparent pixels keep whatever was in it (garbage on Mali GPUs).
+      renderer.setOpaque(false);
       renderer.setSurface(reader.getSurface());
       // Match the framework's default light so elevation shadows come out
       // like on screen (ThreadedRenderer reads these from the theme; the