Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/print/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/print/PrintableMapView.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/print/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/print/PrintableMapView.java	(revision 27252)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/print/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/print/PrintableMapView.java	(revision 27253)
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
 import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
 
+import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
@@ -185,5 +186,9 @@
                     Main.map.mapView = this;
                 }
+                if (l.getOpacity() < 1) {
+                    g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER,(float)l.getOpacity()));
+                }
                 l.paint(g2d, this, box);
+                g2d.setPaintMode();
             }
             finally {