diff --git a/kivy/core/image/img_pil.py b/kivy/core/image/img_pil.py
index 1ba7f1d13..3356d5e43 100644
--- a/kivy/core/image/img_pil.py
+++ b/kivy/core/image/img_pil.py
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class ImageLoaderPIL(ImageLoaderBase):
             while True:
                 img_tmp = im
                 img_tmp = self._img_correct(img_tmp)
-                if img_ol:
+                bg = im.info.get('background', 0) == 0
+                if bg and img_ol:
                     # paste new frame over old so as to handle
                     # transparency properly
                     img_ol.paste(img_tmp, (0, 0), img_tmp)