diff --git a/src/app/commands/inquiry.rs b/src/app/commands/inquiry.rs
index 08f920696..8ef4d558d 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/inquiry.rs
+++ b/src/app/commands/inquiry.rs
@@ -1373,6 +1373,7 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
                 crate::entities::names::dxf_name(e).to_string(),
                 c.layer.clone(),
                 c.color,
+                c.transparency,
                 c.linetype.clone(),
                 c.linetype_scale,
                 c.line_weight,
@@ -1384,7 +1385,7 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
                 },
             )
         });
-        let Some((verb, kind, layer, color, linetype, lt_scale, lw, template_dimstyle)) = info
+        let Some((verb, kind, layer, color, transparency, linetype, lt_scale, lw, template_dimstyle)) = info
         else {
             self.command_line
                 .push_error(crate::t!("ADDSELECTED: selected object not found.").as_ref());
@@ -1408,6 +1409,7 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
             layer_name: self.tabs[i].scene.document.header.current_layer_name.clone(),
             layer_handle: self.tabs[i].scene.document.header.current_layer_handle,
             color: self.tabs[i].scene.document.header.current_entity_color,
+            transparency: self.tabs[i].scene.document.current_entity_transparency(),
             linetype_name: self.tabs[i].scene.document.header.current_linetype_name.clone(),
             linetype_handle: self.tabs[i].scene.document.header.current_linetype_handle,
             line_weight: self.tabs[i].scene.document.header.current_line_weight,
@@ -1422,6 +1424,11 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
             ribbon_lineweight: self.ribbon.active_lineweight,
         };
         self.add_selected_restore = Some(restore);
+        if !self.tabs[i].scene.document.set_current_entity_transparency(transparency) {
+            self.add_selected_restore = None;
+            self.command_line.push_error("ADDSELECTED: template transparency cannot be adopted.");
+            return Task::none();
+        }
 
         // Adopt the template's general properties as the current defaults. The
         // entity-creation path stamps new objects from the tab's active layer
@@ -1504,6 +1511,9 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
             h.current_dimstyle_name = r.dimstyle_name;
             h.current_dimstyle_handle = r.dimstyle_handle;
         }
+        if !self.tabs[i].scene.document.set_current_entity_transparency(r.transparency) {
+            self.command_line.push_error("ADDSELECTED: current transparency could not be restored.");
+        }
         self.tabs[i].active_layer = r.tab_active_layer;
         self.tabs[i].layers.current_layer = r.tab_layers_current;
         self.ribbon.active_layer = r.ribbon_layer;
diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 0c2cd3e73..ebee3b5a1 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ struct AddSelectedRestore {
     layer_name: String,
     layer_handle: acadrust::types::Handle,
     color: AcadColor,
+    transparency: acadrust::types::Transparency,
     linetype_name: String,
     linetype_handle: acadrust::types::Handle,
     line_weight: i16,