diff --git a/docs/Changelog.md b/docs/Changelog.md
index 9bcd2804..0d8d353f 100644
--- a/docs/Changelog.md
+++ b/docs/Changelog.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - Improved theme styles [#479](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/pull/479)
 - Map fractional zoom [#487](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/487)
 - Render theme fallback internal resources [#477](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/477)
+- Fix FadeStep alpha interpolation [#486](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/486)
 - Fix libGDX flickering [#148](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/148) [#149](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/149)
 - JTS (LocationTech) [#484](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/484)
 - Many other minor improvements and bug fixes
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/bitmap/BitmapTileLayer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/bitmap/BitmapTileLayer.java
index ab9ec2f0..57fd98d1 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/bitmap/BitmapTileLayer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/bitmap/BitmapTileLayer.java
@@ -42,11 +42,14 @@ public class BitmapTileLayer extends TileLayer {
 
     public static class FadeStep {
         public final double scaleStart, scaleEnd;
+        public final double zoomStart, zoomEnd;
         public final float alphaStart, alphaEnd;
 
         public FadeStep(int zoomStart, int zoomEnd, float alphaStart, float alphaEnd) {
             this.scaleStart = 1 << zoomStart;
             this.scaleEnd = 1 << zoomEnd;
+            this.zoomStart = zoomStart;
+            this.zoomEnd = zoomEnd;
             this.alphaStart = alphaStart;
             this.alphaEnd = alphaEnd;
         }
@@ -54,6 +57,8 @@ public class BitmapTileLayer extends TileLayer {
         public FadeStep(double scaleStart, double scaleEnd, float alphaStart, float alphaEnd) {
             this.scaleStart = scaleStart;
             this.scaleEnd = scaleEnd;
+            this.zoomStart = Math.log(scaleStart) / Math.log(2);
+            this.zoomEnd = Math.log(scaleEnd) / Math.log(2);
             this.alphaStart = alphaStart;
             this.alphaEnd = alphaEnd;
         }
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ public class BitmapTileLayer extends TileLayer {
             return;
         }
 
-        float alpha = 0f;
+        float alpha = mBitmapAlpha;
         for (FadeStep f : fade) {
             if (pos.scale < f.scaleStart || pos.scale > f.scaleEnd)
                 continue;
@@ -119,11 +124,8 @@ public class BitmapTileLayer extends TileLayer {
                 alpha = f.alphaStart;
                 break;
             }
-            double range = f.scaleEnd - f.scaleStart;
-            float a = (float) ((pos.scale - f.scaleStart) / range);
-            a = FastMath.clamp(a, 0f, 1f);
             // interpolate alpha between start and end
-            alpha = (1 - a) * f.alphaStart + a * f.alphaEnd;
+            alpha = (float) (f.alphaStart + (pos.getZoom() - f.zoomStart) * (f.alphaEnd - f.alphaStart) / (f.zoomEnd - f.zoomStart));
             break;
         }