diff --git a/cmd/td-cli/main.go b/cmd/td-cli/main.go
index bb147ff..cac866a 100644
--- a/cmd/td-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/td-cli/main.go
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ Commands:
   disconnect <src> <dst>         Disconnect operators
   dat read <path>                Read DAT content
   dat write <path> <content>     Write DAT content
-  screenshot [path] [-o file]    Capture TOP as PNG
+  screenshot [path] [-o file]
+              [--opaque]         Capture TOP as PNG (--opaque forces alpha=255)
   project info                   Project metadata
   project save [path]            Save project
   backup list [--limit N]        List recent backup artifacts
diff --git a/cmd/td-cli/routes.go b/cmd/td-cli/routes.go
index abcd20e..fb025eb 100644
--- a/cmd/td-cli/routes.go
+++ b/cmd/td-cli/routes.go
@@ -55,15 +55,18 @@ func runCommand(c *client.Client, command string, args []string, jsonOutput bool
 	case "screenshot":
 		path := ""
 		outputFile := ""
+		opaque := false
 		for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
 			if args[i] == "-o" && i+1 < len(args) {
 				outputFile = args[i+1]
 				i++
+			} else if args[i] == "--opaque" {
+				opaque = true
 			} else if path == "" {
 				path = args[i]
 			}
 		}
-		return commands.Screenshot(c, path, outputFile, jsonOutput)
+		return commands.Screenshot(c, path, outputFile, opaque, jsonOutput)
 
 	case "project":
 		return runProject(c, args, jsonOutput)
diff --git a/internal/commands/screenshot.go b/internal/commands/screenshot.go
index b44f686..0d6693e 100644
--- a/internal/commands/screenshot.go
+++ b/internal/commands/screenshot.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"image"
+	"image/color"
+	"image/png"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/0dot77/td-cli/internal/client"
@@ -15,8 +19,8 @@ type screenshotResult struct {
 	Height int    `json:"height"`
 }
 
-// Screenshot captures a TOP output as PNG.
-func Screenshot(c *client.Client, path, outputFile string, jsonOutput bool) error {
+// Screenshot captures a TOP output as PNG. When opaque is true, alpha is forced to 255.
+func Screenshot(c *client.Client, path, outputFile string, opaque, jsonOutput bool) error {
 	payload := map[string]string{}
 	if path != "" {
 		payload["path"] = path
@@ -44,18 +48,68 @@ func Screenshot(c *client.Client, path, outputFile string, jsonOutput bool) erro
 		}
 	}
 
-	if outputFile != "" {
-		data, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(result.Image)
+	data, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(result.Image)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode image: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if opaque {
+		flattened, err := flattenAlpha(data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode image: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to flatten alpha: %w", err)
 		}
+		data = flattened
+	}
+
+	if outputFile != "" {
 		if err := os.WriteFile(outputFile, data, 0644); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write file: %w", err)
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("Screenshot saved to %s (%dx%d)\n", outputFile, result.Width, result.Height)
 	} else {
-		fmt.Print(result.Image)
+		if opaque {
+			fmt.Print(base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(data))
+		} else {
+			fmt.Print(result.Image)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func flattenAlpha(pngBytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	img, err := png.Decode(bytes.NewReader(pngBytes))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decode png: %w", err)
+	}
+	bounds := img.Bounds()
+	out := image.NewNRGBA(bounds)
+	if src, ok := img.(*image.NRGBA); ok {
+		for y := bounds.Min.Y; y < bounds.Max.Y; y++ {
+			for x := bounds.Min.X; x < bounds.Max.X; x++ {
+				si := src.PixOffset(x, y)
+				di := out.PixOffset(x, y)
+				out.Pix[di+0] = src.Pix[si+0]
+				out.Pix[di+1] = src.Pix[si+1]
+				out.Pix[di+2] = src.Pix[si+2]
+				out.Pix[di+3] = 255
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		for y := bounds.Min.Y; y < bounds.Max.Y; y++ {
+			for x := bounds.Min.X; x < bounds.Max.X; x++ {
+				c := color.NRGBAModel.Convert(img.At(x, y)).(color.NRGBA)
+				di := out.PixOffset(x, y)
+				out.Pix[di+0] = c.R
+				out.Pix[di+1] = c.G
+				out.Pix[di+2] = c.B
+				out.Pix[di+3] = 255
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := png.Encode(&buf, out); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("encode png: %w", err)
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}