diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Factory.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Factory.php
index fb9387a8..d4a6fee4 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Gd/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Factory.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd;
 
 use Intervention\Image\Collection;
+use Intervention\Image\Colors\Rgb\Channels\Alpha;
 use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Frame;
 use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Image;
 use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Traits\CanHandleColors;
@@ -72,13 +73,18 @@ class Factory implements FactoryInterface
     {
         $core = imagecreatetruecolor($width, $height);
 
+        imagesavealpha($core, true);
+
         $color = match (is_null($background)) {
             true => imagecolorallocatealpha($core, 255, 0, 255, 127),
             default => $this->allocateColor($core, $background),
         };
 
+        imagealphablending($core, false);
         imagefill($core, 0, 0, $color);
-        imagesavealpha($core, true);
+        if ($background && $background->channel(Alpha::class)->value() == 0) {
+            imagecolortransparent($core, $color);
+        }
 
         return $core;
     }
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/RotateModifier.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/RotateModifier.php
index 720d2a41..1d9400f5 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/RotateModifier.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/RotateModifier.php
@@ -46,17 +46,23 @@ class RotateModifier extends AbstractRotateModifier implements ModifierInterface
      */
     protected function modify(FrameInterface $frame, ColorInterface $background): void
     {
-        // rotate original image against transparent background
-        $rotated = imagerotate(
-            $frame->core(),
-            $this->rotationAngle(),
-            imagecolorallocatealpha(
+        // get transparent color from frame core
+        $transparent = match ($transparent = imagecolortransparent($frame->core())) {
+            -1 => imagecolorallocatealpha(
                 $frame->core(),
                 $background->channel(Red::class)->value(),
                 $background->channel(Green::class)->value(),
                 $background->channel(Blue::class)->value(),
                 127
-            )
+            ),
+            default => $transparent,
+        };
+
+        // rotate original image against transparent background
+        $rotated = imagerotate(
+            $frame->core(),
+            $this->rotationAngle(),
+            $transparent
         );
 
         // create size from original after rotation
@@ -74,24 +80,20 @@ class RotateModifier extends AbstractRotateModifier implements ModifierInterface
             ->valign('center')
             ->rotate($this->rotationAngle() * -1);
 
-        // create new gd image
+        // create new gd core
         $modified = $this->imageFactory()->newCore(
             imagesx($rotated),
             imagesy($rotated),
             $background
         );
 
-        // define transparent colors
-        $transparent = imagecolorallocatealpha($modified, 255, 0, 255, 127);
-        imagecolortransparent($modified, $transparent);
-
         // draw the cutout on new gd image to have a transparent
         // background where the rotated image will be placed
         imagealphablending($modified, false);
         imagefilledpolygon(
             $modified,
             $cutout->toArray(),
-            $transparent
+            imagecolortransparent($modified)
         );
 
         // place rotated image on new gd image