     //
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    mx_internal var applyColorTransformAlpha:Boolean = false;
+    
     /**
      *  @private
      */ 
     override public function set colorTransform(value:ColorTransform):void
-    {
+    {   
         if (target && "$transform" in target) // UIComponent/UIMovieClip
             target["$transform"]["colorTransform"] = value;
         else if (target && "setColorTransform" in target)
             target["setColorTransform"](value);            
         else
             super.colorTransform = value;
+        
+        applyColorTransformAlpha = true;
     }
     
     /**

            return super.matrix;
    }
    
    // FIXME (jszeto): Figure out why this throws an illegal override compiler error SDK-22046
    /*override public function set matrix3D(value:Matrix3D):void 
    {
        if (target is ILayoutElement)
            ILayoutElement(target).setLayoutMatrix3D(value, true);
        else 
            super.matrix3D = value;
    }*/

    /**
     *  @private

     */ 
    override public function set matrix(value:Matrix):void
    {
        if (target is ILayoutElement && value != null)
            ILayoutElement(target).setLayoutMatrix(value, true);
        else 
            super.matrix = value;
