diff --git a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
index 4686d9d3deaf0de5b264375322ec707f354e0427..8444fa67b1df6c8b9b313faba5085df82cdaef16 100644
--- a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ function WebGLRenderer( parameters ) {
 		materialProperties.instancing = parameters.instancing;
 		materialProperties.numClippingPlanes = parameters.numClippingPlanes;
 		materialProperties.numIntersection = parameters.numClipIntersection;
+		materialProperties.vertexAlphas = parameters.vertexAlphas;
 
 	}
 
@@ -1465,6 +1466,7 @@ function WebGLRenderer( parameters ) {
 		const environment = material.isMeshStandardMaterial ? scene.environment : null;
 		const encoding = ( _currentRenderTarget === null ) ? _this.outputEncoding : _currentRenderTarget.texture.encoding;
 		const envMap = cubemaps.get( material.envMap || environment );
+		const vertexAlphas = material.vertexColors === true && object.geometry.attributes.color && object.geometry.attributes.color.itemSize === 4;
 
 		const materialProperties = properties.get( material );
 		const lights = currentRenderState.state.lights;
@@ -1522,6 +1524,10 @@ function WebGLRenderer( parameters ) {
 
 				needsProgramChange = true;
 
+			} else if ( materialProperties.vertexAlphas !== vertexAlphas ) {
+
+				needsProgramChange = true;
+
 			}
 
 		} else {