diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json b/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
index dbce62c8a4..885a937de3 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
@@ -1541,6 +1541,7 @@
         "globalControlAdapter": "Global $t(controlnet.controlAdapter_one)",
         "globalControlAdapterLayer": "Global $t(controlnet.controlAdapter_one) $t(unifiedCanvas.layer)",
         "globalIPAdapter": "Global $t(common.ipAdapter)",
-        "globalIPAdapterLayer": "Global $t(common.ipAdapter) $t(unifiedCanvas.layer)"
+        "globalIPAdapterLayer": "Global $t(common.ipAdapter) $t(unifiedCanvas.layer)",
+        "opacityFilter": "Opacity Filter"
     }
 }
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/CALayerOpacity.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/CALayerOpacity.tsx
index 02e63dc8d4..eb414f5369 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/CALayerOpacity.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/CALayerOpacity.tsx
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ import {
   PopoverBody,
   PopoverContent,
   PopoverTrigger,
+  Switch,
 } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
 import { useLayerOpacity } from 'features/controlLayers/hooks/layerStateHooks';
-import { layerOpacityChanged } from 'features/controlLayers/store/controlLayersSlice';
+import { isFilterEnabledChanged, layerOpacityChanged } from 'features/controlLayers/store/controlLayersSlice';
+import type { ChangeEvent } from 'react';
 import { memo, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { PiDropHalfFill } from 'react-icons/pi';
@@ -28,13 +30,19 @@ const formatPct = (v: number | string) => `${v} %`;
 const CALayerOpacity = ({ layerId }: Props) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-  const opacity = useLayerOpacity(layerId);
-  const onChange = useCallback(
+  const { opacity, isFilterEnabled } = useLayerOpacity(layerId);
+  const onChangeOpacity = useCallback(
     (v: number) => {
       dispatch(layerOpacityChanged({ layerId, opacity: v / 100 }));
     },
     [dispatch, layerId]
   );
+  const onChangeFilter = useCallback(
+    (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+      dispatch(isFilterEnabledChanged({ layerId, isFilterEnabled: e.target.checked }));
+    },
+    [dispatch, layerId]
+  );
   return (
     <Popover isLazy>
       <PopoverTrigger>
@@ -49,7 +57,13 @@ const CALayerOpacity = ({ layerId }: Props) => {
         <PopoverArrow />
         <PopoverBody>
           <Flex direction="column" gap={2}>
-            <FormControl orientation="horizontal" minW={96}>
+            <FormControl orientation="horizontal" w="full">
+              <FormLabel m={0} flexGrow={1} cursor="pointer">
+                {t('controlLayers.opacityFilter')}
+              </FormLabel>
+              <Switch isChecked={isFilterEnabled} onChange={onChangeFilter} />
+            </FormControl>
+            <FormControl orientation="horizontal">
               <FormLabel m={0}>{t('controlLayers.opacity')}</FormLabel>
               <CompositeSlider
                 min={0}
@@ -57,8 +71,9 @@ const CALayerOpacity = ({ layerId }: Props) => {
                 step={1}
                 value={opacity}
                 defaultValue={100}
-                onChange={onChange}
+                onChange={onChangeOpacity}
                 marks={marks}
+                w={48}
               />
               <CompositeNumberInput
                 min={0}
@@ -66,8 +81,8 @@ const CALayerOpacity = ({ layerId }: Props) => {
                 step={1}
                 value={opacity}
                 defaultValue={100}
-                onChange={onChange}
-                minW={24}
+                onChange={onChangeOpacity}
+                w={24}
                 format={formatPct}
               />
             </FormControl>
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/hooks/layerStateHooks.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/hooks/layerStateHooks.ts
index abeb7b801d..b4880d1dc6 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/hooks/layerStateHooks.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/hooks/layerStateHooks.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const useLayerOpacity = (layerId: string) => {
       createSelector(selectControlLayersSlice, (controlLayers) => {
         const layer = controlLayers.present.layers.filter(isControlAdapterLayer).find((l) => l.id === layerId);
         assert(layer, `Layer ${layerId} not found`);
-        return Math.round(layer.opacity * 100);
+        return { opacity: Math.round(layer.opacity * 100), isFilterEnabled: layer.isFilterEnabled };
       }),
     [layerId]
   );
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/controlLayersSlice.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/controlLayersSlice.ts
index 6e3fba453a..3c7371e596 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/controlLayersSlice.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/controlLayersSlice.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ export const controlLayersSlice = createSlice({
         imageName: null,
         opacity: 1,
         isSelected: true,
+        isFilterEnabled: true,
       };
       state.layers.push(layer);
       state.selectedLayerId = layer.id;
@@ -243,6 +244,19 @@ export const controlLayersSlice = createSlice({
     },
     //#endregion
 
+    //#region CA Layers
+    isFilterEnabledChanged: (
+      state,
+      action: PayloadAction<{ layerId: string; isFilterEnabled: boolean }>
+    ) => {
+      const { layerId, isFilterEnabled } = action.payload;
+      const layer = state.layers.filter(isControlAdapterLayer).find((l) => l.id === layerId);
+      if (layer) {
+        layer.isFilterEnabled = isFilterEnabled;
+      }
+    },
+    //#endregion
+
     //#region Mask Layers
     maskLayerPositivePromptChanged: (state, action: PayloadAction<{ layerId: string; prompt: string | null }>) => {
       const { layerId, prompt } = action.payload;
@@ -522,6 +536,8 @@ export const {
   ipAdapterLayerAdded,
   controlAdapterLayerAdded,
   layerOpacityChanged,
+  // CA layer actions
+  isFilterEnabledChanged,
   // Mask layer actions
   maskLayerLineAdded,
   maskLayerPointsAdded,
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/types.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/types.ts
index 5f3d11c765..58b25f967b 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/types.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/types.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export type ControlAdapterLayer = RenderableLayerBase & {
   controlNetId: string;
   imageName: string | null;
   opacity: number;
+  isFilterEnabled: boolean;
 };
 
 export type IPAdapterLayer = LayerBase & {
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/util/renderers.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/util/renderers.ts
index f2245b1faf..da835655cc 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/util/renderers.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/util/renderers.ts
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ const createControlNetLayerImage = (konvaLayer: Konva.Layer, image: HTMLImageEle
   const konvaImage = new Konva.Image({
     name: CONTROLNET_LAYER_IMAGE_NAME,
     image,
-    filters: [LightnessToAlphaFilter],
   });
   konvaLayer.add(konvaImage);
   return konvaImage;
@@ -469,10 +468,12 @@ const updateControlNetLayerImageAttrs = (
   let needsCache = false;
   const newWidth = stage.width() / stage.scaleX();
   const newHeight = stage.height() / stage.scaleY();
+  const hasFilter = konvaImage.filters() !== null && konvaImage.filters().length > 0;
   if (
     konvaImage.width() !== newWidth ||
     konvaImage.height() !== newHeight ||
-    konvaImage.visible() !== reduxLayer.isEnabled
+    konvaImage.visible() !== reduxLayer.isEnabled ||
+    hasFilter !== reduxLayer.isFilterEnabled
   ) {
     konvaImage.setAttrs({
       opacity: reduxLayer.opacity,
@@ -481,6 +482,7 @@ const updateControlNetLayerImageAttrs = (
       width: stage.width() / stage.scaleX(),
       height: stage.height() / stage.scaleY(),
       visible: reduxLayer.isEnabled,
+      filters: reduxLayer.isFilterEnabled ? [LightnessToAlphaFilter] : [],
     });
     needsCache = true;
   }