diff --git a/src/lib/visual.c b/src/lib/visual.c
index e6cec8ff9..d08b07297 100644
--- a/src/lib/visual.c
+++ b/src/lib/visual.c
@@ -624,9 +624,12 @@ ncvisual* ncvisual_from_bgra(const void* bgra, int rows, int rowstride, int cols
       for(int x = 0 ; x < cols ; ++x){
         uint32_t src;
         memcpy(&src, (const char*)bgra + y * rowstride + x * 4, 4);
-        const uint32_t r = (src & 0xffllu) << 16u;
-        const uint32_t b = (src & 0xff0000llu) >> 16u;
-        data[ncv->rowstride * y / 4 + x] = (src & 0xff00ff00llu) | r | b;
+        uint32_t* dst = &data[ncv->rowstride * y / 4 + x];
+        ncpixel_set_a(dst, ncpixel_a(src));
+        ncpixel_set_r(dst, ncpixel_b(src));
+        ncpixel_set_g(dst, ncpixel_g(src));
+        ncpixel_set_b(dst, ncpixel_r(src));
+fprintf(stderr, "BGRA PIXEL: %02x%02x%02x%02x RGBA result: %02x%02x%02x%02x\n", ((const char*)&src)[0], ((const char*)&src)[1], ((const char*)&src)[2], ((const char*)&src)[3], ((const char*)dst)[0], ((const char*)dst)[1], ((const char*)dst)[2], ((const char*)dst)[3]);
       }
     }
     ncvisual_set_data(ncv, data, true);
diff --git a/src/tests/visual.cpp b/src/tests/visual.cpp
index 83441927f..e9e139d5d 100644
--- a/src/tests/visual.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/visual.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Visual") {
     auto ncv = ncvisual_from_rgba(rgba.data(), dimy * 2, dimx * 4, dimx);
     REQUIRE(ncv);
     struct ncvisual_options opts{};
+    opts.blitter = NCBLIT_1x1;
+    opts.scaling = NCSCALE_STRETCH;
     opts.n = ncp_;
     CHECK(ncp_ == ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
     CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Visual") {
         auto c = ncplane_at_yx(ncp_, y, x, &stylemask, &channels);
         CHECK(0 == strcmp(c, " "));
         free(c);
-        CHECK(ncchannels_bg_rgb(channels) == 0xccbb88);
+        CHECK(htole(ncchannels_bg_rgb(channels)) == htole(0xccbb88));
         CHECK(stylemask == 0);
       }
     }
@@ -202,6 +204,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Visual") {
     auto ncv = ncvisual_from_bgra(rgba.data(), dimy * 2, dimx * 4, dimx);
     REQUIRE(ncv);
     struct ncvisual_options opts{};
+    opts.blitter = NCBLIT_1x1;
+    opts.scaling = NCSCALE_STRETCH;
     opts.n = ncp_;
     CHECK(nullptr != ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
     CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));