diff --git a/PIL/ImageQt.py b/PIL/ImageQt.py
index d7c91df13..fd662c894 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageQt.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageQt.py
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ import sys
 
 if 'PyQt4.QtGui' not in sys.modules:
   try:
-    from PyQt5.QtGui import QImage, qRgb
+    from PyQt5.QtGui import QImage, qRgba
   except:
-    from PyQt4.QtGui import QImage, qRgb
+    from PyQt4.QtGui import QImage, qRgba
 else: #PyQt4 is used
-  from PyQt4.QtGui import QImage, qRgb
+  from PyQt4.QtGui import QImage, qRgba
 
 ##
 # (Internal) Turns an RGB color into a Qt compatible color integer.