diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/layers/TileLayerUnitFlag.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/layers/TileLayerUnitFlag.kt
index 7c75d52a17..43688a7daa 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/layers/TileLayerUnitFlag.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/layers/TileLayerUnitFlag.kt
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ class TileLayerUnitFlag(tileGroup: TileGroup, size: Float) : TileLayer(tileGroup
             }
 
             // Fade out action indicator for own non-idle units
-            if (unit.civ == viewingCiv && !unit.isIdle())
-                newIcon.actionGroup?.color?.a = 0.5f * UncivGame.Current.settings.unitIconOpacity
+            if (unit.civ == viewingCiv && !unit.isIdle() && UncivGame.Current.settings.unitIconOpacity == 1f)
+                newIcon.actionGroup?.color?.a = 0.5f
 
             // Fade out flag for own out-of-moves units
-            if (unit.civ == viewingCiv && unit.currentMovement == 0f)
-                newIcon.color.a = 0.5f * UncivGame.Current.settings.unitIconOpacity
+            if (unit.civ == viewingCiv && unit.currentMovement == 0f && UncivGame.Current.settings.unitIconOpacity == 1f)
+                newIcon.color.a = 0.5f
 
         }
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt
index 36532ba3d3..9bc56bfe49 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class UnitGroup(val unit: MapUnit, val size: Float): Group() {
 
     fun selectUnit() {
 
-        val opacity = UncivGame.Current.settings.unitIconOpacity
+        val opacity = 1f
 
         color.a = opacity
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class UnitGroup(val unit: MapUnit, val size: Float): Group() {
         // Unit base icon is faded out only if out of moves
         // Foreign unit icons are never faded!
         val shouldBeFaded = (unit.owner == UncivGame.Current.worldScreen?.viewingCiv?.civName
-                && unit.currentMovement == 0f)
+                && unit.currentMovement == 0f && UncivGame.Current.settings.unitIconOpacity == 1f)
         val alpha = if (shouldBeFaded) opacity * 0.5f else opacity
         flagIcon.color.a = alpha
         flagBg.color.a = alpha