diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 95c1007..115c7a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/12).
 * mpd: fix compilation with clang
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/16).
+* Crash when the alpha component in a color value was 0.
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 556891c..743a1a3 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ conf_to_color(const struct yml_node *node)
     uint16_t blue = hex_byte(&hex[4]);
     uint16_t alpha = hex_byte(&hex[6]);
 
+    if (alpha == 0)
+        return (pixman_color_t){0, 0, 0, 0};
+
     alpha |= alpha << 8;
     int alpha_div = 0xffff / alpha;