diff --git a/FABRIC_CHANGELOG.txt b/FABRIC_CHANGELOG.txt
index 51181c167a..0cf1594431 100644
--- a/FABRIC_CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/FABRIC_CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ Change logging starts below:
 - fix a crash with Jade and Deployers (#1139)
 - fix the Wand of Symmetry always placing double slabs (#1086)
 - fix switched inputs in clipboard tooltip (#1212)
+- fix copycats having bad translucency (#1167)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/decoration/copycat/CopycatModel.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/decoration/copycat/CopycatModel.java
index 10f44c21aa..d82b7d89a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/decoration/copycat/CopycatModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/decoration/copycat/CopycatModel.java
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.content.decoration.copycat;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.fabric.model.FabricModelUtil;
+
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.RendererAccess;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.material.BlendMode;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.material.MaterialFinder;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.material.RenderMaterial;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.mesh.MutableQuadView;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.render.RenderContext.QuadTransform;
+
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.AllBlocks;
@@ -16,6 +23,8 @@
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.render.RenderContext;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.rendering.data.v1.RenderAttachedBlockView;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.ItemBlockRenderTypes;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlasSprite;
 import net.minecraft.client.resources.model.BakedModel;
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
@@ -72,7 +81,13 @@ public void emitBlockQuads(BlockAndTintGetter blockView, BlockState state, Block
 			}
 		}
 
+		// fabric: need to change the default render material
+		context.pushTransform(MaterialFixer.create(material));
+
 		emitBlockQuadsInner(blockView, state, pos, randomSupplier, context, material, cullFaceRemovalData, occlusionData);
+
+		// fabric: pop the material changer transform
+		context.popTransform();
 	}
 
 	protected abstract void emitBlockQuadsInner(BlockAndTintGetter blockView, BlockState state, BlockPos pos, Supplier<Random> randomSupplier, RenderContext context, BlockState material, CullFaceRemovalData cullFaceRemovalData, OcclusionData occlusionData);
@@ -137,4 +152,23 @@ public boolean shouldRemove(Direction face) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private record MaterialFixer(RenderMaterial materialDefault) implements QuadTransform {
+		@Override
+		public boolean transform(MutableQuadView quad) {
+			BlendMode quadBlendMode = FabricModelUtil.getBlendMode(quad);
+			if (quadBlendMode == BlendMode.DEFAULT) {
+				// default needs to be changed from the Copycat's default (cutout) to the wrapped material's default.
+				quad.material(materialDefault);
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		public static MaterialFixer create(BlockState materialState) {
+			RenderType type = ItemBlockRenderTypes.getChunkRenderType(materialState);
+			BlendMode blendMode = BlendMode.fromRenderLayer(type);
+			MaterialFinder finder = Objects.requireNonNull(RendererAccess.INSTANCE.getRenderer()).materialFinder();
+			RenderMaterial renderMaterial = finder.blendMode(0, blendMode).find();
+			return new MaterialFixer(renderMaterial);
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/data/BuilderTransformers.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/data/BuilderTransformers.java
index 2c2b4c7307..b705d87ed8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/data/BuilderTransformers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/data/BuilderTransformers.java
@@ -115,10 +115,8 @@ public static <B extends CopycatBlock, P> NonNullUnaryOperator<BlockBuilder<B, P
 			.initialProperties(SharedProperties::softMetal)
 			.properties(p -> p.noOcclusion()
 				.color(MaterialColor.NONE))
-			.addLayer(() -> RenderType::solid)
+			// fabric: only render base model on cutout. When rendering the wrapped model's material is copied.
 			.addLayer(() -> RenderType::cutout)
-			.addLayer(() -> RenderType::cutoutMipped)
-			.addLayer(() -> RenderType::translucent)
 			.color(() -> CopycatBlock::wrappedColor)
 			.transform(TagGen.axeOrPickaxe());
 	}