diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/Res9patchStreamDecoder.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/Res9patchStreamDecoder.java
index 9ce1be8a..ade5daa0 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/Res9patchStreamDecoder.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/Res9patchStreamDecoder.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import brut.androlib.AndrolibException;
 import brut.androlib.err.CantFind9PatchChunk;
 import brut.util.ExtDataInput;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.awt.image.Raster;
+import java.awt.image.WritableRaster;
 import java.io.*;
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import javax.imageio.ImageTypeSpecifier;
@@ -39,8 +41,24 @@ public class Res9patchStreamDecoder implements ResStreamDecoder {
             BufferedImage im = ImageIO.read(new ByteArrayInputStream(data));
             int w = im.getWidth(), h = im.getHeight();
 
-            BufferedImage im2 = new BufferedImage(w+2, h+2, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
-            im2.createGraphics().drawImage(im, 1, 1, w, h, null);
+            BufferedImage im2 = new BufferedImage(w + 2, h + 2, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+            if (im.getType() == BufferedImage.TYPE_CUSTOM) {
+                //TODO: Ensure this is gray + alpha case?
+                Raster srcRaster = im.getRaster();
+                WritableRaster dstRaster = im2.getRaster();
+                int[] gray = null, alpha = null;
+                for (int y = 0; y < im.getHeight(); y++) {
+                    gray = srcRaster.getSamples(0, y, w, 1, 0, gray);
+                    alpha = srcRaster.getSamples(0, y, w, 1, 1, alpha);
+
+                    dstRaster.setSamples(1, y + 1, w, 1, 0, gray);
+                    dstRaster.setSamples(1, y + 1, w, 1, 1, gray);
+                    dstRaster.setSamples(1, y + 1, w, 1, 2, gray);
+                    dstRaster.setSamples(1, y + 1, w, 1, 3, alpha);
+                }
+            } else {
+                im2.createGraphics().drawImage(im, 1, 1, w, h, null);
+            }
 
             NinePatch np = getNinePatch(data);
             drawHLine(im2, h + 1, np.padLeft + 1, w - np.padRight);
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/BuildAndDecodeTest.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/BuildAndDecodeTest.java
index 4a0b252b..de49686c 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/BuildAndDecodeTest.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/BuildAndDecodeTest.java
@@ -350,6 +350,27 @@ public class BuildAndDecodeTest {
         assertEquals(controlImage.getRGB(30, 30), testImage.getRGB(30, 30));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void issue1508Test() throws BrutException, IOException {
+        char slash = File.separatorChar;
+        String location = slash + "res" + slash + "drawable-xhdpi" + slash;
+
+        File control = new File((sTestOrigDir + location), "btn_zoom_up_normal.9.png");
+        File test = new File((sTestNewDir + location), "btn_zoom_up_normal.9.png");
+
+        BufferedImage controlImage = ImageIO.read(control);
+        BufferedImage testImage = ImageIO.read(test);
+
+        // 0, 0 = clear
+        assertEquals(controlImage.getRGB(0, 0), testImage.getRGB(0, 0));
+
+        // 30, 0 = black line
+        assertEquals(controlImage.getRGB(0, 30), testImage.getRGB(0, 30));
+
+        // 30, 30 = greyish button
+        assertEquals(controlImage.getRGB(30, 30), testImage.getRGB(30, 30));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void drawableXxhdpiTest() throws BrutException, IOException {
         compareResFolder("drawable-xxhdpi");
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/drawable-xhdpi/btn_zoom_up_normal.9.png b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/drawable-xhdpi/btn_zoom_up_normal.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f73df09
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