diff --git a/Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/Water/W3DWaterTracks.cpp b/Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/Water/W3DWaterTracks.cpp
index b394ca0203a..0f4c752c0f0 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/Water/W3DWaterTracks.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/Water/W3DWaterTracks.cpp
@@ -911,6 +911,9 @@ Try improving the fit to vertical surfaces like cliffs.
 		DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_COLORARG1, D3DTA_TEXTURE );	//stage 1 texture
 		DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_COLORARG2, D3DTA_CURRENT );	//previous stage texture
 		DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_COLOROP,   D3DTOP_MODULATE );
+		// GeneralsX @bugfix Copilot 24/08/2026 Keep shoreline alpha independent of stale texture-stage state.
+		DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_ALPHAARG1, D3DTA_TEXTURE );
+		DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_ALPHAARG2, D3DTA_CURRENT );
 		DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_ALPHAOP,   D3DTOP_MODULATE );
 
 		//Shroud shader uses z-compare of EQUAL which wouldn't work on water because it doesn't
diff --git a/docs/WORKLOG/2026-08-DIARY.md b/docs/WORKLOG/2026-08-DIARY.md
index 8a9b6652e7a..2e5dad0e3a1 100644
--- a/docs/WORKLOG/2026-08-DIARY.md
+++ b/docs/WORKLOG/2026-08-DIARY.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 > [!NOTE]
 > **AI-Generated Content Disclosure**: This worklog is automatically generated and maintained by AI coding agents to document daily progress, debugging sessions, and technical decisions.
 
+## 24/08/2026
+### Stabilize Shrouded Shoreline Alpha
+- Traced shadow volume/decal projection, terrain LOD/filtering, water shoreline blend/depth, lightmap, and particle render paths.
+- Fixed soft-water shoreline tracks to explicitly modulate their alpha with the shroud texture instead of inheriting stale texture-stage alpha arguments.
+- Kept the change in the shared renderer so Generals and Zero Hour use identical rendering behavior without affecting simulation or effect timing.
+
 ## 22/08/2026
 ### CodeRabbit Configuration for Automated PR Reviews
 - Configured `.coderabbit.yaml` in repository root for automated PR reviews and CI checks.