diff --git a/examples/js/loaders/ColladaLoader2.js b/examples/js/loaders/ColladaLoader2.js
index 503a76b0b19f449d08240b4a12b1407d8db9be2e..b8d890fb40ed7f3ffc25e2aa830c1f2d63637d68 100644
--- a/examples/js/loaders/ColladaLoader2.js
+++ b/examples/js/loaders/ColladaLoader2.js
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ THREE.ColladaLoader.prototype = {
 					case 'emission':
 					case 'diffuse':
 					case 'specular':
-					case 'transparent':
 					case 'shininess':
+					case 'transparency':
 						data[ child.nodeName ] = parseEffectParameter( child );
 						break;
 
@@ -543,6 +543,12 @@ THREE.ColladaLoader.prototype = {
 						if ( parameter.color && material.emissive )
 							material.emissive.fromArray( parameter.color );
 						break;
+					case 'transparency':
+						if ( parameter.float )
+							material.opacity = parameter.float;
+						if ( parameter.float !== 1 )
+							material.transparent = true;
+						break;
 				}
 
 			}