diff --git a/model/models/qwen25vl/process_image.go b/model/models/qwen25vl/process_image.go
index dc91bdea57..ce5ded2952 100644
--- a/model/models/qwen25vl/process_image.go
+++ b/model/models/qwen25vl/process_image.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ type Grid struct {
 }
 
 func (p *ImageProcessor) ProcessImage(img image.Image) ([]float32, *Grid, error) {
+	img = imageproc.Composite(img)
+
 	origWidth := img.Bounds().Dx()
 	origHeight := img.Bounds().Dy()
 
diff --git a/model/models/qwen3vl/imageprocessor.go b/model/models/qwen3vl/imageprocessor.go
index 621167f5e5..2453a87da0 100644
--- a/model/models/qwen3vl/imageprocessor.go
+++ b/model/models/qwen3vl/imageprocessor.go
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ type Grid struct {
 }
 
 func (p *ImageProcessor) ProcessImage(ctx ml.Context, img image.Image) (ml.Tensor, *Grid, error) {
+	img = imageproc.Composite(img)
+
 	origWidth := img.Bounds().Dx()
 	origHeight := img.Bounds().Dy()