diff --git a/src/modules/capture/accumulate.comp b/src/modules/capture/accumulate.comp
index ae697211..8edc04ac 100644
--- a/src/modules/capture/accumulate.comp
+++ b/src/modules/capture/accumulate.comp
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ layout (push_constant) uniform push_constants {
     float weight;
 };
 
+// Transfer functions are the sRGB reference monitor EOTF of x^2.2, explicitly
+//  not the piecewise functions.
+//  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRGB#Transfer_function_(%22gamma%22)
+//  definitions of terms: https://cie.co.at/e-ilv
+
+// sRGB electro-optical transfer function
+vec3 sRGB_EOTF(vec3 value)
+{
+    return pow(value, vec3(2.2));
+}
+
 void main() {
     ivec2 size = imageSize(image_frame);
     uint width = uint(size.x), height = uint(size.y);
@@ -23,6 +34,9 @@ void main() {
     vec4 frameColor = imageLoad(image_frame, coords);
     vec4 sampleColor = imageLoad(image_sample, coords);
 
-    vec4 newColor = sampleColor + frameColor * weight;
+    vec4 newColor = vec4(
+        sampleColor.rgb + sRGB_EOTF(frameColor.rgb) * weight,
+        sampleColor + frameColor * weight // alpha channel isn't encoded
+    );
     imageStore(image_sample, coords, newColor);
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/capture/accumulate.spv b/src/modules/capture/accumulate.spv
index 4eec7c17..c28377bc 100644
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diff --git a/src/modules/capture/color_conversion.comp b/src/modules/capture/color_conversion.comp
index 5fff3ebb..4e76c1b9 100644
--- a/src/modules/capture/color_conversion.comp
+++ b/src/modules/capture/color_conversion.comp
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ layout (binding = 1) buffer OutputBuffer {
     uint8_t output_buffer[];
 };
 
+// sRGB opto-electronic transfer function
+vec3 sRGB_OETF(vec3 value)
+{
+    return pow(value, vec3(1.0 / 2.2));
+}
+
 void main() {
     vec2 size = textureSize(image_sample, 0);
     uint width = uint(size.x), height = uint(size.y);
@@ -20,6 +26,7 @@ void main() {
         return;
 
     vec4 color = texture(image_sample, vec2(x + 0.5, y + 0.5));
+    color.rgb = sRGB_OETF(color.rgb);
 
     // The OpenGL coordinate system is upside-down compared to the usual video coordinate systems.
     // Let's invert it here in the shader.
diff --git a/src/modules/capture/color_conversion.spv b/src/modules/capture/color_conversion.spv
index aed68d6d..121f9194 100644
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