diff --git a/draftlogs/6581_fix.md b/draftlogs/6581_fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16b9d199452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/draftlogs/6581_fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ - fix scatter3d when `marker.opacity` is set to zero [[#6581](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/6581)], with thanks to @dmyronuk for the contribution!
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diff --git a/src/traces/scatter3d/convert.js b/src/traces/scatter3d/convert.js
index e186b1949f6..bea698d1e68 100644
--- a/src/traces/scatter3d/convert.js
+++ b/src/traces/scatter3d/convert.js
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ proto.update = function(data) {
 
     // N.B. marker.opacity must be a scalar for performance
     var scatterOpacity = data.opacity;
-    if(data.marker && data.marker.opacity) scatterOpacity *= data.marker.opacity;
+    if(data.marker && data.marker.opacity !== undefined) scatterOpacity *= data.marker.opacity;
 
     scatterOptions = {
         gl: this.scene.glplot.gl,
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/scatter3d_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/scatter3d_test.js
index bbe0a644550..ea6916ae435 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/scatter3d_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/scatter3d_test.js
@@ -329,4 +329,21 @@ describe('Test scatter3d interactions:', function() {
         })
         .then(done, done.fail);
     });
+
+    it('@gl markers should be transparent when marker.opacity is 0', function(done) {
+        Plotly.newPlot(gd, [
+            {
+                type: 'scatter3d',
+                x: [0],
+                y: [0],
+                z: [0],
+                mode: 'markers',
+                marker: { opacity: 0 }
+            },
+        ])
+        .then(function() {
+            expect(gd._fullLayout.scene._scene.glplot.objects[0].opacity).toEqual(0);
+        })
+        .then(done, done.fail);
+    });
 });