diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 37f9ed3848c..3b4b9bd430a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Fixed 3D Tileset replacement refinement when leaf is empty. [#8996](https://github.com/CesiumGS/cesium/pull/8996)
 - Fixed a bug in the assessment of terrain tile visibility [#9033](https://github.com/CesiumGS/cesium/issues/9033)
 - Fixed vertical polylines with `arcType: ArcType.RHUMB`, including lines drawn via GeoJSON. [#9028](https://github.com/CesiumGS/cesium/pull/9028)
+- Fixed `translucencyByDistance` for label outline color [#9003](https://github.com/CesiumGS/cesium/pull/9003)
 
 ### 1.71 - 2020-07-01
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 1fa6b409270..226ca8644ae 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how to contribute to Cesiu
   - [Jonathan Nogueira](https://github.com/LuminousPath)
 - [Palantir Technologies, Inc.](https://palantir.com)
   - [Joey Rafidi](https://github.com/jrafidi)
+- [Geoplex GIS GmbH](https://www.geoplex.de)
+  - [Leonard Holst](https://github.com/LHolst)
 
 ## [Individual CLA](Documentation/Contributors/CLAs/individual-contributor-license-agreement-v1.0.pdf)
 
diff --git a/Source/Shaders/BillboardCollectionVS.glsl b/Source/Shaders/BillboardCollectionVS.glsl
index 604405bd8b7..5408b2606fb 100644
--- a/Source/Shaders/BillboardCollectionVS.glsl
+++ b/Source/Shaders/BillboardCollectionVS.glsl
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ if (lengthSq < disableDepthTestDistance) {
 
     v_outlineWidth = outlineWidth / 255.0;
     v_outlineColor = outlineColor;
+    v_outlineColor.a *= translucency;
 #endif
 
     v_pickColor = pickColor;