diff --git a/coloraide/color.py b/coloraide/color.py
index 7160b93f..a7628701 100644
--- a/coloraide/color.py
+++ b/coloraide/color.py
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ def average(
         if out_space is None:
             out_space = space
 
-        if powerless is not None:
+        if powerless is not None:  # pragma: no cover
             warn_deprecated("The use of 'powerless' with 'average()' is deprecated as it is now always enabled")
 
         return average.average(
diff --git a/tests/test_average.py b/tests/test_average.py
index 9e666f0d..b23ab9d7 100644
--- a/tests/test_average.py
+++ b/tests/test_average.py
@@ -112,6 +112,19 @@ def test_average_ignore_undefined(self):
              'color(srgb 0 0.19608 0.33333)']
         )
 
+    def test_average_with_undefined_alpha_result(self):
+        """Test average when the resulting alpha is undefined."""
+
+        colors = [
+            Color('color(srgb 1 1 0 / none)'),
+            Color('color(srgb 0 0.50196 0 / none)'),
+            Color('color(srgb 0 0 1 / none)')
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(
+            Color.average(colors, space='srgb').to_string(color=True, none=True),
+            'color(srgb 0.33333 0.50065 0.33333 / none)'
+        )
+
     def test_average_ignore_undefined_alpha_premultiplied(self):
         """Test averaging ignores undefined."""