diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index f2b205429..73c598549 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -1285,6 +1285,8 @@ static void R_ProjectDropShadow(mobj_t *thing, vissprite_t *vis, fixed_t scale,
 	shadow->gzt = shadow->pz + shadow->patch->height * shadowyscale / 2;
 	shadow->gz = shadow->gzt - shadow->patch->height * shadowyscale;
 	shadow->texturemid = FixedMul(thing->scale, FixedDiv(shadow->gzt - viewz, shadowyscale));
+	if (thing->skin && ((skin_t *)thing->skin)->flags & SF_HIRES)
+		shadow->texturemid = FixedMul(shadow->texturemid, ((skin_t *)thing->skin)->highresscale);
 	shadow->scalestep = 0;
 	shadow->shear.tan = shadowskew; // repurposed variable