diff --git a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_portal.cpp b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_portal.cpp
index c6685ddaef..af2832f01b 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_portal.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_portal.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 			// Masked textures and planes need the view coordinates restored for proper positioning.
 			viewposStack.Pop(ViewPos);
 
-			RenderTranslucentPass::Render();
+			RenderTranslucentPass::Instance()->Render();
 
 			drawseglist->ds_p = drawseglist->firstdrawseg;
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		NetUpdate();
 
 		MaskedCycles.Clock(); // [ZZ] count sprites in portals/mirrors along with normal ones.
-		RenderTranslucentPass::Render();	  //      this is required since with portals there often will be cases when more than 80% of the view is inside a portal.
+		RenderTranslucentPass::Instance()->Render();	  //      this is required since with portals there often will be cases when more than 80% of the view is inside a portal.
 		MaskedCycles.Unclock();
 
 		NetUpdate();
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp
index 2d1e1d7bb8..a85120eb30 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_scene.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		RenderClipSegment::Instance()->Clear(0, viewwidth);
 		DrawSegmentList::Instance()->Clear();
 		VisiblePlaneList::Instance()->Clear();
-		RenderTranslucentPass::Clear();
+		RenderTranslucentPass::Instance()->Clear();
 
 		// opening / clipping determination
 		RenderOpaquePass::Instance()->ClearClip();
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 			NetUpdate();
 
 			MaskedCycles.Clock();
-			RenderTranslucentPass::Render();
+			RenderTranslucentPass::Instance()->Render();
 			MaskedCycles.Unclock();
 
 			NetUpdate();
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 
 	void RenderScene::Deinit()
 	{
-		RenderTranslucentPass::Deinit();
+		RenderTranslucentPass::Instance()->Deinit();
 		Clip3DFloors::Instance()->Cleanup();
 		DrawSegmentList::Instance()->Deinit();
 	}
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.cpp b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.cpp
index 21e9a50dfd..862b47a713 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ CVAR(Bool, r_fullbrightignoresectorcolor, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG
 
 namespace swrenderer
 {
-	bool RenderTranslucentPass::DrewAVoxel;
-	TArray<DrawSegment *> RenderTranslucentPass::portaldrawsegs;
+	RenderTranslucentPass *RenderTranslucentPass::Instance()
+	{
+		static RenderTranslucentPass instance;
+		return &instance;
+	}
 
 	void RenderTranslucentPass::Deinit()
 	{
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.h b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.h
index 6bd675af18..6e5ea778d6 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.h
+++ b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_translucent_pass.h
@@ -28,18 +28,20 @@ namespace swrenderer
 	class RenderTranslucentPass
 	{
 	public:
-		static void Deinit();
-		static void Clear();
-		static void Render();
+		static RenderTranslucentPass *Instance();
 
-		static bool DrewAVoxel;
+		void Deinit();
+		void Clear();
+		void Render();
 
-		static bool ClipSpriteColumnWithPortals(int x, VisibleSprite *spr);
+		bool DrewAVoxel = false;
+
+		bool ClipSpriteColumnWithPortals(int x, VisibleSprite *spr);
 
 	private:
-		static void CollectPortals();
-		static void DrawMaskedSingle(bool renew);
+		void CollectPortals();
+		void DrawMaskedSingle(bool renew);
 
-		static TArray<DrawSegment *> portaldrawsegs;
+		TArray<DrawSegment *> portaldrawsegs;
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_particle.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_particle.cpp
index 47a36a719f..f7a7ba94bc 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_particle.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_particle.cpp
@@ -236,11 +236,13 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		uint32_t fracstepx = PARTICLE_TEXTURE_SIZE * FRACUNIT / countbase;
 		uint32_t fracposx = fracstepx / 2;
 
+		RenderTranslucentPass *translucentPass = RenderTranslucentPass::Instance();
+
 		if (r_swtruecolor)
 		{
 			for (int x = x1; x < (x1 + countbase); x++, fracposx += fracstepx)
 			{
-				if (RenderTranslucentPass::ClipSpriteColumnWithPortals(x, vis))
+				if (translucentPass->ClipSpriteColumnWithPortals(x, vis))
 					continue;
 				uint32_t *dest = ylookup[yl] + x + (uint32_t*)dc_destorg;
 				DrawerCommandQueue::QueueCommand<DrawParticleColumnRGBACommand>(dest, yl, spacing, ycount, fg, alpha, fracposx);
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		{
 			for (int x = x1; x < (x1 + countbase); x++, fracposx += fracstepx)
 			{
-				if (RenderTranslucentPass::ClipSpriteColumnWithPortals(x, vis))
+				if (translucentPass->ClipSpriteColumnWithPortals(x, vis))
 					continue;
 				uint8_t *dest = ylookup[yl] + x + dc_destorg;
 				DrawerCommandQueue::QueueCommand<DrawParticleColumnPalCommand>(dest, yl, spacing, ycount, fg, alpha, fracposx);
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp
index 1c91c75b05..126a6942e3 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp
@@ -288,9 +288,11 @@ namespace swrenderer
 
 			if (x < x2)
 			{
+				RenderTranslucentPass *translucentPass = RenderTranslucentPass::Instance();
+
 				while (x < x2)
 				{
-					if (!RenderTranslucentPass::ClipSpriteColumnWithPortals(x, vis))
+					if (!translucentPass->ClipSpriteColumnWithPortals(x, vis))
 						R_DrawMaskedColumn(x, iscale, tex, frac, spryscale, sprtopscreen, sprflipvert, mfloorclip, mceilingclip, false);
 					x++;
 					frac += xiscale;
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_voxel.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_voxel.cpp
index a4b44e0087..481c2c378c 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_voxel.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_voxel.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		vis->Light.SetColormap(r_SpriteVisibility / MAX(tz, MINZ), spriteshade, basecolormap, fullbright, invertcolormap, fadeToBlack);
 
 		VisibleSpriteList::Instance()->Push(vis);
-		RenderTranslucentPass::DrewAVoxel = true;
+		RenderTranslucentPass::Instance()->DrewAVoxel = true;
 	}
 
 	void RenderVoxel::Render(short *cliptop, short *clipbottom, int minZ, int maxZ)
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_wallsprite.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_wallsprite.cpp
index a6da5ff0e8..09d882b0f4 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_wallsprite.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_wallsprite.cpp
@@ -226,13 +226,15 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		}
 		else
 		{
+			RenderTranslucentPass *translucentPass = RenderTranslucentPass::Instance();
+
 			while (x < x2)
 			{
 				if (calclighting)
 				{ // calculate lighting
 					R_SetColorMapLight(usecolormap, light, shade);
 				}
-				if (!RenderTranslucentPass::ClipSpriteColumnWithPortals(x, spr))
+				if (!translucentPass->ClipSpriteColumnWithPortals(x, spr))
 					DrawColumn(x, WallSpriteTile, walltexcoords, texturemid, maskedScaleY, sprflipvert, mfloorclip, mceilingclip);
 				light += lightstep;
 				x++;