diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_colormap.h b/src/gl/renderer/gl_colormap.h
index 37a7629708..8bee402c9e 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_colormap.h
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_colormap.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct FColormap
 		LightColor = from->Color;
 		desaturation = from->Desaturate;
 		FadeColor = from->Fade;
+		FadeColor.a = 0;
 		blendfactor = from->Color.a;
 		fogdensity = from->Fade.a*2;
 		return * this;
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
index 4479cb3ebf..102337eccc 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
@@ -296,11 +296,10 @@ void GLSprite::Draw(int pass)
 			if (!gl_isBlack(Colormap.FadeColor))
 			{
 				float dist=Dist2(ViewPos.X, ViewPos.Y, x,y);
-
-				if (!Colormap.FadeColor.a) Colormap.FadeColor.a=clamp<int>(255-lightlevel,60,255);
+				int fogd = gl_GetFogDensity(lightlevel, Colormap.FadeColor, Colormap.fogdensity);
 
 				// this value was determined by trial and error and is scale dependent!
-				float factor=0.05f+exp(-Colormap.FadeColor.a*dist/62500.f);
+				float factor = 0.05f + exp(-fogd*dist / 62500.f);
 				fuzzalpha*=factor;
 				minalpha*=factor;
 			}
@@ -387,6 +386,7 @@ void GLSprite::Draw(int pass)
 
 			FColormap thiscm;
 			thiscm.FadeColor = Colormap.FadeColor;
+			thiscm.fogdensity = Colormap.fogdensity;
 			thiscm.CopyFrom3DLight(&(*lightlist)[i]);
 			if (glset.nocoloredspritelighting)
 			{