diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_visiblesprite.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_visiblesprite.cpp
index 9d12a83ee..e4b89453c 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_visiblesprite.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_visiblesprite.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@ namespace swrenderer
 			hzt = min(hzt, clip3DFloor.sclipTop);
 		}
 
+		// Make sure bottom clipping stays within the view size
+		botclip = min<short>(botclip, viewheight);
+
 		if (topclip >= botclip)
 		{
 			spr->Light.BaseColormap = colormap;