diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp
index 42fd34e52..c692b9809 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.cpp
@@ -697,11 +697,6 @@ void PPAmbientOcclusion::Render(PPRenderState *renderstate, float m5, int sceneW
 	ssaoUniforms.Scale = sceneScale;
 	ssaoUniforms.Offset = sceneOffset;
 
-	DepthBlurUniforms blurUniforms;
-	blurUniforms.BlurSharpness = blurSharpness;
-	blurUniforms.InvFullResolution = { 1.0f / AmbientWidth, 1.0f / AmbientHeight };
-	blurUniforms.PowExponent = gl_ssao_exponent;
-
 	AmbientCombineUniforms combineUniforms;
 	combineUniforms.SampleCount = gl_multisample;
 	combineUniforms.Scale = screen->SceneScale();
@@ -740,6 +735,11 @@ void PPAmbientOcclusion::Render(PPRenderState *renderstate, float m5, int sceneW
 	// Blur SSAO texture
 	if (gl_ssao_debug < 2)
 	{
+		DepthBlurUniforms blurUniforms;
+		blurUniforms.BlurSharpness = blurSharpness;
+		blurUniforms.PowExponent = gl_ssao_exponent;
+		blurUniforms.InvFullResolution = { 1.0f / AmbientWidth, 0.0f };
+
 		renderstate->Clear();
 		renderstate->Shader = &BlurHorizontal;
 		renderstate->Uniforms.Set(blurUniforms);
@@ -749,9 +749,15 @@ void PPAmbientOcclusion::Render(PPRenderState *renderstate, float m5, int sceneW
 		renderstate->SetNoBlend();
 		renderstate->Draw();
 
+		blurUniforms.InvFullResolution = { 0.0f, 1.0f / AmbientHeight };
+
+		renderstate->Clear();
 		renderstate->Shader = &BlurVertical;
+		renderstate->Uniforms.Set(blurUniforms);
+		renderstate->Viewport = ambientViewport;
 		renderstate->SetInputTexture(0, &Ambient1);
 		renderstate->SetOutputTexture(&Ambient0);
+		renderstate->SetNoBlend();
 		renderstate->Draw();
 	}
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/shaders/glsl/depthblur.fp b/wadsrc/static/shaders/glsl/depthblur.fp
index b1c005707..299b63694 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/shaders/glsl/depthblur.fp
+++ b/wadsrc/static/shaders/glsl/depthblur.fp
@@ -6,61 +6,48 @@ layout(binding=0) uniform sampler2D AODepthTexture;
 
 #define KERNEL_RADIUS 3.0
 
-float CrossBilateralWeight(float r, float sampleDepth, float centerDepth)
+void main()
 {
 	const float blurSigma = KERNEL_RADIUS * 0.5;
 	const float blurFalloff = 1.0 / (2.0 * blurSigma * blurSigma);
 
-	float deltaZ = (sampleDepth - centerDepth) * BlurSharpness;
+	vec2 centerSample = texture(AODepthTexture, TexCoord).xy;
 
-	return exp2(-r * r * blurFalloff - deltaZ * deltaZ);
-}
-
-void ProcessSample(float ao, float z, float r, float centerDepth, inout float totalAO, inout float totalW)
-{
-	float w = CrossBilateralWeight(r, z, centerDepth);
-	totalAO += w * ao;
-	totalW += w;
-}
-
-void ProcessRadius(vec2 deltaUV, float centerDepth, inout float totalAO, inout float totalW)
-{
-	for (float r = 1; r <= KERNEL_RADIUS; r += 1.0)
-	{
-		vec2 uv = r * deltaUV + TexCoord;
-		vec2 aoZ = texture(AODepthTexture, uv).xy;
-		ProcessSample(aoZ.x, aoZ.y, r, centerDepth, totalAO, totalW);
-	}
-}
-
-vec2 ComputeBlur(vec2 deltaUV)
-{
-	vec2 aoZ = texture(AODepthTexture, TexCoord).xy;
-
-	float totalAO = aoZ.x;
+	float centerDepth = centerSample.y;
+	float totalAO = centerSample.x;
 	float totalW = 1.0;
 
-	ProcessRadius(deltaUV, aoZ.y, totalAO, totalW);
-	ProcessRadius(-deltaUV, aoZ.y, totalAO, totalW);
+	for (float r = 1.0; r <= KERNEL_RADIUS; r += 1.0)
+	{
+		vec4 blurSample = texture(AODepthTexture, TexCoord - InvFullResolution * r);
+		float ao = blurSample.x;
+		float z = blurSample.y;
 
-	return vec2(totalAO / totalW, aoZ.y);
-}
+		float deltaZ = (z - centerDepth) * BlurSharpness;
+		float w = exp2(-r * r * blurFalloff - deltaZ * deltaZ);
 
-vec2 BlurX()
-{
-	return ComputeBlur(vec2(InvFullResolution.x, 0.0));
-}
+		totalAO += w * ao;
+		totalW += w;
+	}
 
-float BlurY()
-{
-	return pow(clamp(ComputeBlur(vec2(0.0, InvFullResolution.y)).x, 0.0, 1.0), PowExponent);
-}
+	for (float r = 1.0; r <= KERNEL_RADIUS; r += 1.0)
+	{
+		vec4 blurSample = texture(AODepthTexture, InvFullResolution * r + TexCoord);
+		float ao = blurSample.x;
+		float z = blurSample.y;
+
+		float deltaZ = (z - centerDepth) * BlurSharpness;
+		float w = exp2(-r * r * blurFalloff - deltaZ * deltaZ);
+
+		totalAO += w * ao;
+		totalW += w;
+	}
+
+	float fragAO = totalAO / totalW;
 
-void main()
-{
 #if defined(BLUR_HORIZONTAL)
-	FragColor = vec4(BlurX(), 0.0, 1.0);
+	FragColor = vec4(fragAO, centerDepth, 0.0, 1.0);
 #else
-	FragColor = vec4(BlurY(), 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+	FragColor = vec4(pow(clamp(fragAO, 0.0, 1.0), PowExponent), 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
 #endif
 }