diff --git a/src/gl/dynlights/gl_shadowmap.cpp b/src/gl/dynlights/gl_shadowmap.cpp
index e472635fd..4ef06efa3 100644
--- a/src/gl/dynlights/gl_shadowmap.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/dynlights/gl_shadowmap.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ADD_STAT(shadowmap)
 	return out;
 }
 
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, gl_shadowmap_quality, 128, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, gl_shadowmap_quality, 512, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 {
 	switch (self)
 	{