diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp
index 1861768c1..00b49f636 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Float, r_visibility)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, lm_background_updates);
+EXTERN_CVAR(Float, r_actorspriteshadowdist)
 
 CVAR(Bool, lm_always_update, false, 0)
 
@@ -452,6 +453,26 @@ void HWDrawInfo::CreateScene(bool drawpsprites, FRenderState& state)
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Draw sprites
+		auto it = level.GetThinkerIterator<AActor>();
+		AActor* thing;
+		while ((thing = it.Next()) != nullptr)
+		{
+			HWSprite sprite;
+
+			if (R_ShouldDrawSpriteShadow(thing))
+			{
+				double dist = (thing->Pos() - vp.Pos).LengthSquared();
+				double check = r_actorspriteshadowdist;
+				if (dist <= check * check)
+				{
+					sprite.Process(this, state, thing, thing->Sector, in_area, false, true);
+				}
+			}
+
+			sprite.Process(this, state, thing, thing->Sector, in_area, false);
+		}
+
 		// Process all the sprites on the current portal's back side which touch the portal.
 		if (mCurrentPortal != nullptr) mCurrentPortal->RenderAttached(this, state);