diff --git a/src/playsim/a_dynlight.h b/src/playsim/a_dynlight.h
index 12c3c3ffe..4cd010170 100644
--- a/src/playsim/a_dynlight.h
+++ b/src/playsim/a_dynlight.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
+#include "hw_cvars.h"
 #include "c_cvars.h"
 #include "actor.h"
 #include "cycler.h"
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ struct FDynamicLight
 	bool IsSpot() const { return !!((*pLightFlags) & LF_SPOT); }
 	bool IsAttenuated() const { return !!((*pLightFlags) & LF_ATTENUATE); }
 	bool Trace() const { return !!((*pLightFlags) & (LF_TRACE)); }
+	bool TraceActors() const { return Trace() || gl_light_shadows == 2; }
 	bool DontShadowmap() const { return !!((*pLightFlags) & LF_NOSHADOWMAP); }
 	bool DontLightSelf() const { return !!((*pLightFlags) & (LF_DONTLIGHTSELF|LF_DONTLIGHTACTORS)); }	// dontlightactors implies dontlightself.
 	bool DontLightActors() const { return !!((*pLightFlags) & LF_DONTLIGHTACTORS); }
diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_spritelight.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_spritelight.cpp
index cf70c44b4..3ee175525 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_spritelight.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_spritelight.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
 	bool TraceLightVisbility(FLightNode* node, const FVector3& L, float dist)
 	{
 		FDynamicLight* light = node->lightsource;
-		if (!light->Trace() || !level.levelMesh || !Actor)
+		if (!light->TraceActors() || !level.levelMesh || !Actor)
 			return true;
 
 		if (!ActorMoved && CurrentBit < 64)