diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/hw_dynlightdata.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/hw_dynlightdata.cpp
index 597ee2e92..b4eb326ed 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/hw_dynlightdata.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/hw_dynlightdata.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ thread_local FDynLightData lightdata;
 CVAR (Bool, gl_light_sprites, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 CVAR (Bool, gl_light_particles, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 
+CVAR (Bool, gl_light_shadow_nearest_dither, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
+
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ void AddLightToList(FDynLightData &dld, int group, FDynamicLight * light, bool f
 	info.z = float(pos.Y);
 	info.y = float(pos.Z);
 
-	info.softShadowRadius = light->GetSoftShadowRadius();
+	info.softShadowRadius = (gl_light_shadow_filter == 0 && !gl_light_shadow_nearest_dither)? 0 : light->GetSoftShadowRadius();
 
 	info.linearity = std::clamp(light->GetLinearity(), 0.0f, 1.0f);
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/language.def b/wadsrc/static/language.def
index ea40cb9f8..b59afc857 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/language.def
+++ b/wadsrc/static/language.def
@@ -434,4 +434,5 @@ OPTVAL_RAYTRACE_PRECISE = "Raytrace (precise)";
 GLLIGHTMNU_SPRITELIGHT = "Sprite lighting method";
 OPTVAL_CPUSPRITELIGHT = "CPU";
 OPTVAL_GPUVERTEXSPRITELIGHT= "GPU (per vertex)";
-OPTVAL_GPUPERPIXELSPRITELIGHT = "GPU (per pixel)";
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+OPTVAL_GPUPERPIXELSPRITELIGHT = "GPU (per pixel)";
+GLLIGHTMNU_LIGHTSHADOW_DITHER = "Nearest Raytraced Shadows Dithering";
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diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 5200e81a3..b761667e8 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ OptionMenu "LightOptions" protected
 	StaticText " "
 	Option "$GLLIGHTMNU_LIGHTSHADOWS",			gl_light_shadows,				"ShadowMode"
 	Option "$GLLIGHTMNU_LIGHTSHADOWFILTER", 	gl_light_shadow_filter,			"ShadowFilter"
+	Option "$GLLIGHTMNU_LIGHTSHADOW_DITHER", 	gl_light_shadow_nearest_dither,	"YesNo"
 	Option "$GLLIGHTMNU_LIGHTSHADOWMAPQUALITY", gl_shadowmap_quality,			"ShadowMapQuality"
 	StaticText " "
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_SWLMBANDED",				gl_bandedswlight,				"OnOff"