diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
index c31ae60d0..d53e9ee1e 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ void HWSprite::Process(HWDrawInfo *di, AActor* thing, sector_t * sector, area_t
 	}
 
 	depth = (float)((x - vp.Pos.X) * vp.TanCos + (y - vp.Pos.Y) * vp.TanSin);
+	if (isSpriteShadow) depth += 1.f/65536.f; // always sort shadows behind the sprite.
 
 	// light calculation