diff --git a/src/playsim/p_effect.h b/src/playsim/p_effect.h
index 1e5ba2705..29042b293 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_effect.h
+++ b/src/playsim/p_effect.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ enum EParticleFlags
 	SPF_NOFACECAMERA			= 1 << 12,
 	SPF_ROLLCENTER				= 1 << 13,
 	SPF_STRETCHPIXELS			= 1 << 14,
+	SPF_ALLOWSHADERS			= 1 << 15,
 };
 
 class DVisualThinker;
diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
index b7e1f20fe..f3ab6d4c3 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ void HWSprite::ProcessParticle(HWDrawInfo *di, particle_t *particle, sector_t *s
 	foglevel = (uint8_t)clamp<short>(sector->lightlevel, 0, 255);
 
 	trans = particle->alpha;
-	OverrideShader = 0;
+	OverrideShader = (particle->flags & SPF_ALLOWSHADERS) ? -1 : 0;
 	modelframe = nullptr;
 	texture = nullptr;
 	topclip = LARGE_VALUE;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs
index 5421c188e..cbc14f9ef 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ enum EParticleFlags
 	SPF_NOFACECAMERA			= 1 << 12,
 	SPF_ROLLCENTER				= 1 << 13,
 	SPF_STRETCHPIXELS			= 1 << 14,
+	SPF_ALLOWSHADERS			= 1 << 15,
 
 	SPF_RELATIVE				= SPF_RELPOS|SPF_RELVEL|SPF_RELACCEL|SPF_RELANG
 };