diff --git a/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleCamera.sqf b/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleCamera.sqf
index 960a20df80..db196c8504 100644
--- a/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleCamera.sqf
+++ b/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleCamera.sqf
@@ -20,14 +20,18 @@
 // Kill PFH when not in free cam (or display is closed)
 if (isNil QGVAR(camHandler)) exitWith { [_this select 1] call CBA_fnc_removePerFrameHandler; };
 
-private ["_oldPos","_zoomMod","_mX","_mY","_mZ","_pan","_x","_y","_z"];
+private ["_camera","_oldPos","_altMod","_zoomMod","_mX","_mY","_mZ","_pan","_x","_y","_z"];
 
-_oldPos = getPosASL GVAR(camera);
+_camera = GVAR(camera);
+_oldPos = getPosASL _camera;
 
 // Dolly/Boom amount should be influnced by zoom level (it should really be exponential)
+// Dollying should also slow as the camera gets close to the ground
 _zoomMod = (GVAR(camZoom) * 0.8) max 1;
-_mX = (GVAR(camDolly) select 0) / _zoomMod;
-_mY = (GVAR(camDolly) select 1) / _zoomMod;
+_altMod = ((((getPos _camera) select 2) * 0.05) max 0.1) min 1;
+
+_mX = (GVAR(camDolly) select 0) * _altMod / _zoomMod;
+_mY = (GVAR(camDolly) select 1) * _altMod / _zoomMod;
 _mZ = GVAR(camBoom) / _zoomMod;
 
 _pan = (GVAR(camPan) + 360) % 360;
@@ -39,6 +43,6 @@ _z = (_oldPos select 2) + _mZ;
 GVAR(camPos) = [_x,_y,_z max (getTerrainHeightASL [_x,_y])];
 
 // Update camera position and rotation
-GVAR(camera) setPosASL GVAR(camPos);
-GVAR(camera) setDir GVAR(camPan);
-[GVAR(camera), GVAR(camTilt), 0] call BIS_fnc_setPitchBank;
+_camera setPosASL GVAR(camPos);
+_camera setDir GVAR(camPan);
+[_camera, GVAR(camTilt), 0] call BIS_fnc_setPitchBank;