diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/clouds-frag.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/clouds-frag.glsl
index 672535b7d5..e0ba0a58dc 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/clouds-frag.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/clouds-frag.glsl
@@ -70,7 +70,13 @@ void main() {
     vec3 dir = (wpos - cam_pos.xyz) / dist;
 
     // Apply clouds
-    color.rgb = get_cloud_color(color.rgb, dir, cam_pos.xyz, time_of_day.x, dist, 1.0);
+    float cloud_blend = 1.0;
+    if (color.a < 1.0) {
+        cloud_blend = 1.0 - color.a;
+        dist = 50000;
+    }
+    color.rgb = mix(color.rgb, get_cloud_color(color.rgb, dir, cam_pos.xyz, time_of_day.x, dist, 1.0), cloud_blend);
+
     #if (CLOUD_MODE == CLOUD_MODE_NONE)
         color.rgb = apply_point_glow(cam_pos.xyz + focus_off.xyz, dir, dist, color.rgb);
     #endif
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/cloud/regular.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/cloud/regular.glsl
index 67fdea8fe8..4e9d1f17b2 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/cloud/regular.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/cloud/regular.glsl
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ vec3 get_cloud_color(vec3 surf_color, vec3 dir, vec3 origin, const float time_of
     #endif
 
     // Underwater light attenuation
-    surf_color.rgb = water_diffuse(surf_color.rgb, dir, max_dist);
+    surf_color = water_diffuse(surf_color, dir, max_dist);
 
     // Apply point glow
     surf_color = apply_point_glow(origin, dir, max_dist, surf_color);
diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/skybox.rs b/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/skybox.rs
index 76dc159614..9d59ecc729 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/skybox.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/skybox.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,14 @@ impl SkyboxPipeline {
                 entry_point: "main",
                 targets: &[wgpu::ColorTargetState {
                     format: wgpu::TextureFormat::Rgba16Float,
-                    blend: None,
+                    blend: Some(wgpu::BlendState {
+                        color: wgpu::BlendComponent::REPLACE,
+                        alpha: wgpu::BlendComponent {
+                            src_factor: wgpu::BlendFactor::Zero,
+                            dst_factor: wgpu::BlendFactor::One,
+                            operation: wgpu::BlendOperation::Add,
+                        },
+                    }),
                     write_mask: wgpu::ColorWrite::ALL,
                 }],
             }),