diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/fluid-frag.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/fluid-frag.glsl
index 1a75375929..effe5116de 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/fluid-frag.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/fluid-frag.glsl
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ in float f_light;
 layout (std140)
 uniform u_locals {
     vec3 model_offs;
+	float load_time;
 };
 
 out vec4 tgt_color;
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/fluid-vert.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/fluid-vert.glsl
index d09305e9e7..f7582cca07 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/fluid-vert.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/fluid-vert.glsl
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ in uint v_col_light;
 layout (std140)
 uniform u_locals {
     vec3 model_offs;
+	float load_time;
 };
 
 out vec3 f_pos;
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
index 72500c34ca..65881aa85d 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ in float f_light;
 layout (std140)
 uniform u_locals {
 	vec3 model_offs;
+	float load_time;
 };
 
 out vec4 tgt_color;
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-vert.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-vert.glsl
index bbfe953324..4ce800cba1 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-vert.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-vert.glsl
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ in uint v_col_light;
 layout (std140)
 uniform u_locals {
 	vec3 model_offs;
+	float load_time;
 };
 
 out vec3 f_pos;
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ void main() {
 		float((v_pos_norm >> 16) & 0x1FFFu)
 	) + model_offs;
 
+	f_pos.z *= min(1.0001 - 0.02 / pow(tick.x - load_time, 10.0), 1.0);
+
 	// TODO: last 3 bits in v_pos_norm should be a number between 0 and 5, rather than 0-2 and a direction.
 	uint norm_axis = (v_pos_norm >> 30) & 0x3u;
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/terrain.rs b/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/terrain.rs
index d28aa3acbf..32c1b36c0c 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/terrain.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/pipelines/terrain.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ gfx_defines! {
 
     constant Locals {
         model_offs: [f32; 3] = "model_offs",
+        load_time: f32 = "load_time",
     }
 
     pipeline pipe {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ impl Locals {
     pub fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             model_offs: [0.0; 3],
+            load_time: 0.0,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs
index 647314c7d3..e83d95403d 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use vek::*;
 
 struct TerrainChunk {
     // GPU data
+    load_time: f32,
     opaque_model: Model<TerrainPipeline>,
     fluid_model: Model<FluidPipeline>,
     sprite_instances: HashMap<(BlockKind, usize), Instances<SpriteInstance>>,
@@ -613,6 +614,7 @@ impl<V: RectRasterableVol> Terrain<V> {
         proj_mat: Mat4<f32>,
     ) {
         let current_tick = client.get_tick();
+        let current_time = client.state().get_time();
 
         // Add any recently created or changed chunks to the list of chunks to be meshed.
         for (modified, pos) in client
@@ -796,9 +798,15 @@ impl<V: RectRasterableVol> Terrain<V> {
                 // It's the mesh we want, insert the newly finished model into the terrain model
                 // data structure (convert the mesh to a model first of course).
                 Some(todo) if response.started_tick <= todo.started_tick => {
+                    let load_time = self
+                        .chunks
+                        .get(&response.pos)
+                        .map(|chunk| chunk.load_time)
+                        .unwrap_or(current_time as f32);
                     self.chunks.insert(
                         response.pos,
                         TerrainChunk {
+                            load_time,
                             opaque_model: renderer
                                 .create_model(&response.opaque_mesh)
                                 .expect("Failed to upload chunk mesh to the GPU!"),
@@ -825,6 +833,7 @@ impl<V: RectRasterableVol> Terrain<V> {
                                         }),
                                     )
                                     .into_array(),
+                                    load_time,
                                 }])
                                 .expect("Failed to upload chunk locals to the GPU!"),
                             visible: false,