diff --git a/voxygen/src/hud/settings_window/video.rs b/voxygen/src/hud/settings_window/video.rs
index c0d227f82d..3bf10af9ea 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/hud/settings_window/video.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/hud/settings_window/video.rs
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Video<'a> {
         if let Some(new_val) = ImageSlider::discrete(
             self.global_state.settings.graphics.lod_distance,
             0,
-            250,
+            500,
             self.imgs.slider_indicator,
             self.imgs.slider,
         )
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/lod.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/lod.rs
index bebbcc202b..34c5e89635 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/lod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/lod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
         FirstPassDrawer, Instances, LodObjectInstance, LodObjectVertex, LodTerrainVertex, Mesh,
         Model, Quad, Renderer, Tri,
     },
+    scene::{camera, Camera},
     settings::Settings,
 };
 use client::Client;
@@ -14,13 +15,26 @@ use common::{
     util::srgba_to_linear,
 };
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
+use std::ops::Range;
+use treeculler::{BVol, Frustum, AABB};
 use vek::*;
 
+// For culling
+const MAX_OBJECT_RADIUS: i32 = 64;
+
+struct ObjectGroup {
+    instances: Instances<LodObjectInstance>,
+    // None implies no instances
+    z_range: Option<Range<i32>>,
+    frustum_last_plane_index: u8,
+    visible: bool,
+}
+
 pub struct Lod {
     model: Option<(u32, Model<LodTerrainVertex>)>,
     data: LodData,
 
-    zone_objects: HashMap<Vec2<i32>, HashMap<lod::ObjectKind, Instances<LodObjectInstance>>>,
+    zone_objects: HashMap<Vec2<i32>, HashMap<lod::ObjectKind, ObjectGroup>>,
     object_data: HashMap<lod::ObjectKind, Model<LodObjectVertex>>,
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +76,13 @@ impl Lod {
         self.data.tgt_detail = (detail - detail % 2).max(100).min(2500);
     }
 
-    pub fn maintain(&mut self, renderer: &mut Renderer, client: &Client) {
+    pub fn maintain(
+        &mut self,
+        renderer: &mut Renderer,
+        client: &Client,
+        focus_pos: Vec3<f32>,
+        camera: &Camera,
+    ) {
         // Update LoD terrain mesh according to detail
         if self
             .model
@@ -78,14 +98,21 @@ impl Lod {
             ));
         }
 
-        // Maintain LoD object instances
+        // Create new LoD groups new a new zone has loaded
         for (p, zone) in client.lod_zones() {
             self.zone_objects.entry(*p).or_insert_with(|| {
                 let mut objects = HashMap::<_, Vec<_>>::new();
+                let mut z_range = None;
                 for object in zone.objects.iter() {
                     let pos = p.map(|e| lod::to_wpos(e) as f32).with_z(0.0)
                         + object.pos.map(|e| e as f32)
                         + Vec2::broadcast(0.5).with_z(0.0);
+                    z_range = Some(z_range.map_or(
+                        pos.z as i32..pos.z as i32,
+                        |z_range: Range<i32>| {
+                            z_range.start.min(pos.z as i32)..z_range.end.max(pos.z as i32)
+                        },
+                    ));
                     objects
                         .entry(object.kind)
                         .or_default()
@@ -94,19 +121,53 @@ impl Lod {
                 objects
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|(kind, instances)| {
-                        (
-                            kind,
-                            renderer
+                        (kind, ObjectGroup {
+                            instances: renderer
                                 .create_instances(&instances)
                                 .expect("Renderer error?!"),
-                        )
+                            z_range: z_range.clone(),
+                            frustum_last_plane_index: 0,
+                            visible: false,
+                        })
                     })
                     .collect()
             });
         }
 
+        // Remove zones that are unloaded
         self.zone_objects
             .retain(|p, _| client.lod_zones().contains_key(p));
+
+        // Determine visiblity of zones based on view frustum
+        let camera::Dependents {
+            view_mat,
+            proj_mat_treeculler,
+            ..
+        } = camera.dependents();
+        let focus_off = focus_pos.map(|e| e.trunc());
+        let frustum = Frustum::from_modelview_projection(
+            (proj_mat_treeculler * view_mat * Mat4::translation_3d(-focus_off)).into_col_arrays(),
+        );
+        for (pos, groups) in &mut self.zone_objects {
+            for group in groups.values_mut() {
+                if let Some(z_range) = &group.z_range {
+                    let group_min = (pos.map(lod::to_wpos).with_z(z_range.start)
+                        - MAX_OBJECT_RADIUS)
+                        .map(|e| e as f32);
+                    let group_max = ((pos + 1).map(lod::to_wpos).with_z(z_range.end)
+                        + MAX_OBJECT_RADIUS)
+                        .map(|e| e as f32);
+                    let (in_frustum, last_plane_index) =
+                        AABB::new(group_min.into_array(), group_max.into_array())
+                            .coherent_test_against_frustum(
+                                &frustum,
+                                group.frustum_last_plane_index,
+                            );
+                    group.visible = in_frustum;
+                    group.frustum_last_plane_index = last_plane_index;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn render<'a>(&'a self, drawer: &mut FirstPassDrawer<'a>) {
@@ -116,10 +177,10 @@ impl Lod {
 
         // Draw LoD objects
         let mut drawer = drawer.draw_lod_objects();
-        for objects in self.zone_objects.values() {
-            for (kind, instances) in objects {
+        for groups in self.zone_objects.values() {
+            for (kind, group) in groups.iter().filter(|(_, g)| g.visible) {
                 if let Some(model) = self.object_data.get(kind) {
-                    drawer.draw(model, instances);
+                    drawer.draw(model, &group.instances);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
index 846ed21e1c..4e740f8558 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/mod.rs
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ impl Scene {
         renderer.update_postprocess_locals(PostProcessLocals::new(proj_mat_inv, view_mat_inv));
 
         // Maintain LoD.
-        self.lod.maintain(renderer, client);
+        self.lod.maintain(renderer, client, focus_pos, &self.camera);
 
         // Maintain debug shapes
         self.debug.maintain(renderer);