diff --git a/include/openspace/rendering/framebufferrenderer.h b/include/openspace/rendering/framebufferrenderer.h
index 386060d7c8..8a8b073759 100644
--- a/include/openspace/rendering/framebufferrenderer.h
+++ b/include/openspace/rendering/framebufferrenderer.h
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ public:
 
     void update() override;
     void performRaycasterTasks(const std::vector<RaycasterTask>& tasks);
-    void performDeferredTasks(const std::vector<DeferredcasterTask>& tasks);
+    void performDeferredTasks(const std::vector<DeferredcasterTask>& tasks, 
+        float blackoutFactor);
     void render(Scene* scene, Camera* camera, float blackoutFactor) override;
 
     /**
diff --git a/modules/atmosphere/shaders/atmosphere_deferred_fs.glsl b/modules/atmosphere/shaders/atmosphere_deferred_fs.glsl
index 8aec9d0c7b..74a4282642 100644
--- a/modules/atmosphere/shaders/atmosphere_deferred_fs.glsl
+++ b/modules/atmosphere/shaders/atmosphere_deferred_fs.glsl
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ uniform dmat4 dSgctProjectionToModelTransformMatrix;
 uniform dvec4 dCamPosObj;
 uniform dvec3 sunDirectionObj;
 
+uniform float blackoutFactor;
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  ***** ALL CALCULATIONS FOR ECLIPSE ARE IN METERS AND IN WORLD SPACE SYSTEM ****
  *******************************************************************************/
@@ -693,7 +695,7 @@ void main() {
         }  
 
         renderTarget = atmosphereFinalColor / float(nSamples);        
-
+        renderTarget.a *= blackoutFactor;
         // if (complex)
         //     renderTarget = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
     } 
@@ -704,7 +706,7 @@ void main() {
                 bColor += texelFetch(mainColorTexture, fragCoords, f);
             }
             bColor /= float(nAaSamples);
-            renderTarget = vec4(HDR(bColor.xyz * backgroundConstant, atmExposure), bColor.a);
+            renderTarget = vec4(HDR(bColor.xyz * backgroundConstant, atmExposure), bColor.a * blackoutFactor);
         } 
         else {
             discard;
diff --git a/src/rendering/framebufferrenderer.cpp b/src/rendering/framebufferrenderer.cpp
index 669aa4f82d..46ba8b8de7 100644
--- a/src/rendering/framebufferrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/framebufferrenderer.cpp
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ void FramebufferRenderer::render(Scene* scene, Camera* camera, float blackoutFac
                 "FramebufferRenderer::render::deferredTasks"
             );
         }
-        performDeferredTasks(tasks.deferredcasterTasks);
+        performDeferredTasks(tasks.deferredcasterTasks, blackoutFactor);
     }
 
     if (tasks.deferredcasterTasks.empty()) {
@@ -1098,7 +1098,9 @@ void FramebufferRenderer::performRaycasterTasks(const std::vector<RaycasterTask>
 }
 
 void FramebufferRenderer::performDeferredTasks(
-                                             const std::vector<DeferredcasterTask>& tasks)
+                                             const std::vector<DeferredcasterTask>& tasks,
+                                                                     float blackoutFactor
+                                              )
 {
     bool firstPaint = true;
 
@@ -1149,6 +1151,9 @@ void FramebufferRenderer::performDeferredTasks(
             deferredcastProgram->setUniform("atmExposure", _hdrExposure);
             deferredcastProgram->setUniform("backgroundConstant", _hdrBackground);
 
+            deferredcastProgram->setUniform("blackoutFactor", blackoutFactor);
+
+
             deferredcaster->preRaycast(
                 deferredcasterTask.renderData,
                 _deferredcastData[deferredcaster],