diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/shaders/renderer_fs.glsl b/modules/globebrowsing/shaders/renderer_fs.glsl
index 09d291cc93..07ba765e6c 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/shaders/renderer_fs.glsl
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/shaders/renderer_fs.glsl
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ in vec3 positionCameraSpace;
 in vec3 positionWorldSpace;
 #endif // USE_ECLIPSE_SHADOWS
 
+uniform float opacity;
 
 
 Fragment getFragment() {
@@ -296,5 +297,7 @@ Fragment getFragment() {
     frag.color.xyz *= shadow < 0.99 ? clamp(shadow + 0.3, 0.0, 1.0) : shadow;
 #endif
 
+    frag.color.a *= opacity;
+
     return frag;
 }
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/src/renderableglobe.cpp b/modules/globebrowsing/src/renderableglobe.cpp
index 5306c49d32..c0813352a8 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/src/renderableglobe.cpp
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/src/renderableglobe.cpp
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ RenderableGlobe::RenderableGlobe(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary)
     ghoul::Dictionary layersDictionary = dictionary.value<ghoul::Dictionary>("Layers");
     _layerManager.initialize(layersDictionary);
 
+    addProperty(_opacity);
     addProperty(_generalProperties.performShading);
     addProperty(_generalProperties.useAccurateNormals);
 
@@ -971,6 +972,9 @@ void RenderableGlobe::renderChunks(const RenderData& data, RendererTasks&,
         _globalRenderer.program->setUniform("orenNayarRoughness", onr);
     }
 
+    _localRenderer.program->setUniform("opacity", _opacity);
+    _globalRenderer.program->setUniform("opacity", _opacity);
+
 
     if (_globalRenderer.updatedSinceLastCall) {
         const std::array<LayerGroup*, LayerManager::NumLayerGroups>& layerGroups =