diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
index 66514c886..3fb4adf42 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
                             <UserString key="SettingName" value="viewing distance"/>
                             <UserString key="SettingValueType" value="Float"/>
                             <UserString key="SettingMin" value="2000"/>
-                            <UserString key="SettingMax" value="4600"/>
+                            <UserString key="SettingMax" value="6666"/>
                         </Widget>
                         <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="4 178 332 18" align="Left Top">
                             <Property key="Caption" value="#{sNear}"/>
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index 64ef4e302..6653966cf 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ exterior grid size = 3
 [Viewing distance]
 # Viewing distance at normal weather conditions
 # The maximum distance with no pop-in will be: (see RenderingManager::configureFog)
-# viewing distance / minimum weather fog depth (.69) * view frustum factor <= cell size (8192) - loading threshold (1024)
+# viewing distance * view frustum factor <= cell size (8192) - loading threshold (1024)
 # view frustum factor takes into account that the view frustum end is a plane, so at the edges of the screen you can see further than you should be able to.
 # exact factor would depend on FOV
-viewing distance = 4600
+viewing distance = 6666
 
 # Culling of objects smaller than a pixel
 small feature culling = true