diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9fa330e77..ed387eaf6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     Bug #3788: GetPCInJail and GetPCTraveling do not work as in vanilla
     Bug #3836: Script fails to compile when command argument contains "\n"
     Bug #3876: Landscape texture painting is misaligned
+    Bug #3890: Magic light source attenuation is inaccurate
     Bug #3897: Have Goodbye give all choices the effects of Goodbye
     Bug #3911: [macOS] Typing in the "Content List name" dialog box produces double characters
     Bug #3920: RemoveSpellEffects doesn't remove constant effects
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index f165b6bd3..8ae8800a6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -1789,9 +1789,12 @@ namespace MWRender
         }
         else
         {
-            effect += 3;
-            float radius = effect * 66.f;
-            float linearAttenuation = 0.5f / effect;
+            // TODO: use global attenuation settings
+
+            // 1 pt of Light effect magnitude corresponds to 1 foot of light source radius, which is about 21.33 game units,
+            // but Morrowind uses imprecise value of foot for magic effects.
+            float radius = effect * 22.f;
+            float linearAttenuation = 3.f / radius;
 
             if (!mGlowLight || linearAttenuation != mGlowLight->getLight(0)->getLinearAttenuation())
             {
@@ -1813,7 +1816,8 @@ namespace MWRender
                 mGlowLight->setLight(light);
             }
 
-            mGlowLight->setRadius(radius);
+            // Make the obvious cut-off a bit less obvious
+            mGlowLight->setRadius(radius * 3);
         }
     }