diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 55b50c9d7c..7245b62e6b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         mPostProcessor = new PostProcessor(*this, viewer, mRootNode, resourceSystem->getVFS());
         resourceSystem->getSceneManager()->setOpaqueDepthTex(mPostProcessor->getTexture(PostProcessor::Tex_OpaqueDepth, 0), mPostProcessor->getTexture(PostProcessor::Tex_OpaqueDepth, 1));
+        resourceSystem->getSceneManager()->setSoftParticles(mPostProcessor->softParticlesEnabled());
         resourceSystem->getSceneManager()->setSupportsNormalsRT(mPostProcessor->getSupportsNormalsRT());
 
         // water goes after terrain for correct waterculling order
diff --git a/components/resource/scenemanager.hpp b/components/resource/scenemanager.hpp
index 669b6df758..d3ad868a99 100644
--- a/components/resource/scenemanager.hpp
+++ b/components/resource/scenemanager.hpp
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ namespace Resource
         void setSupportsNormalsRT(bool supports) { mSupportsNormalsRT = supports; }
         bool getSupportsNormalsRT() const { return mSupportsNormalsRT; }
 
+        void setSoftParticles(bool enabled) { mSoftParticles = enabled; }
+        bool getSoftParticles() const { return mSoftParticles; }
+
     private:
 
         Shader::ShaderVisitor* createShaderVisitor(const std::string& shaderPrefix = "objects");
@@ -216,6 +219,7 @@ namespace Resource
         bool mConvertAlphaTestToAlphaToCoverage;
         bool mSupportsNormalsRT;
         std::array<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture>, 2> mOpaqueDepthTex;
+        bool mSoftParticles = false;
 
         osg::ref_ptr<Resource::SharedStateManager> mSharedStateManager;
         mutable std::mutex mSharedStateMutex;
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/extradata.cpp b/components/sceneutil/extradata.cpp
index 7b50e281c7..3f5bb6df88 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/extradata.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/extradata.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ namespace SceneUtil
 {
     void ProcessExtraDataVisitor::setupSoftEffect(osg::Node& node, float size, bool falloff)
     {
+        if (!mSceneMgr->getSoftParticles())
+            return;
+
         const int unitSoftEffect = mSceneMgr->getShaderManager().reserveGlobalTextureUnits(Shader::ShaderManager::Slot::OpaqueDepthTexture);
         static const osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::AutoDepth> depth = new SceneUtil::AutoDepth(osg::Depth::LESS, 0, 1, false);