diff --git a/files/shaders/lighting.glsl b/files/shaders/lighting.glsl
index 98490b8b8..f856bc6bd 100644
--- a/files/shaders/lighting.glsl
+++ b/files/shaders/lighting.glsl
@@ -33,5 +33,9 @@ vec4 doLighting(vec3 viewPos, vec3 viewNormal, vec4 vertexColor)
     lightResult.xyz += gl_FrontMaterial.emission.xyz;
 #endif
 
+    // TODO: make clamp configurable
+    // the following produces fixed-function compatible lighting, w/o clamp arguably looks better
+    //lightResult = clamp(lightResult, vec4(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0), vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+
     return lightResult;
 }
diff --git a/files/shaders/objects_fragment.glsl b/files/shaders/objects_fragment.glsl
index 016cae13f..f3a9aa766 100644
--- a/files/shaders/objects_fragment.glsl
+++ b/files/shaders/objects_fragment.glsl
@@ -22,7 +22,17 @@ varying vec2 emissiveMapUV;
 
 varying float depth;
 
+#define PER_PIXEL_LIGHTING 0
+
+#if !PER_PIXEL_LIGHTING
 varying vec4 lighting;
+#else
+varying vec3 passViewPos;
+varying vec3 passViewNormal;
+varying vec4 passColour;
+#endif
+
+#include "lighting.glsl"
 
 void main()
 {
@@ -40,7 +50,12 @@ void main()
     gl_FragData[0].xyz *= texture2D(darkMap, darkMapUV).xyz;
 #endif
 
+
+#if !PER_PIXEL_LIGHTING
     gl_FragData[0] *= lighting;
+#else
+    gl_FragData[0] *= doLighting(passViewPos, passViewNormal, passColour);
+#endif
 
 #if @emissiveMap
     gl_FragData[0].xyz += texture2D(emissiveMap, emissiveMapUV).xyz;
diff --git a/files/shaders/objects_vertex.glsl b/files/shaders/objects_vertex.glsl
index c322f6853..7a6f0ca21 100644
--- a/files/shaders/objects_vertex.glsl
+++ b/files/shaders/objects_vertex.glsl
@@ -18,7 +18,15 @@ varying vec2 emissiveMapUV;
 
 varying float depth;
 
+#define PER_PIXEL_LIGHTING 0
+
+#if !PER_PIXEL_LIGHTING
 varying vec4 lighting;
+#else
+varying vec3 passViewPos;
+varying vec3 passViewNormal;
+varying vec4 passColour;
+#endif
 
 #include "lighting.glsl"
 
@@ -47,9 +55,11 @@ void main(void)
     emissiveMapUV = (gl_TextureMatrix[@emissiveMapUV] * gl_MultiTexCoord@emissiveMapUV).xy;
 #endif
 
+#if !PER_PIXEL_LIGHTING
     lighting = doLighting(viewPos.xyz, viewNormal, gl_Color);
-
-    // TODO: make clamp configurable
-    // the following produces fixed-function compatible lighting, w/o clamp arguably looks better
-    //lighting = clamp(lighting, vec4(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0), vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+#else
+    passViewPos = viewPos.xyz;
+    passViewNormal = viewNormal;
+    passColour = gl_Color;
+#endif
 }