diff --git a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/config/VoxyConfig.java b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/config/VoxyConfig.java
index f70afefc..081739eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/config/VoxyConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/config/VoxyConfig.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public class VoxyConfig {
     public int ingestThreads = 2;
     public int savingThreads = 4;
     public int renderThreads = 5;
+    public int nearZScale = 1;
     public boolean useMeshShaderIfPossible = true;
     public String defaultSaveConfig;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/config/VoxyConfigScreenFactory.java b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/config/VoxyConfigScreenFactory.java
index f0a06685..68a8c3fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/config/VoxyConfigScreenFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/config/VoxyConfigScreenFactory.java
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ private static void addGeneralCategory(ConfigBuilder builder, VoxyConfig config)
                 .setDefaultValue(DEFAULT.useMeshShaderIfPossible)
                 .build());
 
+        category.addEntry(entryBuilder.startIntField(Text.translatable("voxy.config.general.nearz"), config.nearZScale)
+                .setTooltip(Text.translatable("voxy.config.general.nearz.tooltip"))
+                .setSaveConsumer(val -> config.nearZScale = val)
+                .setDefaultValue(DEFAULT.nearZScale)
+                .build());
+
         //category.addEntry(entryBuilder.startIntSlider(Text.translatable("voxy.config.general.compression"), config.savingCompressionLevel, 1, 21)
         //        .setTooltip(Text.translatable("voxy.config.general.compression.tooltip"))
         //        .setSaveConsumer(val -> config.savingCompressionLevel = val)
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/core/VoxelCore.java b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/core/VoxelCore.java
index 00a9d051..cfb0d93a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/core/VoxelCore.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/client/core/VoxelCore.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ private static Matrix4f makeProjectionMatrix(float near, float far) {
     private static Matrix4f computeProjectionMat() {
         return new Matrix4f(RenderSystem.getProjectionMatrix()).mulLocal(
                 makeProjectionMatrix(0.05f, MinecraftClient.getInstance().gameRenderer.getFarPlaneDistance()).invert()
-        ).mulLocal(makeProjectionMatrix(16, 16*3000));
+        ).mulLocal(makeProjectionMatrix(16*VoxyConfig.CONFIG.nearZScale, 16*3000));
     }
 
     public void renderOpaque(MatrixStack matrices, double cameraX, double cameraY, double cameraZ) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/voxy/lang/en_us.json b/src/main/resources/assets/voxy/lang/en_us.json
index 5de6eec3..548533f5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/voxy/lang/en_us.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/voxy/lang/en_us.json
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
   "voxy.config.general.renderDistance.tooltip": "The render distance in chunks (set to -1 to disable chunk unloading)",
   "voxy.config.general.nvmesh": "Use nvidia mesh shaders",
   "voxy.config.general.nvmesh.tooltip": "Use nvidia mesh shaders if possible to render LoDs",
+  "voxy.config.general.nearz": "Near Z scale",
+  "voxy.config.general.nearz.tooltip": "Scale the Near Z clipping plane",
 
   "voxy.config.threads.ingest": "Ingest",
   "voxy.config.threads.ingest.tooltip": "How many threads voxy will use for ingesting new chunks",