diff --git a/src/graphics/shaders.cpp b/src/graphics/shaders.cpp
index 285e1c264..f33f11c49 100644
--- a/src/graphics/shaders.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/shaders.cpp
@@ -1201,6 +1201,7 @@ namespace MeshShader
     GLuint SphereMapShader::attrib_normal;
     GLuint SphereMapShader::uniform_MM;
     GLuint SphereMapShader::uniform_IMM;
+    GLuint SphereMapShader::uniform_ambient;
     GLuint SphereMapShader::TU_tex;
 
     void SphereMapShader::init()
@@ -1214,6 +1215,7 @@ namespace MeshShader
         attrib_normal = glGetAttribLocation(Program, "Normal");
         uniform_MM = glGetUniformLocation(Program, "ModelMatrix");
         uniform_IMM = glGetUniformLocation(Program, "InverseModelMatrix");
+        uniform_ambient = glGetUniformLocation(Program, "ambient");
         GLuint uniform_tex = glGetUniformLocation(Program, "tex");
         GLuint uniform_Albedo = glGetUniformLocation(Program, "Albedo");
         GLuint uniform_DiffuseMap = glGetUniformLocation(Program, "DiffuseMap");
@@ -1234,12 +1236,13 @@ namespace MeshShader
         glUseProgram(0);
     }
 
-    void SphereMapShader::setUniforms(const core::matrix4 &ModelMatrix, const core::matrix4 &InverseModelMatrix)
+    void SphereMapShader::setUniforms(const core::matrix4 &ModelMatrix, const core::matrix4 &InverseModelMatrix, const SColorf &ambient)
     {
         if (UserConfigParams::m_ubo_disabled)
             bypassUBO(Program);
         glUniformMatrix4fv(uniform_MM, 1, GL_FALSE, ModelMatrix.pointer());
         glUniformMatrix4fv(uniform_IMM, 1, GL_FALSE, InverseModelMatrix.pointer());
+        glUniform3f(uniform_ambient, ambient.r, ambient.g, ambient.b);
     }
 
     GLuint SplattingShader::Program;
diff --git a/src/graphics/shaders.hpp b/src/graphics/shaders.hpp
index 1c7548174..551275678 100644
--- a/src/graphics/shaders.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/shaders.hpp
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ class SphereMapShader
 public:
     static GLuint Program;
     static GLuint attrib_position, attrib_normal;
-    static GLuint uniform_MM, uniform_IMM;
+    static GLuint uniform_MM, uniform_IMM, uniform_ambient;
     static GLuint TU_tex;
 
     static void init();
-    static void setUniforms(const core::matrix4 &ModelMatrix, const core::matrix4 &InverseModelMatrix);
+    static void setUniforms(const core::matrix4 &ModelMatrix, const core::matrix4 &InverseModelMatrix, const video::SColorf &ambient);
 };
 
 class SplattingShader
diff --git a/src/graphics/stkmesh.cpp b/src/graphics/stkmesh.cpp
index f99786ad1..ed85b16e8 100644
--- a/src/graphics/stkmesh.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/stkmesh.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void drawSphereMap(const GLMesh &mesh, const core::matrix4 &ModelMatrix, const c
   }
   setTexture(MeshShader::SphereMapShader::TU_tex, getTextureGLuint(mesh.textures[0]), GL_LINEAR, GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR, true);
 
-  MeshShader::SphereMapShader::setUniforms(ModelMatrix, InverseModelMatrix);
+  MeshShader::SphereMapShader::setUniforms(ModelMatrix, InverseModelMatrix, irr_driver->getSceneManager()->getAmbientLight());
   assert(mesh.vao_second_pass);
   glBindVertexArray(mesh.vao_second_pass);
   glDrawElements(ptype, count, itype, 0);