diff --git a/src/tracks/track.cpp b/src/tracks/track.cpp
index 1c30bf393..32777c141 100644
--- a/src/tracks/track.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/track.cpp
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ void Track::handleAnimatedTextures(scene::ISceneNode *node, const XMLNode &xml)
 void Track::update(float dt)
 {
     irr_driver->getSceneManager()->setAmbientLight(m_ambient_color);
+    m_light->getLightData().AmbientColor  = m_ambient_color;
 
     for(unsigned int i=0; i<m_animated_textures.size(); i++)
     {