diff --git a/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp b/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp
index 2875d10c..9478fad9 100644
--- a/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/otclient/luafunctions.cpp
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ void OTClient::registerLuaFunctions()
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<UIMap>("setAnimated", &UIMap::setAnimated);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<UIMap>("setKeepAspectRatio", &UIMap::setKeepAspectRatio);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<UIMap>("setMapShader", &UIMap::setMapShader);
+    g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<UIMap>("setMinimumAmbientLight", &UIMap::setMinimumAmbientLight);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<UIMap>("isMultifloor", &UIMap::isMultifloor);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<UIMap>("isAutoViewModeEnabled", &UIMap::isAutoViewModeEnabled);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<UIMap>("isDrawingTexts", &UIMap::isDrawingTexts);
@@ -539,6 +540,7 @@ void OTClient::registerLuaFunctions()
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<UIMap>("getMaxZoomOut", &UIMap::getMaxZoomOut);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<UIMap>("getZoom", &UIMap::getZoom);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<UIMap>("getMapShader", &UIMap::getMapShader);
+    g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<UIMap>("getMinimumAmbientLight", &UIMap::getMinimumAmbientLight);
 
     g_lua.registerClass<UIProgressRect, UIWidget>();
     g_lua.bindClassStaticFunction<UIProgressRect>("create", []{ return UIProgressRectPtr(new UIProgressRect); } );
diff --git a/src/otclient/mapview.cpp b/src/otclient/mapview.cpp
index e20daffd..f184a046 100644
--- a/src/otclient/mapview.cpp
+++ b/src/otclient/mapview.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ MapView::MapView()
     m_cachedFirstVisibleFloor = 7;
     m_cachedLastVisibleFloor = 7;
     m_updateTilesPos = 0;
+    m_minimumAmbientLight = 0;
     m_optimizedSize = Size(Otc::AWARE_X_TILES, Otc::AWARE_Y_TILES) * Otc::TILE_PIXELS;
 
     m_framebuffer = g_framebuffers.createFrameBuffer();
@@ -102,14 +103,15 @@ void MapView::draw(const Rect& rect)
                 m_lightView->reset();
                 m_lightView->resize(m_framebuffer->getSize());
 
-                if(cameraPosition.z <= 7)
-                    m_lightView->setGlobalLight(g_map.getLight());
-                else {
-                    Light undergroundLight;
-                    undergroundLight.color = 215;
-                    undergroundLight.intensity = 16;
-                    m_lightView->setGlobalLight(undergroundLight);
+                Light ambientLight;
+                if(cameraPosition.z <= 7) {
+                    ambientLight = g_map.getLight();
+                } else {
+                    ambientLight.color = 215;
+                    ambientLight.intensity = 0;
                 }
+                ambientLight.intensity = std::max<int>(m_minimumAmbientLight*255, ambientLight.intensity);
+                m_lightView->setGlobalLight(ambientLight);
             }
         }
         g_painter->setColor(Color::white);
diff --git a/src/otclient/mapview.h b/src/otclient/mapview.h
index eee84ad1..bed821a1 100644
--- a/src/otclient/mapview.h
+++ b/src/otclient/mapview.h
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ public:
     void setCameraPosition(const Position& pos);
     Position getCameraPosition();
 
+    void setMinimumAmbientLight(float intensity) { m_minimumAmbientLight = intensity; }
+    float getMinimumAmbientLight() { return m_minimumAmbientLight; }
+
     // drawing related
     void setDrawFlags(Otc::DrawFlags drawFlags) { m_drawFlags = drawFlags; requestVisibleTilesCacheUpdate(); }
     Otc::DrawFlags getDrawFlags() { return m_drawFlags; }
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ private:
     Otc::DrawFlags m_drawFlags;
     std::vector<Point> m_spiral;
     LightViewPtr m_lightView;
+    float m_minimumAmbientLight;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/otclient/uimap.h b/src/otclient/uimap.h
index ad76338f..d3cfb0fc 100644
--- a/src/otclient/uimap.h
+++ b/src/otclient/uimap.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
     void setAnimated(bool enable) { m_mapView->setAnimated(enable); }
     void setKeepAspectRatio(bool enable);
     void setMapShader(const PainterShaderProgramPtr& shader) { m_mapView->setShader(shader); }
+    void setMinimumAmbientLight(float intensity) { m_mapView->setMinimumAmbientLight(intensity); }
 
     bool isMultifloor() { return m_mapView->isMultifloor(); }
     bool isAutoViewModeEnabled() { return m_mapView->isAutoViewModeEnabled(); }
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ public:
     int getMaxZoomOut() { return m_maxZoomOut; }
     int getZoom() { return m_zoom; }
     PainterShaderProgramPtr getMapShader() { return m_mapView->getShader(); }
+    float getMinimumAmbientLight() { return m_mapView->getMinimumAmbientLight(); }
 
 protected:
     virtual void onStyleApply(const std::string& styleName, const OTMLNodePtr& styleNode);