diff --git a/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/skycolor.lua b/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/skycolor.lua
index f98ee18c0..a4108598f 100644
--- a/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/skycolor.lua
+++ b/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/skycolor.lua
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 end)
 
 local function initsky(player)
+
+	if player.set_lighting then
+		player:set_lighting({ shadows = { intensity = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("mcl_default_shadow_intensity") or 0.33) } })
+	end
+
 	if (mcl_weather.skycolor.active) then
 		mcl_weather.skycolor.force_update = true
 	end
diff --git a/settingtypes.txt b/settingtypes.txt
index 7c8bc651e..a883905c6 100644
--- a/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/settingtypes.txt
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ animated_chests (Animated chests) bool true
 # The maximum number of boss bars to simultaniously display on the screen
 max_bossbars (Maximum Boss bars) int 5
 
+# Default intensity of shadows (default: 0.33)
+mcl_default_shadow_intensity (Default shadow intensity) float 0.33 0.0 1.0
+
 [Experimental]
 # Whether ice is translucent. If disabled, ice is fully opaque.
 #