diff --git a/src/blocks.zig b/src/blocks.zig
index 3680b04d..36dffbb7 100644
--- a/src/blocks.zig
+++ b/src/blocks.zig
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ pub const meshes = struct { // MARK: meshes
 	var reflectivityTextures: main.List(Image) = undefined;
 	var absorptionTextures: main.List(Image) = undefined;
 	var textureFogData: main.List(FogData) = undefined;
+	pub var textureOcclusionData: main.List(bool) = undefined;
 
 	var arenaForWorld: main.utils.NeverFailingArenaAllocator = undefined;
 
@@ -427,6 +428,7 @@ pub const meshes = struct { // MARK: meshes
 		reflectivityTextures = .init(main.globalAllocator);
 		absorptionTextures = .init(main.globalAllocator);
 		textureFogData = .init(main.globalAllocator);
+		textureOcclusionData = .init(main.globalAllocator);
 		arenaForWorld = .init(main.globalAllocator);
 		blockBreakingTextures = .init(main.globalAllocator);
 	}
@@ -452,6 +454,7 @@ pub const meshes = struct { // MARK: meshes
 		reflectivityTextures.deinit();
 		absorptionTextures.deinit();
 		textureFogData.deinit();
+		textureOcclusionData.deinit();
 		arenaForWorld.deinit();
 		blockBreakingTextures.deinit();
 	}
@@ -466,6 +469,7 @@ pub const meshes = struct { // MARK: meshes
 		reflectivityTextures.clearRetainingCapacity();
 		absorptionTextures.clearRetainingCapacity();
 		textureFogData.clearRetainingCapacity();
+		textureOcclusionData.clearRetainingCapacity();
 		blockBreakingTextures.clearRetainingCapacity();
 		_ = arenaForWorld.reset(.free_all);
 	}
@@ -544,6 +548,7 @@ pub const meshes = struct { // MARK: meshes
 				.fogColor = textureInfoZon.get(u32, "fogColor", 0xffffff),
 			});
 		}
+		textureOcclusionData.append(textureInfoZon.get(bool, "hasOcclusion", true));
 	}
 
 	pub fn readTexture(_textureId: ?[]const u8, assetFolder: []const u8) !u16 {
@@ -630,6 +635,7 @@ pub const meshes = struct { // MARK: meshes
 		reflectivityTextures.clearRetainingCapacity();
 		absorptionTextures.clearRetainingCapacity();
 		textureFogData.clearAndFree();
+		textureOcclusionData.clearAndFree();
 		for(textureIDs.items) |path| {
 			readTextureData(path);
 		}
diff --git a/src/renderer/chunk_meshing.zig b/src/renderer/chunk_meshing.zig
index 15f28be4..3f1a108c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/chunk_meshing.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/chunk_meshing.zig
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ const PrimitiveMesh = struct { // MARK: PrimitiveMesh
 		parent.lightingData[0].lock.lockRead();
 		parent.lightingData[1].lock.lockRead();
 		for(completeList) |*face| {
-			const light = getLight(parent, .{face.position.x, face.position.y, face.position.z}, face.blockAndQuad.quadIndex);
+			const light = getLight(parent, .{face.position.x, face.position.y, face.position.z}, face.blockAndQuad.texture, face.blockAndQuad.quadIndex);
 			const result = lightMap.getOrPut(light) catch unreachable;
 			if(!result.found_existing) {
 				result.value_ptr.* = @intCast(lightList.items.len/4);
@@ -510,8 +510,16 @@ const PrimitiveMesh = struct { // MARK: PrimitiveMesh
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	fn getLight(parent: *ChunkMesh, blockPos: Vec3i, quadIndex: u16) [4]u32 {
+	fn getLight(parent: *ChunkMesh, blockPos: Vec3i, textureIndex: u16, quadIndex: u16) [4]u32 {
 		const normal = models.quads.items[quadIndex].normal;
+		if(!blocks.meshes.textureOcclusionData.items[textureIndex]) { // No ambient occlusion (→ no smooth lighting)
+			const fullValues = getLightAt(parent, blockPos[0], blockPos[1], blockPos[2]);
+			var rawVals: [6]u5 = undefined;
+			for(0..6) |i| {
+				rawVals[i] = std.math.lossyCast(u5, fullValues[i]/8);
+			}
+			return packLightValues(.{rawVals} ** 4);
+		}
 		if(models.extraQuadInfos.items[quadIndex].hasOnlyCornerVertices) { // Fast path for simple quads.
 			var rawVals: [4][6]u5 = undefined;
 			for(0..4) |i| {