diff --git a/src/itemdrop.zig b/src/itemdrop.zig
index bb9b9900..0759f90e 100644
--- a/src/itemdrop.zig
+++ b/src/itemdrop.zig
@@ -675,10 +675,11 @@ pub const ItemDropRenderer = struct { // MARK: ItemDropRenderer
 					Vec3f{light >> 16 & 255, light >> 8 & 255, light & 255}/@as(Vec3f, @splat(255))
 				)));
 				pos -= playerPos;
-				var modelMatrix = Mat4f.translation(@floatCast(pos));
+				var modelMatrix = Mat4f.translation(@floatCast(pos + Vec3d{0.5, 0.5, 0.5}));
 				modelMatrix = modelMatrix.mul(Mat4f.rotationX(-rot[0]));
 				modelMatrix = modelMatrix.mul(Mat4f.rotationY(-rot[1]));
 				modelMatrix = modelMatrix.mul(Mat4f.rotationZ(-rot[2]));
+				modelMatrix = modelMatrix.mul(Mat4f.translation(.{-0.5, -0.5, -0.5}));
 				c.glUniformMatrix4fv(itemUniforms.modelMatrix, 1, c.GL_TRUE, @ptrCast(&modelMatrix));
 
 				const model = getModel(item);