diff --git a/src/itemdrop.zig b/src/itemdrop.zig
index 0759f90e..9b32aa9e 100644
--- a/src/itemdrop.zig
+++ b/src/itemdrop.zig
@@ -675,11 +675,12 @@ 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 + Vec3d{0.5, 0.5, 0.5}));
+				var modelMatrix = Mat4f.translation(@floatCast(pos));
 				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}));
+				modelMatrix = modelMatrix.mul(Mat4f.scale(@splat(0.25)));
+				modelMatrix = modelMatrix.mul(Mat4f.translation(@splat(-0.5)));
 				c.glUniformMatrix4fv(itemUniforms.modelMatrix, 1, c.GL_TRUE, @ptrCast(&modelMatrix));
 
 				const model = getModel(item);
diff --git a/src/vec.zig b/src/vec.zig
index c791f8cd..6ac29b85 100644
--- a/src/vec.zig
+++ b/src/vec.zig
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ pub const Mat4f = struct { // MARK: Mat4f
 		};
 	}
 
+	pub fn scale(vector: Vec3f) Mat4f {
+		return Mat4f {
+			.rows = [4]Vec4f {
+				Vec4f{vector[0], 0,         0,         0},
+				Vec4f{0,         vector[1], 0,         0},
+				Vec4f{0,         0,         vector[2], 0},
+				Vec4f{0,         0,         0,         1},
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
 	pub fn rotationX(rad: f32) Mat4f {
 		const s = @sin(rad);
 		const c = @cos(rad);