diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/entities/renderer/sign/SignBlockEntityRenderer.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/entities/renderer/sign/SignBlockEntityRenderer.kt
index 43ce26386..18f85d0e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/entities/renderer/sign/SignBlockEntityRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/chunk/entities/renderer/sign/SignBlockEntityRenderer.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.gui.GUIRenderer
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.gui.mesh.GUIVertexConsumer
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.gui.mesh.GUIVertexOptions
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.models.block.element.ModelElement.Companion.BLOCK_SIZE
-import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.models.block.state.baked.cull.side.SideProperties
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.models.block.state.render.BlockRender
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.util.vec.vec3.Vec3Util.rotateAssign
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.util.vec.vec3.Vec3Util.toVec3
@@ -59,7 +58,8 @@ class SignBlockEntityRenderer(
     override fun render(position: BlockPosition, offset: FloatArray, mesh: ChunkMeshes, random: Random?, state: BlockState, neighbours: Array<BlockState?>, light: ByteArray, tints: IntArray?, entity: BlockEntity?): Boolean {
         state.model?.render(position, offset, mesh, random, state, neighbours, light, tints, entity) // render wood part
         if (entity !is SignBlockEntity) return true
-        renderText(state, entity, offset, mesh, light[SELF_LIGHT_INDEX].toInt())
+        val light = if (entity.front.glowing) 0xFF else light[SELF_LIGHT_INDEX].toInt()
+        renderText(state, entity, offset, mesh, light)
 
         return true
     }