diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp
index 5b5d556b2f6..c3b43fa9cd9 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp
@@ -967,7 +967,13 @@ namespace swrenderer
 					{
 						RenderSprite::Project(Thread, thing, sprite.pos, sprite.tex, sprite.spriteScale, sprite.renderflags, fakeside, fakefloor, fakeceiling, sec, thinglightlevel, foggy, thingColormap, false);
 
-						if (r_actorshadows)
+						bool drawSpriteShadows =
+						(
+							r_actorshadows &&
+							((thing->flags3 & MF3_ISMONSTER) || thing->IsKindOf(NAME_PlayerPawn))
+						);
+
+						if (drawSpriteShadows)
 						{
 							DVector2 shadowScale = sprite.spriteScale;
 							shadowScale.Y *= (thing->Scale.Y * 0.1);