diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
index 2195bb7b24..c4a6c96679 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		public Viewport Viewport { get; private set; }
 
 		internal readonly TerrainRenderer terrainRenderer;
-		internal readonly ShroudRenderer shroudRenderer;
 		internal readonly HardwarePalette palette;
 		internal Cache<string, PaletteReference> palettes;
 		Lazy<DeveloperMode> devTrait;
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 
 			Theater = new Theater(world.TileSet);
 			terrainRenderer = new TerrainRenderer(world, this);
-			shroudRenderer = new ShroudRenderer(world);
 
 			devTrait = Lazy.New(() => world.LocalPlayer != null ? world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>() : null);
 		}
@@ -132,7 +130,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 				world.OrderGenerator.RenderAfterWorld(this, world);
 
 			var renderShroud = world.RenderPlayer != null ? world.RenderPlayer.Shroud : null;
-			shroudRenderer.Draw(this, renderShroud);
+
+			foreach (var a in world.ActorsWithTrait<IRenderShroud>())
+				a.Trait.RenderShroud(this, renderShroud);
 
 			if (devTrait.Value != null && devTrait.Value.ShowDebugGeometry)
 				for (var i = 0; i < renderables.Count; i++)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
index 4830545e52..71489dd06d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Graphics\SequenceProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Sheet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\SheetBuilder.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Graphics\ShroudRenderer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Sprite.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\SpriteFont.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\SpriteLoader.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index d0447ab2f6..c95ef77b3f 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 	public interface IBlocksBullets { }
 
 	public interface IPostRender { void RenderAfterWorld(WorldRenderer wr, Actor self); }
+	public interface IRenderShroud { void RenderShroud(WorldRenderer wr, Shroud shroud); }
 
 	public interface IPostRenderSelection { void RenderAfterWorld(WorldRenderer wr); }
 	public interface IBodyOrientation
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
index 224c878321..980c6a412b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Widgets\Logic\SettingsLogic.cs" />
     <Compile Include="AttackBomber.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Effects\Rank.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ShroudRenderer.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.FileFormats\OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj">
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/ShroudRenderer.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/ShroudRenderer.cs
similarity index 95%
rename from OpenRA.Game/Graphics/ShroudRenderer.cs
rename to OpenRA.Mods.RA/ShroudRenderer.cs
index 66a1c0e418..966db7b62b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/ShroudRenderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/ShroudRenderer.cs
@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@
 
 using System.Drawing;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Graphics;
 
-namespace OpenRA.Graphics
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 {
-	public class ShroudRenderer
+	public class ShroudRendererInfo : ITraitInfo
+	{
+		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new ShroudRenderer(init.world); }
+	}
+
+	public class ShroudRenderer : IRenderShroud
 	{
 		World world;
 		Map map;
@@ -148,7 +154,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			}
 		}
 
-		internal void Draw(WorldRenderer wr, Shroud shroud)
+		public void RenderShroud(WorldRenderer wr, Shroud shroud)
 		{
 			if (initializePalettes)
 			{
diff --git a/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml b/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
index b12ddf9188..9198f570b8 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ World:
 	ShroudPalette@combined:
 		Name: shroudfog
 		Type: Combined
+	ShroudRenderer:
 	Country@gdi:
 		Name: GDI
 		Race: gdi
diff --git a/mods/d2k/rules/system.yaml b/mods/d2k/rules/system.yaml
index 7b4a68f1ae..36356f78c1 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/rules/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/rules/system.yaml
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ World:
 	ShroudPalette@combined:
 		Name: shroudfog
 		Type: Combined
+	ShroudRenderer:
 	Country@Atreides:
 		Name: Atreides
 		Race: atreides
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
index 2e3af5b920..d18cbb0b48 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ World:
 	ShroudPalette@combined:
 		Name: shroudfog
 		Type: Combined
+	ShroudRenderer:
 	Country@0:
 		Name: Allies
 		Race: allies
diff --git a/mods/ts/rules/system.yaml b/mods/ts/rules/system.yaml
index cc14e72d5e..1116eb43c5 100644
--- a/mods/ts/rules/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/rules/system.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ World:
 	ShroudPalette@combined:
 		Name: shroudfog
 		Type: Combined
+	ShroudRenderer:
 	VoxelNormalsPalette@normals:
 		Name: normals
 		Type: TiberianSun