diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CrateEffect.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CrateEffect.cs
index 52fbae7f80..61bcdfa4e0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CrateEffect.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CrateEffect.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #region Copyright & License Information
 /*
- * Copyright 2007-2011 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * Copyright 2007-2013 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
  * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
  * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
  * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
@@ -23,18 +23,17 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 		public CrateEffect(Actor a, string seq)
 		{
 			this.a = a;
-			anim.PlayThen(seq,
-				() => a.World.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this)));
+			anim.PlayThen(seq, () => a.World.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this)));
 		}
 
-		public void Tick( World world )
+		public void Tick(World world)
 		{
 			anim.Tick();
 		}
 
 		public IEnumerable<IRenderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			if (!a.IsInWorld)
+			if (!a.IsInWorld || a.World.FogObscures(a.Location))
 				return SpriteRenderable.None;
 
 			return anim.Render(a.CenterPosition, wr.Palette("effect"));