diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs
index a1d0c0b03b..78609531b8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		public string Name { get; private set; }
 		public bool IsDecoration { get; set; }
 
+		readonly Map map;
 		readonly SequenceSet sequences;
 		readonly Func<WAngle> facingFunc;
 		readonly Func<bool> paused;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 
 		public Animation(World world, string name, Func<WAngle> facingFunc, Func<bool> paused)
 		{
+			map = world.Map;
 			sequences = world.Map.Sequences;
 			Name = name.ToLowerInvariant();
 			this.facingFunc = facingFunc;
@@ -65,8 +67,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			var shadow = CurrentSequence.GetShadow(CurrentFrame, facingFunc());
 			if (shadow != null)
 			{
+				var height = map.DistanceAboveTerrain(pos).Length;
+
 				var shadowRenderable = new SpriteRenderable(
-					shadow, pos, offset, CurrentSequence.ShadowZOffset + zOffset, palette,
+					shadow, pos, offset - new WVec(0, 0, height), CurrentSequence.ShadowZOffset + zOffset + height, palette,
 					CurrentSequence.Scale, 1f, float3.Ones, tintModifiers,
 					true, rotation);
 				return new IRenderable[] { shadowRenderable, imageRenderable };