diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/Bullet.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/Bullet.cs
index bef851c0da..e8576b3078 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/Bullet.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/Bullet.cs
@@ -177,11 +177,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 			if (anim == null || ticks >= length)
 				yield break;
 
-			if (!args.SourceActor.World.FogObscures(pos))
+			var world = args.SourceActor.World;
+			if (!world.FogObscures(pos))
 			{
 				if (info.Shadow)
 				{
-					var shadowPos = pos - new WVec(0, 0, pos.Z);
+					var dat = world.Map.DistanceAboveTerrain(pos);
+					var shadowPos = pos - new WVec(0, 0, dat.Length);
 					foreach (var r in anim.Render(shadowPos, wr.Palette(info.ShadowPalette)))
 						yield return r;
 				}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/GravityBomb.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/GravityBomb.cs
index 0a3bb40a08..196053eb50 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/GravityBomb.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/GravityBomb.cs
@@ -84,11 +84,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 
 		public IEnumerable<IRenderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			if (!args.SourceActor.World.FogObscures(pos))
+			var world = args.SourceActor.World;
+			if (!world.FogObscures(pos))
 			{
 				if (info.Shadow)
 				{
-					var shadowPos = pos - new WVec(0, 0, pos.Z);
+					var dat = world.Map.DistanceAboveTerrain(pos);
+					var shadowPos = pos - new WVec(0, 0, dat.Length);
 					foreach (var r in anim.Render(shadowPos, wr.Palette("shadow")))
 						yield return r;
 				}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/Missile.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/Missile.cs
index bfd59ea81c..e621d0245f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/Missile.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/Missile.cs
@@ -227,11 +227,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 			if (info.ContrailLength > 0)
 				yield return contrail;
 
-			if (!args.SourceActor.World.FogObscures(pos))
+			var world = args.SourceActor.World;
+			if (!world.FogObscures(pos))
 			{
 				if (info.Shadow)
 				{
-					var shadowPos = new WPos(pos.X, pos.Y, 0);
+					var dat = world.Map.DistanceAboveTerrain(pos);
+					var shadowPos = new WPos(pos.X, pos.Y, dat.Length);
 					foreach (var r in anim.Render(shadowPos, wr.Palette("shadow")))
 						yield return r;
 				}