diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_defs.h b/src/hardware/hw_defs.h
index 70d776d9..04802122 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_defs.h
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_defs.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #define _HWR_DEFS_
 #include "../doomtype.h"
 
-#define ZCLIP_PLANE 4.0f
-#define NZCLIP_PLANE 0.9f
+#define ZCLIP_PLANE 4.0f // Used for the actual game drawing
+#define NZCLIP_PLANE 0.9f // Seems to be only used for the HUD and screen textures
 
 // ==========================================================================
 //                                                               SIMPLE TYPES
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 3a2b0f0e..3a1cf3d9 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -5330,12 +5330,13 @@ static void HWR_DrawSkyBackground(player_t *player)
 	//Hurdler: the sky is the only texture who need 4.0f instead of 1.0
 	//         because it's called just after clearing the screen
 	//         and thus, the near clipping plane is set to 3.99
-	v[0].x = v[3].x = -4.0f;
-	v[1].x = v[2].x =  4.0f;
-	v[0].y = v[1].y = -4.0f;
-	v[2].y = v[3].y =  4.0f;
+	// Sryder: Just use the near clipping plane value then
+	v[0].x = v[3].x = -ZCLIP_PLANE-1;
+	v[1].x = v[2].x =  ZCLIP_PLANE+1;
+	v[0].y = v[1].y = -ZCLIP_PLANE-1;
+	v[2].y = v[3].y =  ZCLIP_PLANE+1;
 
-	v[0].z = v[1].z = v[2].z = v[3].z = 4.0f;
+	v[0].z = v[1].z = v[2].z = v[3].z = ZCLIP_PLANE+1;
 
 	// X
 
@@ -5403,7 +5404,7 @@ static inline void HWR_ClearView(void)
 	                 (INT32)gr_viewwindowy,
 	                 (INT32)(gr_viewwindowx + gr_viewwidth),
 	                 (INT32)(gr_viewwindowy + gr_viewheight),
-	                 3.99f);
+	                 ZCLIP_PLANE);
 	HWD.pfnClearBuffer(false, true, 0);
 
 	//disable clip window - set to full size
diff --git a/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c b/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
index 2ee5c8a8..0ab2bdae 100644
--- a/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
+++ b/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ typedef struct GLRGBAFloat GLRGBAFloat;
 #define      N_PI_DEMI               (M_PIl/2.0f) //(1.5707963268f)
 
 #define      ASPECT_RATIO            (1.0f)  //(320.0f/200.0f)
-#define      FAR_CLIPPING_PLANE      150000.0f // Draw further! Tails 01-21-2001
+#define      FAR_CLIPPING_PLANE      32768.0f // Draw further! Tails 01-21-2001
 static float NEAR_CLIPPING_PLANE =   NZCLIP_PLANE;
 
 // **************************************************************************