diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shadow/DirectionalLightShadowRenderer.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shadow/DirectionalLightShadowRenderer.java
index 33adf1c09..196bfbe7c 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shadow/DirectionalLightShadowRenderer.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shadow/DirectionalLightShadowRenderer.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class DirectionalLightShadowRenderer extends AbstractShadowRenderer {
         float frustumNear = Math.max(viewCam.getFrustumNear(), 0.001f);
         ShadowUtil.updateFrustumPoints(viewCam, frustumNear, zFar, 1.0f, points);
 
-        //shadowCam.setDirection(direction);
+        shadowCam.setFrustumFar(zFar);
         shadowCam.getRotation().lookAt(light.getDirection(), shadowCam.getUp());
         shadowCam.update();
         shadowCam.updateViewProjection();
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shadow/ShadowUtil.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shadow/ShadowUtil.java
index d97a354f9..51942cdac 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shadow/ShadowUtil.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/shadow/ShadowUtil.java
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ public class ShadowUtil {
         shadowCam.setProjectionMatrix(null);
 
         if (ortho) {
-            shadowCam.setFrustum(-1, 1, -1, 1, 1, -1);
+            shadowCam.setFrustum(-shadowCam.getFrustumFar(), shadowCam.getFrustumFar(), -1, 1, 1, -1);
         }
 
         // create transform to rotate points to viewspace