diff --git a/src/r_things.cpp b/src/r_things.cpp
index 8d18327e0..f26d5dd0d 100644
--- a/src/r_things.cpp
+++ b/src/r_things.cpp
@@ -3874,9 +3874,19 @@ fixed_t R_GetThingFade(mobj_t *thing)
 {
 	fixed_t fadealpha = FRACUNIT;
 
-	if (!cv_playerfade.value || leveltime < starttime-(3*TICRATE) || !thing->player || thing->player == viewplayer)
+	if (!cv_playerfade.value || leveltime < starttime-(3*TICRATE))
 		return fadealpha;
 
+	if (thing->type == MT_PLAYER)
+	{
+		if (!thing->player || thing->player == viewplayer)
+			return fadealpha;
+	}
+	else if (thing->type != MT_FOLLOWER && thing->type != MT_FOLLOWERBUBBLE_BACK && thing->type != MT_FOLLOWERBUBBLE_FRONT)
+	{
+		return fadealpha;
+	}
+
 	const INT32 playerdist     = (FixedMul((thing->x - viewx), viewcos) + FixedMul((thing->y - viewy), viewsin)) >> FRACBITS;
 	const INT32 viewplayerdist = (FixedMul((viewplayer->mo->x - viewx), viewcos) + FixedMul((viewplayer->mo->y - viewy), viewsin)) >> FRACBITS;