diff --git a/client/src/main/resources/textures/blocks/glass.png b/client/src/main/resources/textures/blocks/glass.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aee9d715
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diff --git a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/BlockSpecs.scala b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/BlockSpecs.scala
index 4030673f..bbe3d04e 100644
--- a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/BlockSpecs.scala
+++ b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/BlockSpecs.scala
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ object BlockSpecs {
       )
     case "leaves_birch" => BlockSpec(Textures.basic("leaves_birch"))
     case "tnt"          => BlockSpec(Textures.basic("tnt").withTop("tnt_top").withBottom("tnt_top"))
+    case "glass"        => BlockSpec(Textures.basic("glass"))
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/WorldRenderer.scala b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/WorldRenderer.scala
index 756b4830..2b8f803a 100644
--- a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/WorldRenderer.scala
+++ b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/WorldRenderer.scala
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ import hexacraft.infra.gpu.OpenGL
 import hexacraft.renderer.{GpuState, TextureArray, TextureSingle, VAO}
 import hexacraft.shaders.*
 import hexacraft.util.{NamedThreadFactory, TickableTimer}
-import hexacraft.world.{BlocksInWorld, Camera, ChunkLoadingPrioritizer, CylinderSize, PosAndDir, WorldGenerator}
-import hexacraft.world.block.BlockState
+import hexacraft.world.*
 import hexacraft.world.chunk.{Chunk, ChunkColumnHeightMap, ChunkColumnTerrain, ChunkStorage}
-import hexacraft.world.coord.{BlockRelWorld, ChunkRelWorld, ColumnRelWorld}
+import hexacraft.world.coord.{ChunkRelWorld, ColumnRelWorld}
 import hexacraft.world.entity.{Entity, EntityModel}
 
 import org.joml.{Vector2ic, Vector3f}
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ class WorldRenderer(
   private val terrainShader = new TerrainShader()
 
   private val solidBlockGpuState = GpuState.build(_.blend(false).cullFace(true))
-  private val transmissiveBlockGpuState = GpuState.build(_.blend(true).cullFace(false))
+  private val transmissiveBlockGpuState = GpuState.build(_.blend(true).cullFace(true))
 
   private val terrainGpuState = GpuState.build(_.blend(false).cullFace(true))
 
@@ -301,6 +300,11 @@ class WorldRenderer(
 
     // World content
     renderBlocks(camera, sun)
+    // TODO: Opaque and translucent blocks are both rendered here, but they need to be separate.
+    //  In the world combiner there is a normal field, but if there is glass in front of grass then the normal will be for the glass.
+    //  The normal-based shading only happens for the grass.
+    //  Instead we should render in two steps, or alternatively send both to the shader. How is this usually done?
+
     // renderTerrain(camera, sun)
     renderEntities(camera, sun)
 
diff --git a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/render/BlockVboData.scala b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/render/BlockVboData.scala
index 540d66c5..f1a3c1f6 100644
--- a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/render/BlockVboData.scala
+++ b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/render/BlockVboData.scala
@@ -82,11 +82,16 @@ object BlockVboData {
             if neigh != null then {
               val bs = neigh.getBlock(c2)
 
-              val shouldRenderSide = if bs.blockType == Block.Water then {
-                b != bs && s < 2 && b.blockType != Block.Water
-              } else {
-                b != bs && (s == 0 || !bs.blockType.isSolid)
-              }
+              val here = b.blockType
+              val there = bs.blockType
+
+              val shouldRenderSide =
+                if here == there then false
+                else if there.isTransmissive then true
+                else if s == 0 && here.blockHeight(b.metadata) < 1.0 then true
+                else false
+
+              // TODO: sort translucent faces and the rendering glitches might be fixed
 
               if shouldRenderSide then {
                 brightness(c.value) = neigh.lighting.getBrightness(c2)
diff --git a/game/src/main/scala/hexacraft/world/block/blocks.scala b/game/src/main/scala/hexacraft/world/block/blocks.scala
index 1d644e0e..96977ae0 100644
--- a/game/src/main/scala/hexacraft/world/block/blocks.scala
+++ b/game/src/main/scala/hexacraft/world/block/blocks.scala
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ object Block {
   val BirchLog = register(new Block(9, "log_birch", "Birch log"))
   val BirchLeaves = register(new Block(10, "leaves_birch", "Birch leaves"))
   val Tnt = register(new Block(11, "tnt", "TNT"))
+  val Glass = register(new BlockGlass(12, "glass", "Glass"))
 }
 
 class Block(val id: Byte, val name: String, val displayName: String) {
@@ -72,3 +73,9 @@ class BlockAir extends Block(0, "air", "Air") {
 trait EmittingLight extends Block {
   override def lightEmitted: Byte = 14
 }
+
+class BlockGlass(_id: Byte, _name: String, _displayName: String) extends Block(_id, _name, _displayName) {
+  override def isCovering(metadata: Byte, side: Int): Boolean = false
+
+  override def isTransmissive: Boolean = true
+}