diff --git a/Shaders/ws30-ALS-ultra.frag b/Shaders/ws30-ALS-ultra.frag
index 8b2df9980..9ebf488c1 100644
--- a/Shaders/ws30-ALS-ultra.frag
+++ b/Shaders/ws30-ALS-ultra.frag
@@ -443,7 +443,11 @@ void main()
 
   if ((water_shader == 1) && (fg_photoScenery == false) && fg_materialParams3[lc].x > 0.5) { 
     // This is a water fragment, so calculate the fragment color procedurally
-    texel = generateWaterTexel();
+    // and mix with some sand colour if near an edge
+    //bool adjacentwater = fg_materialParams3[lc_n.x].x > 0.5;
+    //texel = mix(generateWaterTexel(), texel, adjacentwater ? 0.0 : smoothstep(0.1, 0.2, mfact[0]));
+    //texel = mix(generateWaterTexel(), vec4(0.6,0.6,0.4,1.0), adjacentwater ? 0.0 : smoothstep(0.1, 0.2, mfact[0]));
+    texel = mix(vec4(0.6,0.6,0.4,1.0), generateWaterTexel(), smoothstep(0.98,1.0,steepness));    
     fragColor = texel;
     fragColor.rgb += getClusteredLightsContribution(ecPosition.xyz, n, fragColor.rgb);    
   } else {