diff --git a/src/Main/main.cxx b/src/Main/main.cxx
index 8afb24b01..52fe7417f 100644
--- a/src/Main/main.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/main.cxx
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void fgRenderFrame() {
 
 	ssgGetLight( 0 ) -> setColour( GL_AMBIENT, l->scene_ambient );
 	ssgGetLight( 0 ) -> setColour( GL_DIFFUSE, l->scene_diffuse );
-	// ssgGetLight( 0 ) -> setColour( GL_SPECULAR, l->scene_white );
+	ssgGetLight( 0 ) -> setColour( GL_SPECULAR, l->scene_specular );
 
 	// texture parameters
 	// glEnable( GL_TEXTURE_2D );
diff --git a/src/Time/light.cxx b/src/Time/light.cxx
index 7cb0dd4f1..01d6af025 100644
--- a/src/Time/light.cxx
+++ b/src/Time/light.cxx
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ void fgLIGHT::Init( void ) {
     ambient.append( "Lighting/ambient" );
     SGPath diffuse = path;
     diffuse.append( "Lighting/diffuse" );
+    SGPath specular = path;
+    specular.append( "Lighting/specular" );
     SGPath sky = path;
     sky.append( "Lighting/sky" );
 
@@ -90,6 +92,9 @@ void fgLIGHT::Init( void ) {
     // initialize diffuse table
     diffuse_tbl = new SGInterpTable( diffuse.str() );
     
+    // initialize diffuse table
+    specular_tbl = new SGInterpTable( specular.str() );
+    
     // initialize sky table
     sky_tbl = new SGInterpTable( sky.str() );
 }
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ void fgLIGHT::Update( void ) {
     GLfloat base_sky_color[4] = { 0.60, 0.60, 0.90, 1.0 };
     // base fog color
     GLfloat base_fog_color[4] = { 0.90, 0.90, 1.00, 1.0 };
-    double deg, ambient, diffuse, sky_brightness;
+    double deg, ambient, diffuse, specular, sky_brightness;
 
     f = current_aircraft.fdm_state;
 
@@ -118,11 +123,12 @@ void fgLIGHT::Update( void ) {
 
     ambient = ambient_tbl->interpolate( deg );
     diffuse = diffuse_tbl->interpolate( deg );
+    specular = specular_tbl->interpolate( deg );
     sky_brightness = sky_tbl->interpolate( deg );
 
     SG_LOG( SG_EVENT, SG_INFO, 
 	    "  ambient = " << ambient << "  diffuse = " << diffuse 
-	    << "  sky = " << sky_brightness );
+	    << "  specular = " << specular << "  sky = " << sky_brightness );
 
     // sky_brightness = 0.15;  // used to force a dark sky (when testing)
 
@@ -140,6 +146,11 @@ void fgLIGHT::Update( void ) {
     scene_diffuse[2] = white[2] * diffuse;
     scene_diffuse[3] = 1.0;
 
+    scene_specular[0] = white[0] * specular;
+    scene_specular[1] = white[1] * specular;
+    scene_specular[2] = white[2] * specular;
+    scene_specular[3] = 1.0;
+
     // set sky color
     sky_color[0] = base_sky_color[0] * sky_brightness;
     sky_color[1] = base_sky_color[1] * sky_brightness;
diff --git a/src/Time/light.hxx b/src/Time/light.hxx
index b1dd41ab8..648042aac 100644
--- a/src/Time/light.hxx
+++ b/src/Time/light.hxx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class fgLIGHT {
     // Lighting look up tables (based on sun angle with local horizon)
     SGInterpTable *ambient_tbl;
     SGInterpTable *diffuse_tbl;
+    SGInterpTable *specular_tbl;
     SGInterpTable *sky_tbl;
 
 public:
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ public:
     // diffuse component
     GLfloat scene_diffuse[4];
 
+    // diffuse component
+    GLfloat scene_specular[4];
+
     // fog color
     GLfloat fog_color[4];