diff --git a/NEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md b/NEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 79fa6008ea..e535fc5f86 100644
--- a/NEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/NEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ appropriate header in [RELEASE_NOTES.md](./RELEASE_NOTES.md).
 
 fog: fixed fog height falloff and computation precision on mobile [⚠️ **Recompile Materials**]
 materials: new alphaToCoverage property can be used to control alpha to coverage behavior
+engine: fix precision issue with `shading_view` in large scenes
diff --git a/shaders/src/shading_parameters.fs b/shaders/src/shading_parameters.fs
index 0ce5ca0caf..222f7831d9 100644
--- a/shaders/src/shading_parameters.fs
+++ b/shaders/src/shading_parameters.fs
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ void computeShadingParams() {
 
     // With perspective camera, the view vector is cast from the fragment pos to the eye position,
     // With ortho camera, however, the view vector is the same for all fragments:
-    shading_view = isPerspectiveProjection() ?
+    highp vec3 sv = isPerspectiveProjection() ?
         (frameUniforms.cameraPosition - shading_position) :
         frameUniforms.worldFromViewMatrix[2].xyz; // ortho camera backward dir
-    shading_view = normalize(shading_view);
+    shading_view = normalize(sv);
 
     // we do this so we avoid doing (matrix multiply), but we burn 4 varyings:
     //    p = clipFromWorldMatrix * shading_position;