diff --git a/src/render/opengl/OpenGLWater.cpp b/src/render/opengl/OpenGLWater.cpp
index 7d057d4..75068c9 100644
--- a/src/render/opengl/OpenGLWater.cpp
+++ b/src/render/opengl/OpenGLWater.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "NoiseFunctionSimplex.h"
 #include "FloatNode.h"
 #include "FloatDiff.h"
+#include "IntNode.h"
 
 OpenGLWater::OpenGLWater(OpenGLRenderer *renderer):
     OpenGLPart(renderer)
@@ -42,12 +43,16 @@ void OpenGLWater::initialize()
     // Watch for definition changes
     renderer->getScenery()->getTerrain()->propWaterHeight()->addWatcher(this, true);
     renderer->getScenery()->getWater()->propReflection()->addWatcher(this, true);
+    renderer->getScenery()->getWater()->propModel()->addWatcher(this, false);
 }
 
 void OpenGLWater::update()
 {
-    Color water_color = *renderer->getScenery()->getWater()->material->base;
-    renderer->getSharedState()->set("waterColor", water_color);
+    WaterDefinition *water = renderer->getScenery()->getWater();
+    renderer->getSharedState()->set("waterMaterialColor", *water->material->base);
+    renderer->getSharedState()->set("waterMaterialReflection", water->material->reflection);
+    renderer->getSharedState()->set("waterMaterialShininess", water->material->shininess);
+    renderer->getSharedState()->set("waterMaterialHardness", water->material->hardness);
 
     renderer->getSharedState()->set("simplexSampler", NoiseFunctionSimplex::getNormalTexture(), true, true);
 }
@@ -77,6 +82,10 @@ void OpenGLWater::nodeChanged(const DefinitionNode *node, const DefinitionDiff *
     {
         renderer->getSharedState()->set("waterReflection", renderer->getScenery()->getWater()->propReflection()->getValue());
     }
+    else if (node->getPath() == "/water/model")
+    {
+        update();
+    }
 }
 
 void OpenGLWater::setEnabled(bool enabled)
diff --git a/src/render/opengl/shaders/atmosphere.frag b/src/render/opengl/shaders/atmosphere.frag
index d75ef20..0ca341e 100644
--- a/src/render/opengl/shaders/atmosphere.frag
+++ b/src/render/opengl/shaders/atmosphere.frag
@@ -285,11 +285,8 @@ vec4 getSkyColor(vec3 location, vec3 direction)
     return vec4(applyWeatherEffects(SPHERE_SIZE, nightsky + sunTransmittance.rgb, vec3(1), inscattering), 1.0);
 }
 
-vec4 applyLighting(vec3 location, vec3 normal, vec4 color, float shininess)
+vec4 applyLighting(vec3 location, vec3 normal, vec4 color, float reflection, float shininess, float hardness)
 {
-    float material_hardness = 0.3;
-    float material_reflection = 1.0;
-
     float r0 = Rg + WORKAROUND_OFFSET + location.y * WORLD_SCALING;
     vec3 sun_position = sunDirection * SUN_DISTANCE;
     float muS = dot(vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0), normalize(sun_position - vec3(0.0, r0, 0.0)));
@@ -301,15 +298,15 @@ vec4 applyLighting(vec3 location, vec3 normal, vec4 color, float shininess)
     /* diffused light */
     float diffuse = dot(sunDirection, normal);
     float sign = (diffuse < 0.0) ? -1.0 : 1.0;
-    if (material_hardness <= 0.5)
+    if (hardness <= 0.5)
     {
-        float hardness = material_hardness * 2.0;
-        diffuse = (1.0 - hardness) * (diffuse * diffuse) * sign + hardness * diffuse;
+        float hardness_factor = hardness * 2.0;
+        diffuse = (1.0 - hardness_factor) * (diffuse * diffuse) * sign + hardness_factor * diffuse;
     }
     else if (diffuse != 0.0)
     {
-        float hardness = (material_hardness - 0.5) * 2.0;
-        diffuse = (1.0 - hardness) * diffuse + hardness * sign * sqrt(abs(diffuse));
+        float hardness_factor = (hardness - 0.5) * 2.0;
+        diffuse = (1.0 - hardness) * diffuse + hardness_factor * sign * sqrt(abs(diffuse));
     }
     if (diffuse > 0.0)
     {
@@ -317,14 +314,14 @@ vec4 applyLighting(vec3 location, vec3 normal, vec4 color, float shininess)
     }
 
     /* specular reflection */
-    if (shininess > 0.0 && material_reflection > 0.0)
+    if (shininess > 0.0 && reflection > 0.0)
     {
         vec3 view = normalize(location - cameraLocation);
         vec3 reflect = sunDirection - normal * 2.0 * dot(sunDirection, normal);
         float specular = dot(reflect, view);
         if (specular > 0.0)
         {
-            specular = pow(specular, shininess) * material_reflection;
+            specular = pow(specular, shininess) * reflection * ISun;
             if (specular > 0.0)
             {
                 result += specular * light_color;
diff --git a/src/render/opengl/shaders/water.frag b/src/render/opengl/shaders/water.frag
index 4a873a3..a20d106 100644
--- a/src/render/opengl/shaders/water.frag
+++ b/src/render/opengl/shaders/water.frag
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-uniform vec4 waterColor;
+uniform vec4 waterMaterialColor;
+uniform float waterMaterialReflection;
+uniform float waterMaterialShininess;
+uniform float waterMaterialHardness;
 uniform float waterReflection;
 
 void main(void)
 {
     vec3 normal = noiseNormal2d(unprojected.xz, 0.001);
 
-    gl_FragColor = applyLighting(unprojected, normal, waterColor, 16.0);
+    gl_FragColor = applyLighting(unprojected, normal, waterMaterialColor, waterMaterialReflection, waterMaterialShininess, waterMaterialHardness);
 
     vec3 reflected = reflect(unprojected - cameraLocation, normal);
     reflected.y = max(reflected.y, 0.0);
diff --git a/src/render/software/LightingManager.cpp b/src/render/software/LightingManager.cpp
index 37a514a..040b0c3 100644
--- a/src/render/software/LightingManager.cpp
+++ b/src/render/software/LightingManager.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Color LightingManager::applyFinalComponent(const LightComponent &component, cons
     }
 
     /* specular reflection */
-    if (material.reflection > 0.0 && component.reflection > 0.0)
+    if (material.shininess > 0.0 && material.reflection > 0.0 && component.reflection > 0.0)
     {
         Vector3 view = location.sub(eye).normalize();
         Vector3 reflect = direction_inv.sub(normal.scale(2.0 * direction_inv.dotProduct(normal)));