diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/Managers.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/Managers.cpp
index 58e48611..d5219c79 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/Managers.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/Managers.cpp
@@ -915,6 +915,15 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectGLES {
                     pos = source.find(findStr, pos);
                 }
 
+                findStr = "if (gtao.w == 0.0)";
+                replaceStr = "if (abs(gtao.w) <= 0.00001)";
+                pos = source.find(findStr);
+                while (pos != String::npos) {
+                    MGLOG_D("Applying patch #3 to Photon...");
+                    source.replace(pos, findStr.length(), replaceStr);
+                    pos = source.find(findStr, pos);
+                }
+
                 const char* sourceCStr = source.c_str();
                 MGLOG_D("Setting shader source for backend shader ID: %u\nsrc:\n%s", backendShaderId, sourceCStr);
                 MG_External::GLES::glShaderSource(backendShaderId, 1, &sourceCStr, nullptr);