diff --git a/src/game/chars/CChar.cpp b/src/game/chars/CChar.cpp
index 412f89309..23fb559ba 100644
--- a/src/game/chars/CChar.cpp
+++ b/src/game/chars/CChar.cpp
@@ -902,6 +902,11 @@ void CChar::SetVisualRange(byte newSight)
     }
 }
 
+void CChar::ResetVisualRange()
+{
+    m_iVisualRange = g_Cfg.m_iMapViewSize;
+}
+
 // Clean up weird flags.
 // fix Weirdness.
 // NOTE:
diff --git a/src/game/chars/CChar.h b/src/game/chars/CChar.h
index f2417e2f8..eba4ebb03 100644
--- a/src/game/chars/CChar.h
+++ b/src/game/chars/CChar.h
@@ -385,8 +385,9 @@ public:		void  StatFlag_Mod(uint64 uiStatFlag, bool fMod) noexcept;
     [[nodiscard]]
     virtual int GetVisualRange() const override;
 	void SetVisualRange(byte newSight);
+    void ResetVisualRange();
 
-	virtual bool IsResourceMatch( const CResourceID& rid, dword dwArg ) const override;
+    virtual bool IsResourceMatch( const CResourceID& rid, dword dwArg ) const override;
 	bool IsResourceMatch( const CResourceID& rid, dword dwArg, dword dwArgResearch ) const;
 
 	bool IsSpeakAsGhost() const;
diff --git a/src/game/clients/CClientMsg.cpp b/src/game/clients/CClientMsg.cpp
index 80e81ad30..2fa3dd67a 100644
--- a/src/game/clients/CClientMsg.cpp
+++ b/src/game/clients/CClientMsg.cpp
@@ -1497,6 +1497,7 @@ void CClient::addPlayerStart( CChar * pChar )
 */
 
 	new PacketPlayerStart(this);
+    pChar->ResetVisualRange();
 	addMapDiff();
 	m_pChar->MoveToChar(pt, true, false, false, false); // make sure we are in active list
 	m_pChar->Update();