diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/View.h b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/View.h
index d47ecaa4fea..cf596948430 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/View.h
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/View.h
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class ViewLocation
 		m_pos = pos;
 		m_angle = angle;
 		m_pitch = pitch;
-		m_zoom = zoom;
+		m_zoom = std::clamp(zoom, 0.f, 1.f);
 	}
 
 private:
diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/RadiusDecal.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/RadiusDecal.cpp
index c7863220aaf..268891c680f 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/RadiusDecal.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/RadiusDecal.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ void RadiusDecalTemplate::createRadiusDecal(const Coord3D& pos, Real radius, con
 	// it is now considered nonEmpty, regardless of the state of m_decal, etc
 	result.m_empty = false;
 
-	if (!m_onlyVisibleToOwningPlayer ||
-			owningPlayer->getPlayerIndex() == ThePlayerList->getLocalPlayer()->getPlayerIndex())
+	if (!m_onlyVisibleToOwningPlayer || owningPlayer->getPlayerIndex() == ThePlayerList->getLocalPlayer()->getPlayerIndex()
+									 || ThePlayerList->getLocalPlayer()->isPlayerObserver())
 	{
 		Shadow::ShadowTypeInfo decalInfo;
 		decalInfo.allowUpdates = FALSE;										// shadow texture will never update