diff --git a/package/Shaders/Common/SharedData.hlsli b/package/Shaders/Common/SharedData.hlsli
index cae68835fe..8168507571 100644
--- a/package/Shaders/Common/SharedData.hlsli
+++ b/package/Shaders/Common/SharedData.hlsli
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace SharedData
 		float Timer;
 		uint FrameCount;
 		uint FrameCountAlwaysActive;
-		bool InInterior;          // If the current cell is an interior
+		bool InInterior;  // If the current cell is an interior
 		bool HasDirectionalShadows;
 		bool InMapMenu;           // If the world/local map is open (note that the renderer is still deferred here)
 		bool HideSky;             // HideSky flag in WorldSpace, e.g. Blackreach
@@ -269,6 +269,12 @@ namespace SharedData
 		float3 pad;
 	};
 
+	struct TruePBRSettings
+	{
+		float VertexAOStrength;
+		uint3 pad;
+	};
+
 	cbuffer FeatureData : register(b6)
 	{
 		GrassLightingSettings grassLightingSettings;
@@ -287,6 +293,7 @@ namespace SharedData
 		LinearLightingSettings linearLightingSettings;
 		TerrainBlendingSettings terrainBlendingSettings;
 		ExponentialHeightFogSettings exponentialHeightFogSettings;
+		TruePBRSettings truePBRSettings;
 	};
 
 	Texture2D<float4> DepthTexture : register(t17);
diff --git a/package/Shaders/Lighting.hlsl b/package/Shaders/Lighting.hlsl
index 802507bccf..bcc82bb865 100644
--- a/package/Shaders/Lighting.hlsl
+++ b/package/Shaders/Lighting.hlsl
@@ -2155,6 +2155,8 @@ PS_OUTPUT main(PS_INPUT input, bool frontFace : SV_IsFrontFace)
 
 	// Apply vertex color to base color so PBR metals use it
 	float3 pbrVertexColor = Color::SrgbToLinear(input.Color.xyz);
+	float pbrVertexAO = max(max(pbrVertexColor.x, pbrVertexColor.y), pbrVertexColor.z);
+	pbrVertexColor = pbrVertexAO == 0.0f ? 1.0f : pbrVertexColor * lerp(1 / max(pbrVertexAO, 0.001), 1, SharedData::truePBRSettings.VertexAOStrength);
 
 	if (!SharedData::linearLightingSettings.enableLinearLighting) {
 		baseColor.xyz = Color::SrgbToLinear(baseColor.xyz) * pbrVertexColor;
@@ -2814,17 +2816,19 @@ PS_OUTPUT main(PS_INPUT input, bool frontFace : SV_IsFrontFace)
 		float3 glowColor = Color::Glowmap(TexGlowSampler.Sample(SampGlowSampler, uv).xyz);
 
 #		if defined(TRUE_PBR)
-		float3 vertexColor = Color::SrgbToLinear(input.Color.xyz);
+		float3 emitVertexColor = Color::SrgbToLinear(input.Color.xyz);
+		float emitVertexAO = max(max(emitVertexColor.r, emitVertexColor.g), emitVertexColor.b);
+		emitVertexColor = emitVertexAO == 0.0f ? 1.0f : emitVertexColor * lerp(1 / max(emitVertexAO, 1e-4), 1, SharedData::truePBRSettings.VertexAOStrength);
 
 		if (!SharedData::linearLightingSettings.enableLinearLighting) {
 			emitColor = Color::SrgbToLinear(emitColor);
 			glowColor = Color::SrgbToLinear(glowColor);
 			emitColor *= glowColor;
-			emitColor *= vertexColor;
+			emitColor *= emitVertexColor;
 			emitColor = Color::LinearToSrgb(emitColor);
 		} else {
 			emitColor *= glowColor;
-			emitColor *= vertexColor;
+			emitColor *= emitVertexColor;
 		}
 #		else
 		if (!SharedData::linearLightingSettings.enableLinearLighting) {
@@ -2889,11 +2893,12 @@ PS_OUTPUT main(PS_INPUT input, bool frontFace : SV_IsFrontFace)
 #	elif defined(SKYLIGHTING)
 	float3 vertexColor = input.Color.xyz;
 	float vertexAO = max(max(vertexColor.r, vertexColor.g), vertexColor.b);
-	// Modify skylightingDiffuse such that skylightingDiffuse * vertexAO = min(skylightingDiffuse, vertexAO)
-	skylightingDiffuse = saturate(skylightingDiffuse / max(vertexAO, 1e-5));
 #		if defined(TRUE_PBR)
+	vertexAO = lerp(1, vertexAO, SharedData::truePBRSettings.VertexAOStrength);
 	vertexColor = 1;
 #		endif
+	// Modify skylightingDiffuse such that skylightingDiffuse * vertexAO = min(skylightingDiffuse, vertexAO)
+	skylightingDiffuse = saturate(skylightingDiffuse / max(vertexAO, 1e-5));
 #	else
 #		if defined(TRUE_PBR)
 	float3 vertexColor = 1;
diff --git a/src/FeatureBuffer.cpp b/src/FeatureBuffer.cpp
index f876879095..98f5aa834b 100644
--- a/src/FeatureBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/FeatureBuffer.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "Features/TerrainShadows.h"
 #include "Features/TerrainVariation.h"
 #include "Features/WetnessEffects.h"
+#include "TruePBR.h"
 
 template <class... Ts>
 std::pair<unsigned char*, size_t> _GetFeatureBufferData(Ts... feat_datas)
@@ -51,5 +52,6 @@ std::pair<unsigned char*, size_t> GetFeatureBufferData(bool a_inWorld)
 		globals::features::extendedTranslucency.GetCommonBufferData(),
 		globals::features::linearLighting.GetCommonBufferData(),
 		globals::features::terrainBlending.settings,
-		globals::features::exponentialHeightFog.settings);
+		globals::features::exponentialHeightFog.settings,
+		globals::features::truePBR.settings);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/TruePBR.cpp b/src/TruePBR.cpp
index 1b8d6e3870..5bb1e2f8d9 100644
--- a/src/TruePBR.cpp
+++ b/src/TruePBR.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE_WITH_DEFAULT(
 	specularLevel,
 	glintParameters);
 
+NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE_WITH_DEFAULT(
+	TruePBR::Settings,
+	VertexAOStrength);
+
 #define CHECK_PBR_TEXTURE(textureName)                                                                         \
 	if (!(pbrMaterial->textureName)) {                                                                         \
 		logger::warn("[TruePBR] {} missing {}; treating as nonPBR", pbrMaterial->inputFilePath, #textureName); \
@@ -106,6 +110,11 @@ void SetupPBRLandscapeTextureParameters(BSLightingShaderMaterialPBRLandscape& ma
 
 void TruePBR::DrawSettings()
 {
+	if (ImGui::TreeNodeEx("Global Settings", ImGuiTreeNodeFlags_DefaultOpen)) {
+		ImGui::SliderFloat("Vertex AO Strength", &settings.VertexAOStrength, 0.f, 1.f, "%.2f", ImGuiSliderFlags_AlwaysClamp);
+		ImGui::TreePop();
+	}
+
 	if (ImGui::TreeNodeEx("Texture Set Settings", ImGuiTreeNodeFlags_DefaultOpen)) {
 		if (Util::SearchableCombo("Texture Set", selectedPbrTextureSetName, pbrTextureSets)) {
 			selectedPbrTextureSet = &pbrTextureSets[selectedPbrTextureSetName];
@@ -300,6 +309,21 @@ void TruePBR::DrawSettings()
 	}
 }
 
+void TruePBR::SaveSettings(json& o_json)
+{
+	o_json = settings;
+}
+
+void TruePBR::LoadSettings(json& o_json)
+{
+	settings = o_json;
+}
+
+void TruePBR::RestoreDefaultSettings()
+{
+	settings = {};
+}
+
 void TruePBR::SetupResources()
 {
 	SetupTextureSetData();
diff --git a/src/TruePBR.h b/src/TruePBR.h
index 782d9a9498..3bf5d73e64 100644
--- a/src/TruePBR.h
+++ b/src/TruePBR.h
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ struct TruePBR : Feature
 	virtual void Prepass() override;
 	virtual void PostPostLoad() override;
 	virtual void DataLoaded() override;
+
+	virtual void SaveSettings(json& o_json) override;
+	virtual void LoadSettings(json& o_json) override;
+	virtual void RestoreDefaultSettings() override;
+
+	struct alignas(16) Settings
+	{
+		float VertexAOStrength = 1.0f;
+		uint pad[3];
+	};
+	STATIC_ASSERT_ALIGNAS_16(Settings);
+
+	Settings settings;
 	bool TESObjectLAND_SetupMaterial(RE::TESObjectLAND* land);
 	bool BSLightingShader_SetupMaterial(RE::BSLightingShader* shader, RE::BSLightingShaderMaterialBase const* material);