diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/model/quad/BakedQuadView.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/model/quad/BakedQuadView.java
index 8acff21468..27673a7f99 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/model/quad/BakedQuadView.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/model/quad/BakedQuadView.java
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ public interface BakedQuadView extends ModelQuadView {
     int getFaceNormal();
 
     boolean hasShade();
+
+    boolean hasAO();
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/frapi/material/RenderMaterialImpl.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/frapi/material/RenderMaterialImpl.java
index 760f8b4dac..91a202828a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/frapi/material/RenderMaterialImpl.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/frapi/material/RenderMaterialImpl.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package net.caffeinemc.mods.sodium.client.render.frapi.material;
 
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.material.RenderMaterial;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.util.TriState;
 
 public class RenderMaterialImpl extends MaterialViewImpl implements RenderMaterial {
     public static final int VALUE_COUNT = 1 << TOTAL_BIT_LENGTH;
@@ -49,4 +50,12 @@ public static RenderMaterialImpl setDisableDiffuse(RenderMaterialImpl material,
 
         return material;
     }
+
+    public static RenderMaterialImpl setAmbientOcclusion(RenderMaterialImpl material, TriState mode) {
+        if (material.ambientOcclusion() != mode) {
+            return byIndex((material.bits & ~AO_MASK) | (mode.ordinal() << AO_BIT_OFFSET));
+        }
+
+        return material;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/frapi/mesh/MutableQuadViewImpl.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/frapi/mesh/MutableQuadViewImpl.java
index 3ab4bc208f..28f51af336 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/frapi/mesh/MutableQuadViewImpl.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/frapi/mesh/MutableQuadViewImpl.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.mesh.QuadEmitter;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.mesh.QuadView;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.model.SpriteFinder;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.util.TriState;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.BakedQuad;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlasSprite;
 import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
@@ -242,6 +243,10 @@ public final MutableQuadViewImpl fromVanilla(BakedQuad quad, RenderMaterial mate
             material = RenderMaterialImpl.setDisableDiffuse((RenderMaterialImpl) material, true);
         }
 
+        if (material.ambientOcclusion().orElse(true) && !((BakedQuadView) quad).hasAO()) {
+            material = RenderMaterialImpl.setAmbientOcclusion((RenderMaterialImpl) material, TriState.FALSE);
+        }
+
         material(material);
         tag(0);
 
diff --git a/fabric/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/mixin/fabric/core/model/quad/BakedQuadMixin.java b/fabric/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/mixin/fabric/core/model/quad/BakedQuadMixin.java
index bed6b8dec2..f5e81d2cc1 100644
--- a/fabric/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/mixin/fabric/core/model/quad/BakedQuadMixin.java
+++ b/fabric/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/mixin/fabric/core/model/quad/BakedQuadMixin.java
@@ -129,4 +129,9 @@ public Direction getLightFace() {
     public boolean hasShade() {
         return this.shade;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasAO() {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/neoforge/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/neoforge/mixin/core/model/quad/BakedQuadMixin.java b/neoforge/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/neoforge/mixin/core/model/quad/BakedQuadMixin.java
index a2682022f0..eb9f341eea 100644
--- a/neoforge/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/neoforge/mixin/core/model/quad/BakedQuadMixin.java
+++ b/neoforge/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/neoforge/mixin/core/model/quad/BakedQuadMixin.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
 
 @Mixin(BakedQuad.class)
-public class BakedQuadMixin implements BakedQuadView {
+public abstract class BakedQuadMixin implements BakedQuadView {
     @Shadow
     @Final
     protected int[] vertices;
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ public class BakedQuadMixin implements BakedQuadView {
     @Final
     private boolean shade;
 
+    @Shadow
+    public abstract boolean hasAmbientOcclusion();
+
     @Unique
     private int flags;
 
@@ -131,4 +134,9 @@ public Direction getLightFace() {
     public boolean hasShade() {
         return this.shade;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasAO() {
+        return this.hasAmbientOcclusion();
+    }
 }