diff --git a/Editor/RendererWindow.cpp b/Editor/RendererWindow.cpp
index 36818c2db..d8131ec21 100644
--- a/Editor/RendererWindow.cpp
+++ b/Editor/RendererWindow.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ void RendererWindow::Create(EditorComponent* editor)
 	});
 	AddWidget(&surfelGIDebugComboBox);
 
+	surfelGIBoostSlider.Create(1, 10, 1.0f, 1.0f, "Surfel GI Boost: ");
+	surfelGIBoostSlider.SetTooltip("Adjust the strength of surfel GI.\nNote that values other than 1.0 will cause mismatch with path tracing reference");
+	surfelGIBoostSlider.SetSize(XMFLOAT2(100, itemheight));
+	surfelGIBoostSlider.SetPos(XMFLOAT2(x, y += step));
+	surfelGIBoostSlider.SetValue(wi::renderer::GetSurfelGIBoost());
+	surfelGIBoostSlider.OnSlide([editor](wi::gui::EventArgs args) {
+		wi::renderer::SetSurfelGIBoost(args.fValue);
+		});
+	AddWidget(&surfelGIBoostSlider);
+
 	voxelRadianceCheckBox.Create("Voxel GI: ");
 	voxelRadianceCheckBox.SetTooltip("Toggle voxel Global Illumination computation.");
 	voxelRadianceCheckBox.SetPos(XMFLOAT2(x, y += step));
diff --git a/Editor/RendererWindow.h b/Editor/RendererWindow.h
index 9db94041c..8bbae82bb 100644
--- a/Editor/RendererWindow.h
+++ b/Editor/RendererWindow.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public:
 	wi::gui::Slider resolutionScaleSlider;
 	wi::gui::CheckBox surfelGICheckBox;
 	wi::gui::ComboBox surfelGIDebugComboBox;
+	wi::gui::Slider surfelGIBoostSlider;
 	wi::gui::CheckBox voxelRadianceCheckBox;
 	wi::gui::CheckBox voxelRadianceDebugCheckBox;
 	wi::gui::CheckBox voxelRadianceSecondaryBounceCheckBox;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_Renderer.h b/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_Renderer.h
index be138e117..c99562282 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_Renderer.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_Renderer.h
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ struct FrameCB
 	int			texture_voxelgi_index;
 	int			buffer_entityarray_index;
 	int			buffer_entitymatrixarray_index;
-	int	padding0;
+	float		surfelgi_boost;
 
 	ShaderScene scene;
 };
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_SurfelGI.h b/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_SurfelGI.h
index 87e09ebf5..162334629 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_SurfelGI.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/ShaderInterop_SurfelGI.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static const uint SURFEL_MOMENT_TEXELS = 4 + 2;
 static const uint SURFEL_MOMENT_ATLAS_TEXELS = SQRT_SURFEL_CAPACITY * SURFEL_MOMENT_TEXELS;
 static const uint3 SURFEL_GRID_DIMENSIONS = uint3(128, 64, 128);
 static const uint SURFEL_TABLE_SIZE = SURFEL_GRID_DIMENSIONS.x * SURFEL_GRID_DIMENSIONS.y * SURFEL_GRID_DIMENSIONS.z;
-static const float SURFEL_MAX_RADIUS = 1;
+static const float SURFEL_MAX_RADIUS = 2;
 static const float SURFEL_RECYCLE_DISTANCE = 0; // if surfel is behind camera and farther than this distance, it starts preparing for recycling
 static const uint SURFEL_RECYCLE_TIME = 60; // if surfel is preparing for recycling, this is how many frames it takes to recycle it
 struct SurfelGridCell
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/objectHF.hlsli b/WickedEngine/shaders/objectHF.hlsli
index 4f42f1772..a949301b6 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/objectHF.hlsli
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/objectHF.hlsli
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ inline void TiledLighting(inout Surface surface, inout Lighting lighting)
 	[branch]
 	if (GetFrame().options & OPTION_BIT_SURFELGI_ENABLED && GetCamera().texture_surfelgi_index >= 0 && surfel_cellvalid(surfel_cell(surface.P)))
 	{
-		lighting.indirect.diffuse = bindless_textures[GetCamera().texture_surfelgi_index][surface.pixel].rgb;
+		lighting.indirect.diffuse = bindless_textures[GetCamera().texture_surfelgi_index][surface.pixel].rgb * GetFrame().surfelgi_boost;
 	}
 #endif // TRANSPARENT
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/oceanSurfacePS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/oceanSurfacePS.hlsl
index 06e4b31a5..62acb8c38 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/oceanSurfacePS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/oceanSurfacePS.hlsl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #define DISABLE_DECALS
 #define DISABLE_ENVMAPS
 #define DISABLE_TRANSPARENT_SHADOWMAP
+#define TRANSPARENT
 #include "globals.hlsli"
 #include "oceanSurfaceHF.hlsli"
 #include "objectHF.hlsli"
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/surfel_raytraceCS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/surfel_raytraceCS.hlsl
index e7b76e154..2c2baa78e 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/surfel_raytraceCS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/surfel_raytraceCS.hlsl
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID)
 		Surface surface;
 		surface.P = surfel.position;
 		surface.N = normalize(unpack_unitvector(surfel.normal));
+		const float surface_radius = surfel.GetRadius();
 
 		uint cellindex = surfel_cellindex(surfel_cell(surface.P));
 		SurfelGridCell cell = surfelGridBuffer[cellindex];
@@ -339,10 +340,11 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID)
 		{
 			uint surfel_index = surfelCellBuffer[cell.offset + i];
 			Surfel surfel = surfelBuffer[surfel_index];
+			const float combined_radius = surfel.GetRadius() + surface_radius;
 
 			float3 L = surfel.position - surface.P;
 			float dist2 = dot(L, L);
-			if (dist2 < sqr(surfel.GetRadius()))
+			if (dist2 < sqr(combined_radius))
 			{
 				float3 normal = normalize(unpack_unitvector(surfel.normal));
 				float dotN = dot(surface.N, normal);
@@ -351,9 +353,9 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID)
 					float dist = sqrt(dist2);
 					float contribution = 1;
 					
-					//contribution *= saturate(dotN);
-					//contribution *= saturate(1 - dist / surfel.GetRadius());
-					//contribution = smoothstep(0, 1, contribution);
+					contribution *= saturate(dotN);
+					contribution *= saturate(1 - dist / combined_radius);
+					contribution = smoothstep(0, 1, contribution);
 
 					float2 moments = surfelMomentsTexturePrev.SampleLevel(sampler_linear_clamp, surfel_moment_uv(surfel_index, normal, -L / dist), 0);
 					contribution *= surfel_moment_weight(moments, dist);
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
index 79cfc1f76..18770562d 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ bool disableAlbedoMaps = false;
 bool forceDiffuseLighting = false;
 bool SCREENSPACESHADOWS = false;
 bool SURFELGI = false;
+float SURFELGI_BOOST = 8.0f;
 SURFEL_DEBUG SURFELGI_DEBUG = SURFEL_DEBUG_NONE;
 
 
@@ -2991,6 +2992,8 @@ void UpdatePerFrameData(
 		frameCB.envprobe_mipcount_rcp = 1.0f / (float)frameCB.envprobe_mipcount;
 	}
 
+	frameCB.surfelgi_boost = GetSurfelGIBoost();
+
 	frameCB.temporalaa_samplerotation = 0;
 	if (GetTemporalAAEnabled())
 	{
@@ -11826,6 +11829,14 @@ bool GetSurfelGIEnabled()
 {
 	return SURFELGI;
 }
+void SetSurfelGIBoost(float value)
+{
+	SURFELGI_BOOST = value;
+}
+float GetSurfelGIBoost()
+{
+	return SURFELGI_BOOST;
+}
 void SetSurfelGIDebugEnabled(SURFEL_DEBUG value)
 {
 	SURFELGI_DEBUG = value;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h
index 9372b948a..4fc465364 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiRenderer.h
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@ namespace wi::renderer
 	bool GetScreenSpaceShadowsEnabled();
 	void SetSurfelGIEnabled(bool value);
 	bool GetSurfelGIEnabled();
+	void SetSurfelGIBoost(float value);
+	float GetSurfelGIBoost();
 	void SetSurfelGIDebugEnabled(SURFEL_DEBUG value);
 	SURFEL_DEBUG GetSurfelGIDebugEnabled();
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
index 60ecc12b6..a560fe2ed 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace wi::version
 	// minor features, major updates, breaking compatibility changes
 	const int minor = 60;
 	// minor bug fixes, alterations, refactors, updates
-	const int revision = 17;
+	const int revision = 18;
 
 	const std::string version_string = std::to_string(major) + "." + std::to_string(minor) + "." + std::to_string(revision);