diff --git a/Editor/GeneralWindow.cpp b/Editor/GeneralWindow.cpp
index ec176438a..138fcbd8c 100644
--- a/Editor/GeneralWindow.cpp
+++ b/Editor/GeneralWindow.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,20 @@ void GeneralWindow::Create(EditorComponent* _editor)
 	});
 	AddWidget(&transformToolOpacitySlider);
 
+	transformToolDarkenSlider.Create(0, 1, 1, 100, "Darken Negative Axes: ");
+	transformToolDarkenSlider.SetTooltip("You can control the darkening of the object placement tool's negative axes");
+	transformToolDarkenSlider.SetSize(XMFLOAT2(100, 18));
+	if (editor->main->config.GetSection("options").Has("transform_tool_darken_negative_axes"))
+	{
+		transformToolDarkenSlider.SetValue(editor->main->config.GetSection("options").GetFloat("transform_tool_darken_negative_axes"));
+		editor->translator.darken_negative_axes = transformToolDarkenSlider.GetValue();
+	}
+	transformToolDarkenSlider.OnSlide([=](wi::gui::EventArgs args) {
+		editor->translator.darken_negative_axes = args.fValue;
+		editor->main->config.GetSection("options").Set("transform_tool_darken_negative_axes", args.fValue);
+	});
+	AddWidget(&transformToolDarkenSlider);
+
 	bonePickerOpacitySlider.Create(0, 1, 1, 100, "Bone Picker Opacity: ");
 	bonePickerOpacitySlider.SetTooltip("You can control the transparency of the bone selector tool");
 	bonePickerOpacitySlider.SetSize(XMFLOAT2(100, 18));
@@ -1042,6 +1056,7 @@ void GeneralWindow::ResizeLayout()
 	float prev_width = width;
 	width -= padding * 6;
 	add(transformToolOpacitySlider);
+	add(transformToolDarkenSlider);
 	add(bonePickerOpacitySlider);
 	add_right(skeletonsVisibleCheckBox);
 
diff --git a/Editor/GeneralWindow.h b/Editor/GeneralWindow.h
index a7b03016f..24c2b572b 100644
--- a/Editor/GeneralWindow.h
+++ b/Editor/GeneralWindow.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 	wi::gui::CheckBox focusModeCheckBox;
 
 	wi::gui::Slider transformToolOpacitySlider;
+	wi::gui::Slider transformToolDarkenSlider;
 	wi::gui::Slider bonePickerOpacitySlider;
 	wi::gui::CheckBox skeletonsVisibleCheckBox;
 
diff --git a/Editor/Translator.cpp b/Editor/Translator.cpp
index d34ee4a67..0a4f5b2ae 100644
--- a/Editor/Translator.cpp
+++ b/Editor/Translator.cpp
@@ -707,23 +707,28 @@ void Translator::Draw(const CameraComponent& camera, const XMFLOAT4& currentMous
 		};
 		device->BindVertexBuffers(vbs, 0, arraysize(vbs), strides, offsets, cmd);
 
+		float darken = 1;
+
 		// x
 		XMStoreFloat4x4(&sb.g_xTransform, matX * GetMirrorMatrix(TRANSLATOR_X, camera) * mat);
-		sb.g_xColor = state == TRANSLATOR_X ? highlight_color : XMFLOAT4(1, channel_min, channel_min, 1);
+		darken = camera.Eye.x < transform.translation_local.x ? darken_negative_axes : 1;
+		sb.g_xColor = state == TRANSLATOR_X ? highlight_color : XMFLOAT4(darken, channel_min * darken, channel_min * darken, 1);
 		sb.g_xColor.w *= opacity;
 		device->BindDynamicConstantBuffer(sb, CBSLOT_RENDERER_MISC, cmd);
 		device->Draw(vertexCount, 0, cmd);
 
 		// y
 		XMStoreFloat4x4(&sb.g_xTransform, matY * GetMirrorMatrix(TRANSLATOR_Y, camera)* mat);
-		sb.g_xColor = state == TRANSLATOR_Y ? highlight_color : XMFLOAT4(channel_min, 1, channel_min, 1);
+		darken = camera.Eye.y < transform.translation_local.y ? darken_negative_axes : 1;
+		sb.g_xColor = state == TRANSLATOR_Y ? highlight_color : XMFLOAT4(channel_min * darken, darken, channel_min * darken, 1);
 		sb.g_xColor.w *= opacity;
 		device->BindDynamicConstantBuffer(sb, CBSLOT_RENDERER_MISC, cmd);
 		device->Draw(vertexCount, 0, cmd);
 
 		// z
 		XMStoreFloat4x4(&sb.g_xTransform, matZ * GetMirrorMatrix(TRANSLATOR_Z, camera)* mat);
-		sb.g_xColor = state == TRANSLATOR_Z ? highlight_color : XMFLOAT4(channel_min, channel_min, 1, 1);
+		darken = camera.Eye.z < transform.translation_local.z ? darken_negative_axes : 1;
+		sb.g_xColor = state == TRANSLATOR_Z ? highlight_color : XMFLOAT4(channel_min * darken, channel_min * darken, darken, 1);
 		sb.g_xColor.w *= opacity;
 		device->BindDynamicConstantBuffer(sb, CBSLOT_RENDERER_MISC, cmd);
 		device->Draw(vertexCount, 0, cmd);
@@ -926,19 +931,23 @@ void Translator::Draw(const CameraComponent& camera, const XMFLOAT4& currentMous
 		params.shadow_softness = 0.8f;
 		XMVECTOR pos = transform.GetPositionV();
 
-		params.color = wi::Color::fromFloat4(XMFLOAT4(1, channel_min, channel_min, opacity));
+		float darken = 1;
+		darken = camera.Eye.x < transform.translation_local.x ? darken_negative_axes : 1;
+		params.color = wi::Color::fromFloat4(XMFLOAT4(darken, channel_min * darken, channel_min * darken, opacity));
 		XMStoreFloat3(&params.position, pos + XMVector3Transform(XMVectorSet(axis_length + 0.5f, 0, 0, 0) * dist, GetMirrorMatrix(TRANSLATOR_X, camera)));
 		std::memset(TEXT, 0, sizeof(TEXT));
 		WriteAxisText(TRANSLATOR_X, camera, TEXT);
 		wi::font::Draw(TEXT, strlen(TEXT), params, cmd);
 
-		params.color = wi::Color::fromFloat4(XMFLOAT4(channel_min, 1, channel_min, opacity));
+		darken = camera.Eye.y < transform.translation_local.y ? darken_negative_axes : 1;
+		params.color = wi::Color::fromFloat4(XMFLOAT4(channel_min * darken, darken, channel_min * darken, opacity));
 		XMStoreFloat3(&params.position, pos + XMVector3Transform(XMVectorSet(0, axis_length + 0.5f, 0, 0) * dist, GetMirrorMatrix(TRANSLATOR_Y, camera)));
 		std::memset(TEXT, 0, sizeof(TEXT));
 		WriteAxisText(TRANSLATOR_Y, camera, TEXT);
 		wi::font::Draw(TEXT, strlen(TEXT), params, cmd);
 
-		params.color = wi::Color::fromFloat4(XMFLOAT4(channel_min, channel_min, 1, opacity));
+		darken = camera.Eye.z < transform.translation_local.z ? darken_negative_axes : 1;
+		params.color = wi::Color::fromFloat4(XMFLOAT4(channel_min * darken, channel_min * darken, darken, opacity));
 		XMStoreFloat3(&params.position, pos + XMVector3Transform(XMVectorSet(0, 0, axis_length + 0.5f, 0) * dist, GetMirrorMatrix(TRANSLATOR_Z, camera)));
 		std::memset(TEXT, 0, sizeof(TEXT));
 		WriteAxisText(TRANSLATOR_Z, camera, TEXT);
diff --git a/Editor/Translator.h b/Editor/Translator.h
index 5619a7599..16af5e55c 100644
--- a/Editor/Translator.h
+++ b/Editor/Translator.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public:
 	float rotate_snap = XM_PIDIV4;
 	float translate_snap = 1;
 	float opacity = 1;
+	float darken_negative_axes = 1;
 
 	enum TRANSLATOR_STATE
 	{