diff --git a/source/main/resources/odef_fileformat/ODefFileFormat.cpp b/source/main/resources/odef_fileformat/ODefFileFormat.cpp
index 87d045c0f9..779990d2b8 100644
--- a/source/main/resources/odef_fileformat/ODefFileFormat.cpp
+++ b/source/main/resources/odef_fileformat/ODefFileFormat.cpp
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@ bool ODefParser::ProcessCurrentLine()
         m_def->collision_meshes.emplace_back(
             m_ctx.cbox_mesh_name, m_ctx.header_scale, m_ctx.cbox_groundmodel_name);
     }
+    else if (line_str == "nocast")
+    {
+        m_def->header.cast_shadows = false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/main/resources/odef_fileformat/ODefFileFormat.h b/source/main/resources/odef_fileformat/ODefFileFormat.h
index c86c5d4bc3..5b06950179 100644
--- a/source/main/resources/odef_fileformat/ODefFileFormat.h
+++ b/source/main/resources/odef_fileformat/ODefFileFormat.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ struct ODefFile
     {
         std::string   mesh_name;
         Ogre::Vector3 scale;
+        bool          cast_shadows = true;
     }                             header;
 
     bool                          mode_standard = false;
diff --git a/source/main/terrain/TerrainObjectManager.cpp b/source/main/terrain/TerrainObjectManager.cpp
index ca6693bd6e..b97695e3b6 100644
--- a/source/main/terrain/TerrainObjectManager.cpp
+++ b/source/main/terrain/TerrainObjectManager.cpp
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ void TerrainObjectManager::LoadTerrainObject(const Ogre::String& name, const Ogr
     {
         Str<100> ebuf; ebuf << m_entity_counter++ << "-" << odef->header.mesh_name;
         mo = new MeshObject(odef->header.mesh_name, m_resource_group, ebuf.ToCStr(), tenode);
+        mo->getEntity()->setCastShadows(odef->header.cast_shadows);
         m_mesh_objects.push_back(mo);
     }