diff --git a/include/ui/game_screen.hpp b/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
index f22ba4da..a6ebf9c0 100644
--- a/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
+++ b/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
@@ -621,6 +621,9 @@ private:
     float resurrectFlashTimer_ = 0.0f;
     static constexpr float kResurrectFlashDuration = 3.0f;
     bool ghostStateCallbackSet_ = false;
+    bool ghostOpacityStateKnown_ = false;
+    bool ghostOpacityLastState_ = false;
+    uint32_t ghostOpacityLastInstanceId_ = 0;
     void renderResurrectFlash();
 
     // Zone discovery text ("Entering: <ZoneName>")
diff --git a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
index c9be2a9a..98b1df28 100644
--- a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
@@ -848,6 +848,20 @@ void GameScreen::render(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
         renderer->setInCombat(gameHandler.isInCombat() &&
                               !gameHandler.isPlayerDead() &&
                               !gameHandler.isPlayerGhost());
+        if (auto* cr = renderer->getCharacterRenderer()) {
+            uint32_t charInstId = renderer->getCharacterInstanceId();
+            if (charInstId != 0) {
+                const bool isGhost = gameHandler.isPlayerGhost();
+                if (!ghostOpacityStateKnown_ ||
+                    ghostOpacityLastState_ != isGhost ||
+                    ghostOpacityLastInstanceId_ != charInstId) {
+                    cr->setInstanceOpacity(charInstId, isGhost ? 0.5f : 1.0f);
+                    ghostOpacityStateKnown_ = true;
+                    ghostOpacityLastState_ = isGhost;
+                    ghostOpacityLastInstanceId_ = charInstId;
+                }
+            }
+        }
         static glm::vec3 targetGLPos;
         if (gameHandler.hasTarget()) {
             auto target = gameHandler.getTarget();