diff --git a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderRenderTools.cpp b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderRenderTools.cpp
index ffff7185fe4..8ed36e860b4 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderRenderTools.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderRenderTools.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ void KX_BlenderRenderTools::applyTransform(RAS_IRasterizer* rasty,double* oglmat
 				// couldn't find something to cast the shadow on...
 				glMultMatrixd(oglmatrix);
 			}
+			else
+			{ // we found the "ground", but the cast matrix doesn't take
+			  // scaling in consideration, so we must apply the object scale
+				MT_Vector3  size = gameobj->GetSGNode()->GetLocalScale();
+				glScalef(size[0], size[1], size[2]);
+			}
 		} else
 		{
 
@@ -384,5 +390,4 @@ void KX_BlenderRenderTools::Update2DFilter(vector<STR_String>& propNames, void*
 void KX_BlenderRenderTools::Render2DFilters(RAS_ICanvas* canvas)
 {
 	m_filtermanager.RenderFilters(canvas);
-}
-
+}
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