diff --git a/src/scene/particle-system/particle-material.js b/src/scene/particle-system/particle-material.js
index c2c0e46664f..3fc1f1474c5 100644
--- a/src/scene/particle-system/particle-material.js
+++ b/src/scene/particle-system/particle-material.js
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class ParticleMaterial extends Material {
             defines: ShaderUtils.getCoreDefines(this, params),
             pass: SHADER_FORWARD,
             useCpu: this.emitter.useCpu,
-            normal: emitter.lighting ? ((emitter.normalMap !== null) ? 2 : 1) : 0,
+            lighting: emitter.lighting,
+            normal: emitter.lighting ? ((emitter.normalMap !== null) ? 2 : 1) : (this.emitter.useMesh ? 1 : 0),
             halflambert: this.emitter.halfLambert,
             stretch: this.emitter.stretch,
             alignToMotion: this.emitter.alignToMotion,
diff --git a/src/scene/shader-lib/glsl/chunks/particle/frag/particle-shader.js b/src/scene/shader-lib/glsl/chunks/particle/frag/particle-shader.js
index e2d5c59100b..86e21ade0c4 100644
--- a/src/scene/shader-lib/glsl/chunks/particle/frag/particle-shader.js
+++ b/src/scene/shader-lib/glsl/chunks/particle/frag/particle-shader.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default /* glsl */`
         #include "particle_normalMapPS"
     #endif
 
-    #if NORMAL != NONE
+    #if LIGHTING && NORMAL != NONE
         #ifdef HALF_LAMBERT
             #include "particle_halflambertPS"
         #else
diff --git a/src/scene/shader-lib/programs/particle.js b/src/scene/shader-lib/programs/particle.js
index 860486ef439..b7105c33bac 100644
--- a/src/scene/shader-lib/programs/particle.js
+++ b/src/scene/shader-lib/programs/particle.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class ShaderGeneratorParticle extends ShaderGenerator {
         const fDefines = new Map(options.defines);
 
         if (options.soft > 0) fDefines.set('SOFT', '');
+        if (options.lighting) fDefines.set('LIGHTING', '');
         if (options.halflambert) fDefines.set('HALF_LAMBERT', '');
 
         fDefines.set('NORMAL', normalTypeNames[options.normal]);
diff --git a/src/scene/shader-lib/wgsl/chunks/particle/frag/particle-shader.js b/src/scene/shader-lib/wgsl/chunks/particle/frag/particle-shader.js
index f944ec3adf5..7c91d4b58d6 100644
--- a/src/scene/shader-lib/wgsl/chunks/particle/frag/particle-shader.js
+++ b/src/scene/shader-lib/wgsl/chunks/particle/frag/particle-shader.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default /* wgsl */`
         #include "particle_normalMapPS"
     #endif
 
-    #if NORMAL != NONE
+    #if LIGHTING && NORMAL != NONE
         #ifdef HALF_LAMBERT
             #include "particle_halflambertPS"
         #else