diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
index dbfee05dff..043f1f697d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public:
void setWaterLevel(float waterLevel)
{
- const float refractionScale = std::min(1.0f,std::max(0.0f,
+ const float refractionScale = std::min(1.0f,std::max(0.01f, // 0.0 crashes the game
Settings::Manager::getFloat("refraction scale", "Water")));
setViewMatrix(osg::Matrix::scale(1,1,refractionScale) *
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/water.rst b/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/water.rst
index aceecc630d..ab87c77e5b 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/water.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/water.rst
@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@ This setting only applies if water shader is on and refractions are enabled. Not
setting if off, there will still be small refractions caused by the water waves, which however do not cause such significant
distortion.
-TODO: setting via GUI? Interation with rttsize?
+This setting can be edited with the 'Refraction scale' slider in the Water tab of the Video panel of the Options menu.
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
index 8ff850cae5..6e377b2847 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_settings_window.layout
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