diff --git a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/mesher/shared.ts b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/mesher/shared.ts
index 07b667471..11988db22 100644
--- a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/mesher/shared.ts
+++ b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/mesher/shared.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ export const defaultMesherConfig = {
   smoothLighting: true,
   outputFormat: 'threeJs' as 'threeJs' | 'webgpu',
   textureSize: 1024, // for testing
-  debugModelVariant: undefined as undefined | number[]
+  debugModelVariant: undefined as undefined | number[],
+  clipWorldBelowY: undefined as undefined | number
 }
 
 export type MesherConfig = typeof defaultMesherConfig
diff --git a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/worldrendererCommon.ts b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/worldrendererCommon.ts
index ea90da372..65546de4f 100644
--- a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/worldrendererCommon.ts
+++ b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/worldrendererCommon.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ export abstract class WorldRendererCommon<WorkerSend = any, WorkerReceive = any>
     console.log('texture loaded')
   }
 
+  get worldMinYRender () {
+    return Math.floor(Math.max(this.worldConfig.minY, this.mesherConfig.clipWorldBelowY ?? -Infinity) / 16) * 16
+  }
+
   addColumn (x: number, z: number, chunk: any, isLightUpdate: boolean) {
     if (!this.active) return
     if (this.workers.length === 0) throw new Error('workers not initialized yet')
@@ -330,7 +334,7 @@ export abstract class WorldRendererCommon<WorkerSend = any, WorkerReceive = any>
       // todo optimize
       worker.postMessage({ type: 'chunk', x, z, chunk })
     }
-    for (let y = this.worldConfig.minY; y < this.worldConfig.worldHeight; y += 16) {
+    for (let y = this.worldMinYRender; y < this.worldConfig.worldHeight; y += 16) {
       const loc = new Vec3(x, y, z)
       this.setSectionDirty(loc)
       if (this.neighborChunkUpdates && (!isLightUpdate || this.mesherConfig.smoothLighting)) {
diff --git a/src/optionsStorage.ts b/src/optionsStorage.ts
index 01610cf2f..c97dadc17 100644
--- a/src/optionsStorage.ts
+++ b/src/optionsStorage.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const defaultOptions = {
 
   // antiAliasing: false,
 
+  clipWorldBelowY: undefined as undefined | number, // will be removed
   showChunkBorders: false, // todo rename option
   frameLimit: false as number | false,
   alwaysBackupWorldBeforeLoading: undefined as boolean | undefined | null,
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ subscribe(options, () => {
   localStorage.options = JSON.stringify(saveOptions)
 })
 
-type WatchValue = <T extends Record<string, any>>(proxy: T, callback: (p: T) => void) => void
+type WatchValue = <T extends Record<string, any>>(proxy: T, callback: (p: T, isChanged: boolean) => void) => void
 
 export const watchValue: WatchValue = (proxy, callback) => {
   const watchedProps = new Set<string>()
@@ -166,10 +167,10 @@ export const watchValue: WatchValue = (proxy, callback) => {
       watchedProps.add(p.toString())
       return Reflect.get(target, p, receiver)
     },
-  }))
+  }), false)
   for (const prop of watchedProps) {
     subscribeKey(proxy, prop, () => {
-      callback(proxy)
+      callback(proxy, true)
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/watchOptions.ts b/src/watchOptions.ts
index 3ea170636..2996a2e1c 100644
--- a/src/watchOptions.ts
+++ b/src/watchOptions.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ export const watchOptionsAfterViewerInit = () => {
   watchValue(options, o => {
     viewer.world.displayStats = o.renderDebug === 'advanced'
   })
+  watchValue(options, (o, isChanged) => {
+    viewer.world.mesherConfig.clipWorldBelowY = o.clipWorldBelowY
+    if (isChanged) {
+      (viewer.world as WorldRendererThree).rerenderAllChunks()
+    }
+  })
 
   viewer.world.mesherConfig.smoothLighting = options.smoothLighting
   subscribeKey(options, 'smoothLighting', () => {