diff --git a/src/lights/PointLightShadow.js b/src/lights/PointLightShadow.js
index 86847d10c8c9d9..4d196e90a29c06 100644
--- a/src/lights/PointLightShadow.js
+++ b/src/lights/PointLightShadow.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ class PointLightShadow extends LightShadow {
 
 		this.isPointLightShadow = true;
 
+		this.shadowLimit = 500;
+
 		this._frameExtents = new Vector2( 4, 2 );
 
 		this._viewportCount = 6;
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ class PointLightShadow extends LightShadow {
 		const camera = this.camera;
 		const shadowMatrix = this.matrix;
 
-		const far = light.distance || camera.far;
+		const far = light.distance || this.shadowLimit;
 
 		if ( far !== camera.far ) {
 
diff --git a/src/lights/SpotLightShadow.js b/src/lights/SpotLightShadow.js
index 7fa37b32f6f295..ee8630d29b14b8 100644
--- a/src/lights/SpotLightShadow.js
+++ b/src/lights/SpotLightShadow.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class SpotLightShadow extends LightShadow {
 
 		this.focus = 1;
 
+		this.shadowLimit = 500;
+
 	}
 
 	updateMatrices( light ) {
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ class SpotLightShadow extends LightShadow {
 
 		const fov = MathUtils.RAD2DEG * 2 * light.angle * this.focus;
 		const aspect = this.mapSize.width / this.mapSize.height;
-		const far = light.distance || camera.far;
+		const far = light.distance || this.shadowLimit;
 
 		if ( fov !== camera.fov || aspect !== camera.aspect || far !== camera.far ) {