diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
index 690cc8c6bd..b120bb8a57 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ void DeferredLightingEffect::render(RenderArgs* args) {
                 } else {
                     Transform model;
                     model.setTranslation(glm::vec3(light->getPosition().x, light->getPosition().y, light->getPosition().z));
-                    batch.setModelTransform(model);
+                    batch.setModelTransform(model.postScale(expandedRadius));
                     batch._glColor4f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
                     geometryCache->renderSphere(batch);
                 }