diff --git a/examples/example/entities/particlesTest.js b/examples/example/entities/particlesTest.js
index e7f88ce468..2ebbe6489e 100644
--- a/examples/example/entities/particlesTest.js
+++ b/examples/example/entities/particlesTest.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                 Entities.editEntity(particles, {
                     radiusSpread: 0.0,
                     radiusStart: 0.0,
-                    particleRadius: 2 * PARTICLE_RADIUS,  // Bezier interpolation used means that middle value isn't intersected
+                    particleRadius: PARTICLE_RADIUS,
                     radiusFinish: 0.0
                 });
                 break;
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/textured_particle.slv b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/textured_particle.slv
index e1f18c2b5f..d1552f7ba7 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/textured_particle.slv
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/textured_particle.slv
@@ -56,13 +56,51 @@ float bezierInterpolate(float y1, float y2, float y3, float u) {
     return (1.0 - u) * (1.0 - u) * y1 + 2.0 * (1.0 - u) * u * y2 + u * u * y3;
 }
 
-vec4 interpolate3Vec4(vec4 y1, vec4 y2, vec4 y3, float u) {
-    return vec4(bezierInterpolate(y1.x, y2.x, y3.x, u),
-                bezierInterpolate(y1.y, y2.y, y3.y, u),
-                bezierInterpolate(y1.z, y2.z, y3.z, u),
-                bezierInterpolate(y1.w, y2.w, y3.w, u));
+float interpolate3Points(float y1, float y2, float y3, float u) {
+    // Makes the interpolated values intersect the middle value.
+
+    if ((u <= 0.5f && y1 == y2) || (u >= 0.5f && y2 == y3)) {
+        // Flat line.
+        return y2;
+    }
+
+    if ((y2 >= y1 && y2 >= y3) || (y2 <= y1 && y2 <= y3)) {
+        // U or inverted-U shape.
+        // Make the slope at y2 = 0, which means that the control points half way between the value points have the value y2.
+        if (u <= 0.5f) {
+            return bezierInterpolate(y1, y2, y2, 2.0f * u);
+        } else {
+            return bezierInterpolate(y2, y2, y3, 2.0f * u - 1.0f);
+        }
+
+    } else {
+        // L or inverted and/or mirrored L shape.
+        // Make the slope at y2 be the slope between y1 and y3, up to a maximum of double the minimum of the slopes between y1
+        // and y2, and y2 and y3. Use this slope to calculate the control points half way between the value points.
+        // Note: The maximum ensures that the control points and therefore the interpolated values stay between y1 and y3.
+        float slope = y3 - y1;
+        float slope12 = y2 - y1;
+        float slope23 = y3 - y2;
+        if (abs(slope) > abs(2.0f * slope12)) {
+            slope = 2.0f * slope12;
+        } else if (abs(slope) > abs(2.0f * slope23)) {
+            slope = 2.0f * slope23;
+        }
+
+        if (u <= 0.5f) {
+            return bezierInterpolate(y1, y2 - slope / 2.0f, y2, 2.0f * u);
+        } else {
+            return bezierInterpolate(y2, y2 + slope / 2.0f, y3, 2.0f * u - 1.0f);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
+vec4 interpolate3Vec4(vec4 y1, vec4 y2, vec4 y3, float u) {
+    return vec4(interpolate3Points(y1.x, y2.x, y3.x, u),
+                interpolate3Points(y1.y, y2.y, y3.y, u),
+                interpolate3Points(y1.z, y2.z, y3.z, u),
+                interpolate3Points(y1.w, y2.w, y3.w, u));
+}
 
 void main(void) {
     TransformCamera cam = getTransformCamera();
@@ -82,7 +120,7 @@ void main(void) {
     varColor = interpolate3Vec4(particle.color.start, particle.color.middle, particle.color.finish, age);
     
     // anchor point in eye space
-    float radius = bezierInterpolate(particle.radius.start, particle.radius.middle, particle.radius.finish, age);
+	float radius = interpolate3Points(particle.radius.start, particle.radius.middle, particle.radius.finish, age);
     vec4 quadPos = radius * UNIT_QUAD[twoTriID];
 
     vec4 anchorPoint;