diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Drawable.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Drawable.cpp
index 10e680001b..f1adbcc7f5 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Drawable.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Drawable.cpp
@@ -2163,15 +2163,25 @@ void Drawable::setStealthLook(StealthLookType look)
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void Drawable::draw()
 {
-
 	if ( getObject() && getObject()->isEffectivelyDead() )
-		m_heatVisionOpacity = 0.0f;//dead folks don't stealth anyway
-	else if ( m_heatVisionOpacity > VERY_TRANSPARENT_HEATVISION )// keep fading any heatvision unless something has set it to zero
-		m_heatVisionOpacity *= HEATVISION_FADE_SCALAR;
-	else
+	{
+		//dead folks don't stealth anyway
 		m_heatVisionOpacity = 0.0f;
+	}
+	else if ( m_heatVisionOpacity > VERY_TRANSPARENT_HEATVISION )
+	{
+		// keep fading any added material unless something has set it to zero
+		// TheSuperHackers @tweak The stealth opacity fade time step is now decoupled from the render update.
+		static_assert(HEATVISION_FADE_SCALAR > 0.0f && HEATVISION_FADE_SCALAR < 1.0f, "HEATVISION_FADE_SCALAR must be between 0 and 1");
 
-
+		const Real timeScale = TheFramePacer->getActualLogicTimeScaleOverFpsRatio();
+		const Real fadeScalar = 1.0f - (1.0f - HEATVISION_FADE_SCALAR) * timeScale;
+		m_heatVisionOpacity *= fadeScalar;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		m_heatVisionOpacity = 0.0f;
+	}
 
 	if (m_hidden || m_hiddenByStealth || getFullyObscuredByShroud())
 		return;	// my, that was easy
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Drawable.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Drawable.cpp
index 9f1f5f7eaf..bc21adb930 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Drawable.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Drawable.cpp
@@ -2607,16 +2607,28 @@ void Drawable::setStealthLook(StealthLookType look)
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void Drawable::draw()
 {
-  if ( testTintStatus( TINT_STATUS_FRENZY ) == FALSE )
-  {
-    if ( getObject() && getObject()->isEffectivelyDead() )
-		  m_secondMaterialPassOpacity = 0.0f;//dead folks don't stealth anyway
-	  else if ( m_secondMaterialPassOpacity > VERY_TRANSPARENT_MATERIAL_PASS_OPACITY )// keep fading any add'l material unless something has set it to zero
-		  m_secondMaterialPassOpacity *= MATERIAL_PASS_OPACITY_FADE_SCALAR;
-	  else
-		  m_secondMaterialPassOpacity = 0.0f;
-  }
+	if ( testTintStatus( TINT_STATUS_FRENZY ) == FALSE )
+	{
+		if ( getObject() && getObject()->isEffectivelyDead() )
+		{
+			//dead folks don't stealth anyway
+			m_secondMaterialPassOpacity = 0.0f;
+		}
+		else if ( m_secondMaterialPassOpacity > VERY_TRANSPARENT_MATERIAL_PASS_OPACITY )
+		{
+			// keep fading any added material unless something has set it to zero
+			// TheSuperHackers @tweak The stealth opacity fade time step is now decoupled from the render update.
+			static_assert(MATERIAL_PASS_OPACITY_FADE_SCALAR > 0.0f && MATERIAL_PASS_OPACITY_FADE_SCALAR < 1.0f, "MATERIAL_PASS_OPACITY_FADE_SCALAR must be between 0 and 1");
 
+			const Real timeScale = TheFramePacer->getActualLogicTimeScaleOverFpsRatio();
+			const Real fadeScalar = 1.0f - (1.0f - MATERIAL_PASS_OPACITY_FADE_SCALAR) * timeScale;
+			m_secondMaterialPassOpacity *= fadeScalar;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			m_secondMaterialPassOpacity = 0.0f;
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (m_hidden || m_hiddenByStealth || getFullyObscuredByShroud())
 		return;	// my, that was easy