diff --git a/builtin/settingtypes.txt b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
index 91cc3ec32..e4d345e2d 100644
--- a/builtin/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
@@ -449,6 +449,44 @@ shadow_soft_radius (Soft shadow radius) float 5.0 1.0 15.0
 #    Minimum value: 0.0; maximum value: 60.0
 shadow_sky_body_orbit_tilt (Sky Body Orbit Tilt) float 0.0 0.0 60.0
 
+[**Post processing]
+
+#    Set the exposure compensation factor.
+#    This factor is applied to linear color value 
+#    before all other post-processing effects.
+#    Value of 1.0 (default) means no exposure compensation.
+#    Range: from 0.1 to 10.0
+exposure_factor	(Exposure Factor) float 1.0 0.1 10.0
+
+[**Bloom]
+
+#    Set to true to enable bloom effect.
+#    Bright colors will bleed over the neighboring objects.
+enable_bloom (Enable Bloom) bool false
+
+#    Set to true to render debugging breakdown of the bloom effect.
+#    In debug mode, the screen is split into 4 quadrants: 
+#    top-left - processed base image, top-right - final image
+#    bottom-left - raw base image, bottom-right - bloom texture.
+enable_bloom_debug (Enable Bloom Debug) bool false
+
+#    Set to true to use dedicated texture at each step of bloom effect.
+#    This is a compatibility setting to avoid visual artifacts 
+#    on certain GPUs and video drivers.
+enable_bloom_dedicated_texture (Enable Bloom Dedicated Texture) bool false
+
+#    Set the intensity of bloom
+#    Smaller values make bloom more subtle
+#    Range: from 0.01 to 1.0, default: 0.05
+bloom_intensity (Bloom Intensity) float 0.05 0.01 1.0
+
+#    Set the radius of the bloom filter in pixels.
+#    Larger values render more glow around bright objects
+#    at the cost of higher resource consumption.
+#    Range: from 1 to 64, default: 16
+bloom_radius (Bloom Radius) int 16 1 64
+
+
 [*Audio]
 
 #    Volume of all sounds.
diff --git a/client/shaders/blur_h/opengl_fragment.glsl b/client/shaders/blur_h/opengl_fragment.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5818f9d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/shaders/blur_h/opengl_fragment.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#define rendered texture0
+
+uniform sampler2D rendered;
+uniform vec2 texelSize0;
+uniform mediump float bloomRadius = 3.0;
+
+#ifdef GL_ES
+varying mediump vec2 varTexCoord;
+#else
+centroid varying vec2 varTexCoord;
+#endif
+
+void main(void)
+{
+	// kernel distance and linear size
+	mediump float n = 2. * bloomRadius + 1.;
+
+	vec2 uv = varTexCoord.st - vec2(bloomRadius * texelSize0.x, 0.);
+	vec4 color = vec4(0.);
+	mediump float sum = 0.;
+	for (mediump float i = 0.; i < n; i++) {
+		mediump float weight = pow(1. - (abs(i / bloomRadius - 1.)), 1.3);
+		color += texture2D(rendered, uv).rgba * weight;
+		sum += weight;
+		uv += vec2(texelSize0.x, 0.);
+	}
+	color /= sum;
+	gl_FragColor = vec4(color.rgb, 1.0); // force full alpha to avoid holes in the image.
+}
diff --git a/client/shaders/blur_h/opengl_vertex.glsl b/client/shaders/blur_h/opengl_vertex.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12692c296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/shaders/blur_h/opengl_vertex.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifdef GL_ES
+varying mediump vec2 varTexCoord;
+#else
+centroid varying vec2 varTexCoord;
+#endif
+
+void main(void)
+{
+	varTexCoord.st = inTexCoord0.st;
+	gl_Position = inVertexPosition;
+}
diff --git a/client/shaders/blur_v/opengl_fragment.glsl b/client/shaders/blur_v/opengl_fragment.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6820ca10d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/shaders/blur_v/opengl_fragment.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#define rendered texture0
+
+uniform sampler2D rendered;
+uniform vec2 texelSize0;
+uniform mediump float bloomRadius = 3.0;
+
+#ifdef GL_ES
+varying mediump vec2 varTexCoord;
+#else
+centroid varying vec2 varTexCoord;
+#endif
+
+void main(void)
+{
+	// kernel distance and linear size
+	mediump float n = 2. * bloomRadius + 1.;
+
+	vec2 uv = varTexCoord.st - vec2(0., bloomRadius * texelSize0.y);
+	vec4 color = vec4(0.);
+	mediump float sum = 0.;
+	for (mediump float i = 0.; i < n; i++) {
+		mediump float weight = pow(1. - (abs(i / bloomRadius - 1.)), 1.3);
+		color += texture2D(rendered, uv).rgba * weight;
+		sum += weight;
+		uv += vec2(0., texelSize0.y);
+	}
+	color /= sum;
+	gl_FragColor = vec4(color.rgb, 1.0); // force full alpha to avoid holes in the image.
+}
diff --git a/client/shaders/blur_v/opengl_vertex.glsl b/client/shaders/blur_v/opengl_vertex.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12692c296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/shaders/blur_v/opengl_vertex.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifdef GL_ES
+varying mediump vec2 varTexCoord;
+#else
+centroid varying vec2 varTexCoord;
+#endif
+
+void main(void)
+{
+	varTexCoord.st = inTexCoord0.st;
+	gl_Position = inVertexPosition;
+}
diff --git a/client/shaders/extract_bloom/opengl_fragment.glsl b/client/shaders/extract_bloom/opengl_fragment.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c25328ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/shaders/extract_bloom/opengl_fragment.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#define rendered texture0
+
+uniform sampler2D rendered;
+uniform mediump float exposureFactor = 2.5;
+uniform float bloomLuminanceThreshold = 1.0;
+
+#ifdef GL_ES
+varying mediump vec2 varTexCoord;
+#else
+centroid varying vec2 varTexCoord;
+#endif
+
+
+void main(void)
+{
+	vec2 uv = varTexCoord.st;
+	vec4 color = texture2D(rendered, uv).rgba;
+	// translate to linear colorspace (approximate)
+	color.rgb = pow(color.rgb, vec3(2.2)) * exposureFactor;
+	gl_FragColor = vec4(color.rgb, 1.0); // force full alpha to avoid holes in the image.
+}
diff --git a/client/shaders/extract_bloom/opengl_vertex.glsl b/client/shaders/extract_bloom/opengl_vertex.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12692c296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/shaders/extract_bloom/opengl_vertex.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifdef GL_ES
+varying mediump vec2 varTexCoord;
+#else
+centroid varying vec2 varTexCoord;
+#endif
+
+void main(void)
+{
+	varTexCoord.st = inTexCoord0.st;
+	gl_Position = inVertexPosition;
+}
diff --git a/client/shaders/second_stage/opengl_fragment.glsl b/client/shaders/second_stage/opengl_fragment.glsl
index 965450fcb..b929b33b4 100644
--- a/client/shaders/second_stage/opengl_fragment.glsl
+++ b/client/shaders/second_stage/opengl_fragment.glsl
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-uniform sampler2D baseTexture;
+#define rendered texture0
+#define bloom texture1
 
-#define rendered baseTexture
+uniform sampler2D rendered;
+uniform sampler2D bloom;
+uniform mediump float exposureFactor = 2.5;
+uniform lowp float bloomIntensity = 1.0;
 
 #ifdef GL_ES
 varying mediump vec2 varTexCoord;
@@ -8,6 +12,24 @@ varying mediump vec2 varTexCoord;
 centroid varying vec2 varTexCoord;
 #endif
 
+#if ENABLE_BLOOM
+
+vec4 applyBloom(vec4 color, vec2 uv)
+{
+	float bias = bloomIntensity;
+	vec4 bloom = texture2D(bloom, uv);
+#if ENABLE_BLOOM_DEBUG
+	if (uv.x > 0.5 && uv.y < 0.5)
+		return vec4(bloom.rgb, color.a);
+	if (uv.x < 0.5)
+		return color;
+#endif
+	color.rgb = mix(color.rgb, bloom.rgb, bias);
+	return color;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 #if ENABLE_TONE_MAPPING
 
 /* Hable's UC2 Tone mapping parameters
@@ -28,15 +50,13 @@ vec3 uncharted2Tonemap(vec3 x)
 
 vec4 applyToneMapping(vec4 color)
 {
-	color = vec4(pow(color.rgb, vec3(2.2)), color.a);
-	const float gamma = 1.6;
-	const float exposureBias = 5.5;
+	const float exposureBias = 2.0;
 	color.rgb = uncharted2Tonemap(exposureBias * color.rgb);
 	// Precalculated white_scale from
 	//vec3 whiteScale = 1.0 / uncharted2Tonemap(vec3(W));
 	vec3 whiteScale = vec3(1.036015346);
 	color.rgb *= whiteScale;
-	return vec4(pow(color.rgb, vec3(1.0 / gamma)), color.a);
+	return color;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -45,9 +65,36 @@ void main(void)
 	vec2 uv = varTexCoord.st;
 	vec4 color = texture2D(rendered, uv).rgba;
 
-#if ENABLE_TONE_MAPPING
-	color = applyToneMapping(color);
+	// translate to linear colorspace (approximate)
+	color.rgb = pow(color.rgb, vec3(2.2));
+
+#if ENABLE_BLOOM_DEBUG
+	if (uv.x > 0.5 || uv.y > 0.5)
 #endif
+	{
+		color.rgb *= exposureFactor;
+	}
+
+
+#if ENABLE_BLOOM
+	color = applyBloom(color, uv);
+#endif
+
+#if ENABLE_BLOOM_DEBUG
+	if (uv.x > 0.5 || uv.y > 0.5)
+#endif
+	{
+#if ENABLE_TONE_MAPPING
+		color = applyToneMapping(color);
+#else
+		color.rgb /= 2.5; // default exposure factor, see also RenderingEngine::DEFAULT_EXPOSURE_FACTOR;
+#endif
+	}
+
+	color.rgb = clamp(color.rgb, vec3(0.), vec3(1.));
+
+	// return to sRGB colorspace (approximate)
+	color.rgb = pow(color.rgb, vec3(1.0 / 2.2));
 
 	gl_FragColor = vec4(color.rgb, 1.0); // force full alpha to avoid holes in the image.
 }
diff --git a/src/client/game.cpp b/src/client/game.cpp
index d484e8193..e62d0f4a3 100644
--- a/src/client/game.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game.cpp
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ typedef s32 SamplerLayer_t;
 class GameGlobalShaderConstantSetter : public IShaderConstantSetter
 {
 	Sky *m_sky;
+	Client *m_client;
 	bool *m_force_fog_off;
 	f32 *m_fog_range;
 	bool m_fog_enabled;
@@ -419,16 +420,31 @@ class GameGlobalShaderConstantSetter : public IShaderConstantSetter
 	CachedPixelShaderSetting<float, 3> m_minimap_yaw;
 	CachedPixelShaderSetting<float, 3> m_camera_offset_pixel;
 	CachedPixelShaderSetting<float, 3> m_camera_offset_vertex;
-	CachedPixelShaderSetting<SamplerLayer_t> m_base_texture;
-	CachedPixelShaderSetting<SamplerLayer_t> m_normal_texture;
-	CachedPixelShaderSetting<SamplerLayer_t> m_texture_flags;
-	Client *m_client;
+	CachedPixelShaderSetting<SamplerLayer_t> m_texture0;
+	CachedPixelShaderSetting<SamplerLayer_t> m_texture1;
+	CachedPixelShaderSetting<SamplerLayer_t> m_texture2;
+	CachedPixelShaderSetting<SamplerLayer_t> m_texture3;
+	CachedPixelShaderSetting<float, 2> m_texel_size0;
+	std::array<float, 2> m_texel_size0_values;
+	CachedPixelShaderSetting<float> m_exposure_factor_pixel;
+	float m_user_exposure_factor;
+	bool m_bloom_enabled;
+	CachedPixelShaderSetting<float> m_bloom_intensity_pixel;
+	float m_bloom_intensity;
+	CachedPixelShaderSetting<float> m_bloom_radius_pixel;
+	float m_bloom_radius;
 
 public:
 	void onSettingsChange(const std::string &name)
 	{
 		if (name == "enable_fog")
 			m_fog_enabled = g_settings->getBool("enable_fog");
+		if (name == "exposure_factor")
+			m_user_exposure_factor = g_settings->getFloat("exposure_factor", 0.1f, 10.0f);
+		if (name == "bloom_intensity")
+			m_bloom_intensity = g_settings->getFloat("bloom_intensity", 0.01f, 1.0f);
+		if (name == "bloom_radius")
+			m_bloom_radius = g_settings->getFloat("bloom_radius", 1.0f, 64.0f);
 	}
 
 	static void settingsCallback(const std::string &name, void *userdata)
@@ -441,6 +457,7 @@ public:
 	GameGlobalShaderConstantSetter(Sky *sky, bool *force_fog_off,
 			f32 *fog_range, Client *client) :
 		m_sky(sky),
+		m_client(client),
 		m_force_fog_off(force_fog_off),
 		m_fog_range(fog_range),
 		m_sky_bg_color("skyBgColor"),
@@ -454,13 +471,24 @@ public:
 		m_minimap_yaw("yawVec"),
 		m_camera_offset_pixel("cameraOffset"),
 		m_camera_offset_vertex("cameraOffset"),
-		m_base_texture("baseTexture"),
-		m_normal_texture("normalTexture"),
-		m_texture_flags("textureFlags"),
-		m_client(client)
+		m_texture0("texture0"),
+		m_texture1("texture1"),
+		m_texture2("texture2"),
+		m_texture3("texture3"),
+		m_texel_size0("texelSize0"),
+		m_exposure_factor_pixel("exposureFactor"),
+		m_bloom_intensity_pixel("bloomIntensity"),
+		m_bloom_radius_pixel("bloomRadius")
 	{
 		g_settings->registerChangedCallback("enable_fog", settingsCallback, this);
+		g_settings->registerChangedCallback("exposure_factor", settingsCallback, this);
+		g_settings->registerChangedCallback("bloom_intensity", settingsCallback, this);
+		g_settings->registerChangedCallback("bloom_radius", settingsCallback, this);
 		m_fog_enabled = g_settings->getBool("enable_fog");
+		m_user_exposure_factor = g_settings->getFloat("exposure_factor", 0.1f, 10.0f);
+		m_bloom_enabled = g_settings->getBool("enable_bloom");
+		m_bloom_intensity = g_settings->getFloat("bloom_intensity", 0.01f, 1.0f);
+		m_bloom_radius = g_settings->getFloat("bloom_radius", 1.0f, 64.0f);
 	}
 
 	~GameGlobalShaderConstantSetter()
@@ -526,12 +554,41 @@ public:
 		m_camera_offset_pixel.set(camera_offset_array, services);
 		m_camera_offset_vertex.set(camera_offset_array, services);
 
-		SamplerLayer_t base_tex = 0,
-				normal_tex = 1,
-				flags_tex = 2;
-		m_base_texture.set(&base_tex, services);
-		m_normal_texture.set(&normal_tex, services);
-		m_texture_flags.set(&flags_tex, services);
+		SamplerLayer_t tex_id;
+		tex_id = 0;
+		m_texture0.set(&tex_id, services);
+		tex_id = 1;
+		m_texture1.set(&tex_id, services);
+		tex_id = 2;
+		m_texture2.set(&tex_id, services);
+		tex_id = 3;
+		m_texture3.set(&tex_id, services);
+
+		m_texel_size0.set(m_texel_size0_values.data(), services);
+
+		float exposure_factor = RenderingEngine::DEFAULT_EXPOSURE_FACTOR * m_user_exposure_factor;
+		if (std::isnan(exposure_factor))
+			exposure_factor = RenderingEngine::DEFAULT_EXPOSURE_FACTOR;
+		m_exposure_factor_pixel.set(&exposure_factor, services);
+
+		if (m_bloom_enabled) {
+			m_bloom_intensity_pixel.set(&m_bloom_intensity, services);
+			m_bloom_radius_pixel.set(&m_bloom_radius, services);
+		}
+	}
+
+	void onSetMaterial(const video::SMaterial &material)
+	{
+		video::ITexture *texture = material.getTexture(0);
+		if (texture) {
+			core::dimension2du size = texture->getSize();
+			m_texel_size0_values[0] = 1.f / size.Width;
+			m_texel_size0_values[1] = 1.f / size.Height;
+		}
+		else {
+			m_texel_size0_values[0] = 0.f;
+			m_texel_size0_values[1] = 0.f;
+		}
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/client/render/pipeline.cpp b/src/client/render/pipeline.cpp
index baf215d8e..eb38adbad 100644
--- a/src/client/render/pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/client/render/pipeline.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 
 TextureBuffer::~TextureBuffer()
 {
-	if (m_render_target)
-		m_driver->removeRenderTarget(m_render_target);
-	m_render_target = nullptr;
 	for (u32 index = 0; index < m_textures.size(); index++)
 		m_driver->removeTexture(m_textures[index]);
 	m_textures.clear();
@@ -37,8 +34,6 @@ TextureBuffer::~TextureBuffer()
 
 video::ITexture *TextureBuffer::getTexture(u8 index)
 {
-	if (index == m_depth_texture_index)
-		return m_depth_texture;
 	if (index >= m_textures.size())
 		return nullptr;
 	return m_textures[index];
@@ -52,9 +47,6 @@ void TextureBuffer::setTexture(u8 index, core::dimension2du size, const std::str
 	if (m_definitions.size() <= index)
 		m_definitions.resize(index + 1);
 
-	if (m_depth_texture_index == index)
-		m_depth_texture_index = NO_DEPTH_TEXTURE;
-	
 	auto &definition = m_definitions[index];
 	definition.valid = true;
 	definition.dirty = true;
@@ -71,9 +63,6 @@ void TextureBuffer::setTexture(u8 index, v2f scale_factor, const std::string &na
 	if (m_definitions.size() <= index)
 		m_definitions.resize(index + 1);
 	
-	if (m_depth_texture_index == index)
-		m_depth_texture_index = NO_DEPTH_TEXTURE;
-
 	auto &definition = m_definitions[index];
 	definition.valid = true;
 	definition.dirty = true;
@@ -83,20 +72,6 @@ void TextureBuffer::setTexture(u8 index, v2f scale_factor, const std::string &na
 	definition.format = format;
 }
 
-void TextureBuffer::setDepthTexture(u8 index, core::dimension2du size, const std::string &name, video::ECOLOR_FORMAT format)
-{
-	assert(index != NO_DEPTH_TEXTURE);
-	setTexture(index, size, name, format);
-	m_depth_texture_index = index;
-}
-
-void TextureBuffer::setDepthTexture(u8 index, v2f scale_factor, const std::string &name, video::ECOLOR_FORMAT format)
-{
-	assert(index != NO_DEPTH_TEXTURE);
-	setTexture(index, scale_factor, name, format);
-	m_depth_texture_index = index;
-}
-
 void TextureBuffer::reset(PipelineContext &context)
 {
 	if (!m_driver)
@@ -116,41 +91,14 @@ void TextureBuffer::reset(PipelineContext &context)
 		m_textures.push_back(nullptr);
 
 	// change textures to match definitions
-	bool modified = false;
 	for (u32 i = 0; i < m_definitions.size(); i++) {
 		video::ITexture **ptr = &m_textures[i];
-		if (i == m_depth_texture_index) {
-			if (*ptr) {
-				m_driver->removeTexture(*ptr);
-				*ptr = nullptr;
-			}
-			ptr = &m_depth_texture;
-		}
 
-		if (ensureTexture(ptr, m_definitions[i], context))
-			modified = true;
+		ensureTexture(ptr, m_definitions[i], context);
 		m_definitions[i].dirty = false;
 	}
 	
-	// make sude depth texture is removed and reset
-	if (m_depth_texture_index == NO_DEPTH_TEXTURE && m_depth_texture) {
-		m_driver->removeTexture(m_depth_texture);
-		m_depth_texture = nullptr;
-	}
-
-	if (!m_render_target)
-		m_render_target = m_driver->addRenderTarget();
-
-	if (modified)
-		m_render_target->setTexture(m_textures, m_depth_texture);
-
-	RenderTarget::reset(context);
-}
-
-void TextureBuffer::activate(PipelineContext &context)
-{
-	m_driver->setRenderTargetEx(m_render_target, m_clear ? video::ECBF_DEPTH | video::ECBF_COLOR : 0, context.clear_color);
-	RenderTarget::activate(context);
+	RenderSource::reset(context);
 }
 
 bool TextureBuffer::ensureTexture(video::ITexture **texture, const TextureDefinition& definition, PipelineContext &context)
@@ -186,15 +134,48 @@ bool TextureBuffer::ensureTexture(video::ITexture **texture, const TextureDefini
 }
 
 TextureBufferOutput::TextureBufferOutput(TextureBuffer *_buffer, u8 _texture_index)
-	: buffer(_buffer), texture_index(_texture_index)
+	: buffer(_buffer), texture_map({_texture_index})
 {}
 
+TextureBufferOutput::TextureBufferOutput(TextureBuffer *_buffer, const std::vector<u8> &_texture_map)
+	: buffer(_buffer), texture_map(_texture_map)
+{}
+
+TextureBufferOutput::TextureBufferOutput(TextureBuffer *_buffer, const std::vector<u8> &_texture_map, u8 _depth_stencil)
+	: buffer(_buffer), texture_map(_texture_map), depth_stencil(_depth_stencil)
+{}
+
+TextureBufferOutput::~TextureBufferOutput()
+{
+	if (render_target && driver)
+		driver->removeRenderTarget(render_target);
+}
+
 void TextureBufferOutput::activate(PipelineContext &context)
 {
-	auto texture = buffer->getTexture(texture_index);
-	auto driver = context.device->getVideoDriver();
-	driver->setRenderTarget(texture, m_clear, m_clear, context.clear_color);
-	driver->OnResize(texture->getSize());
+	if (!driver)
+		driver = context.device->getVideoDriver();
+
+	if (!render_target)
+		render_target = driver->addRenderTarget();
+
+	core::array<video::ITexture *> textures;
+	core::dimension2du size(0, 0);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < texture_map.size(); i++) {
+		video::ITexture *texture = buffer->getTexture(texture_map[i]);
+		textures.push_back(texture);
+		if (texture && size.Width == 0)
+			size = texture->getSize();
+	}
+
+	video::ITexture *depth_texture = nullptr;
+	if (depth_stencil != NO_DEPTH_TEXTURE)
+		depth_texture = buffer->getTexture(depth_stencil);
+
+	render_target->setTexture(textures, depth_texture);
+
+	driver->setRenderTargetEx(render_target, m_clear ? video::ECBF_ALL : video::ECBF_NONE, context.clear_color);
+	driver->OnResize(size);
 
 	RenderTarget::activate(context);
 }
diff --git a/src/client/render/pipeline.h b/src/client/render/pipeline.h
index 4a6df7de2..771c6f1d5 100644
--- a/src/client/render/pipeline.h
+++ b/src/client/render/pipeline.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ protected:
  *
  * @note Use of TextureBuffer requires use of gl_FragData[] in the shader
  */
-class TextureBuffer : public RenderSource, public RenderTarget
+class TextureBuffer : public RenderSource
 {
 public:
 	virtual ~TextureBuffer() override;
@@ -138,29 +138,8 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void setTexture(u8 index, v2f scale_factor, const std::string& name, video::ECOLOR_FORMAT format);
 
-	/**
-	 * @Configure depth texture and assign index
-	 * 
-	 * @param index index to use for the depth texture
-	 * @param size width and height of the texture in pixels
-	 * @param name unique name for the texture
-	 * @param format color format
-	 */
-	void setDepthTexture(u8 index, core::dimension2du size, const std::string& name, video::ECOLOR_FORMAT format);
-
-	/**
-	 * @Configure depth texture and assign index
-	 * 
-	 * @param index index to use for the depth texture
-	 * @param scale_factor relation of the texture dimensions to the screen dimensions
-	 * @param name unique name for the texture
-	 * @param format color format
-	 */
-	void setDepthTexture(u8 index, v2f scale_factor, const std::string& name, video::ECOLOR_FORMAT format);
-
 	virtual u8 getTextureCount() override { return m_textures.size(); }
 	virtual video::ITexture *getTexture(u8 index) override;
-	virtual void activate(PipelineContext &context) override;
 	virtual void reset(PipelineContext &context) override;
 private:
 	static const u8 NO_DEPTH_TEXTURE = 255;
@@ -189,9 +168,6 @@ private:
 	video::IVideoDriver *m_driver { nullptr };
 	std::vector<TextureDefinition> m_definitions;
 	core::array<video::ITexture *> m_textures;
-	video::ITexture *m_depth_texture { nullptr };
-	u8 m_depth_texture_index { NO_DEPTH_TEXTURE };
-	video::IRenderTarget *m_render_target { nullptr };
 };
 
 /**
@@ -201,10 +177,18 @@ class TextureBufferOutput : public RenderTarget
 {
 public:
 	TextureBufferOutput(TextureBuffer *buffer, u8 texture_index);
+	TextureBufferOutput(TextureBuffer *buffer, const std::vector<u8> &texture_map);
+	TextureBufferOutput(TextureBuffer *buffer, const std::vector<u8> &texture_map, u8 depth_stencil);
+	virtual ~TextureBufferOutput() override;
 	void activate(PipelineContext &context) override;
 private:
+	static const u8 NO_DEPTH_TEXTURE = 255;
+
 	TextureBuffer *buffer;
-	u8 texture_index;
+	std::vector<u8> texture_map;
+	u8 depth_stencil { NO_DEPTH_TEXTURE };
+	video::IRenderTarget* render_target { nullptr };
+	video::IVideoDriver* driver { nullptr };
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/client/render/secondstage.cpp b/src/client/render/secondstage.cpp
index 8f6f59537..860b277bd 100644
--- a/src/client/render/secondstage.cpp
+++ b/src/client/render/secondstage.cpp
@@ -88,31 +88,77 @@ void PostProcessingStep::run(PipelineContext &context)
 	driver->drawVertexPrimitiveList(&vertices, 4, &indices, 2);
 }
 
+void PostProcessingStep::setBilinearFilter(u8 index, bool value)
+{
+	assert(index < video::MATERIAL_MAX_TEXTURES);
+	material.TextureLayer[index].BilinearFilter = value;
+}
+
 RenderStep *addPostProcessing(RenderPipeline *pipeline, RenderStep *previousStep, v2f scale, Client *client)
 {
 	auto buffer = pipeline->createOwned<TextureBuffer>();
-	static const u8 TEXTURE_COLOR = 0;
-	static const u8 TEXTURE_DEPTH = 3;
+	auto driver = client->getSceneManager()->getVideoDriver();
 
-	// init post-processing buffer
-	buffer->setTexture(TEXTURE_COLOR, scale, "3d_render", video::ECF_A8R8G8B8);
+	// configure texture formats
+	video::ECOLOR_FORMAT color_format = video::ECF_A8R8G8B8;
+	if (driver->queryTextureFormat(video::ECF_A16B16G16R16F))
+		color_format = video::ECF_A16B16G16R16F;
 
 	video::ECOLOR_FORMAT depth_format = video::ECF_D16; // fallback depth format
-	auto driver = client->getSceneManager()->getVideoDriver();
 	if (driver->queryTextureFormat(video::ECF_D32))
 		depth_format = video::ECF_D32;
 	else if (driver->queryTextureFormat(video::ECF_D24S8))
 		depth_format = video::ECF_D24S8;
-	buffer->setDepthTexture(TEXTURE_DEPTH, scale, "3d_depthmap", depth_format);
+
+
+	// init post-processing buffer
+	static const u8 TEXTURE_COLOR = 0;
+	static const u8 TEXTURE_DEPTH = 1;
+	static const u8 TEXTURE_BLOOM = 2;
+	static const u8 TEXTURE_BLUR = 3;
+	static const u8 TEXTURE_BLUR_SECONDARY = 4;
+
+	buffer->setTexture(TEXTURE_COLOR, scale, "3d_render", color_format);
+	buffer->setTexture(TEXTURE_DEPTH, scale, "3d_depthmap", depth_format);
 
 	// attach buffer to the previous step
-	previousStep->setRenderTarget(buffer);
+	previousStep->setRenderTarget(pipeline->createOwned<TextureBufferOutput>(buffer, std::vector<u8> { TEXTURE_COLOR }, TEXTURE_DEPTH));
 
 	// post-processing stage
-	// set up shader
-	u32 shader_id = client->getShaderSource()->getShader("second_stage", TILE_MATERIAL_PLAIN, NDT_MESH);
+	// set up bloom
+	if (g_settings->getBool("enable_bloom")) {
 
-	RenderStep *effect = pipeline->addStep<PostProcessingStep>(shader_id, std::vector<u8> { TEXTURE_COLOR });
+		buffer->setTexture(TEXTURE_BLUR, scale * 0.5, "blur", color_format);
+		buffer->setTexture(TEXTURE_BLOOM, scale * 0.5, "bloom", color_format);
+		u8 bloom_input_texture = TEXTURE_BLOOM;
+		
+		if (g_settings->getBool("enable_bloom_dedicated_texture")) {
+			buffer->setTexture(TEXTURE_BLUR_SECONDARY, scale * 0.5, "blur2", color_format);
+			bloom_input_texture = TEXTURE_BLUR_SECONDARY;
+		}
+
+		// get bright spots
+		u32 shader_id = client->getShaderSource()->getShader("extract_bloom", TILE_MATERIAL_PLAIN, NDT_MESH);
+		RenderStep *extract_bloom = pipeline->addStep<PostProcessingStep>(shader_id, std::vector<u8> { TEXTURE_COLOR });
+		extract_bloom->setRenderSource(buffer);
+		extract_bloom->setRenderTarget(pipeline->createOwned<TextureBufferOutput>(buffer, bloom_input_texture));
+		// horizontal blur
+		shader_id = client->getShaderSource()->getShader("blur_h", TILE_MATERIAL_PLAIN, NDT_MESH);
+		RenderStep *blur_h = pipeline->addStep<PostProcessingStep>(shader_id, std::vector<u8> { bloom_input_texture });
+		blur_h->setRenderSource(buffer);
+		blur_h->setRenderTarget(pipeline->createOwned<TextureBufferOutput>(buffer, TEXTURE_BLUR));
+		// vertical blur
+		shader_id = client->getShaderSource()->getShader("blur_v", TILE_MATERIAL_PLAIN, NDT_MESH);
+		RenderStep *blur_v = pipeline->addStep<PostProcessingStep>(shader_id, std::vector<u8> { TEXTURE_BLUR });
+		blur_v->setRenderSource(buffer);
+		blur_v->setRenderTarget(pipeline->createOwned<TextureBufferOutput>(buffer, TEXTURE_BLOOM));
+	}
+
+	// final post-processing
+	u32 shader_id = client->getShaderSource()->getShader("second_stage", TILE_MATERIAL_PLAIN, NDT_MESH);
+	PostProcessingStep *effect = pipeline->createOwned<PostProcessingStep>(shader_id, std::vector<u8> { TEXTURE_COLOR, TEXTURE_BLOOM });
+	pipeline->addStep(effect);
+	effect->setBilinearFilter(1, true); // apply filter to the bloom
 	effect->setRenderSource(buffer);
 	return effect;
 }
diff --git a/src/client/render/secondstage.h b/src/client/render/secondstage.h
index 0c3c0a447..37d5b5071 100644
--- a/src/client/render/secondstage.h
+++ b/src/client/render/secondstage.h
@@ -22,17 +22,33 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "stereo.h"
 #include "pipeline.h"
 
+/**
+ *  Step to apply post-processing filter to the rendered image
+ */
 class PostProcessingStep : public RenderStep
 {
 public:
+	/**
+	 * Construct a new PostProcessingStep object
+	 * 
+	 * @param shader_id ID of the shader in IShaderSource
+	 * @param texture_map Map of textures to be chosen from the render source
+	 */
 	PostProcessingStep(u32 shader_id, const std::vector<u8> &texture_map);
 
-	
+
 	void setRenderSource(RenderSource *source) override;
 	void setRenderTarget(RenderTarget *target) override;
 	void reset(PipelineContext &context) override;
 	void run(PipelineContext &context) override;
 
+	/**
+	 * Configure bilinear filtering for a specific texture layer
+	 * 
+	 * @param index Index of the texture layer
+	 * @param value true to enable the bilinear filter, false to disable
+	 */
+	void setBilinearFilter(u8 index, bool value);
 private:
 	u32 shader_id;
 	std::vector<u8> texture_map;
diff --git a/src/client/renderingengine.h b/src/client/renderingengine.h
index 38420010f..e26171a44 100644
--- a/src/client/renderingengine.h
+++ b/src/client/renderingengine.h
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ class RenderingCore;
 class RenderingEngine
 {
 public:
+	/// Default color factor before applying effects like bloom or tomemapping
+	/// this is derived from tonemapping code and tuned empirically
+	static constexpr float DEFAULT_EXPOSURE_FACTOR = 2.5f;
+
 	RenderingEngine(IEventReceiver *eventReceiver);
 	~RenderingEngine();
 
diff --git a/src/client/shader.cpp b/src/client/shader.cpp
index f46807864..ab9b23117 100644
--- a/src/client/shader.cpp
+++ b/src/client/shader.cpp
@@ -682,6 +682,13 @@ ShaderInfo ShaderSource::generateShader(const std::string &name,
 		)";
 	}
 
+	// map legacy semantic texture names to texture identifiers
+	fragment_header += R"(
+		#define baseTexture texture0
+		#define normalTexture texture1
+		#define textureFlags texture2
+	)";
+
 	// Since this is the first time we're using the GL bindings be extra careful.
 	// This should be removed before 5.6.0 or similar.
 	if (!GL.GetString) {
@@ -771,6 +778,12 @@ ShaderInfo ShaderSource::generateShader(const std::string &name,
 		shaders_header << "#define SOFTSHADOWRADIUS " << shadow_soft_radius << "\n";
 	}
 
+	if (g_settings->getBool("enable_bloom")) {
+		shaders_header << "#define ENABLE_BLOOM 1\n";
+		if (g_settings->getBool("enable_bloom_debug"))
+			shaders_header << "#define ENABLE_BLOOM_DEBUG 1\n";
+	}
+
 	shaders_header << "#line 0\n"; // reset the line counter for meaningful diagnostics
 
 	std::string common_header = shaders_header.str();
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index bc1c98988..804bef2ca 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@ void set_default_settings()
 	settings->setDefault("water_wave_speed", "5.0");
 	settings->setDefault("enable_waving_leaves", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("enable_waving_plants", "false");
+	settings->setDefault("exposure_factor", "1.0");
+	settings->setDefault("enable_bloom", "false");
+	settings->setDefault("enable_bloom_debug", "false");
+	settings->setDefault("enable_bloom_dedicated_texture", "false");
+	settings->setDefault("bloom_intensity", "0.05");
+	settings->setDefault("bloom_radius", "16");
 
 	// Effects Shadows
 	settings->setDefault("enable_dynamic_shadows", "false");