diff --git a/src/game/client/glow_outline_effect.cpp b/src/game/client/glow_outline_effect.cpp
index 7f50e19e4..5b68d827b 100644
--- a/src/game/client/glow_outline_effect.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/glow_outline_effect.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ConVar glow_outline_effect_enable("glow_outline_effect_enable", "1", FCVAR_ARCHI
 	}
 );
 ConVar glow_outline_effect_width( "glow_outline_effect_width", "1.f", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "Width of glow outline effect.", true, 0.f, false, 0.f);
+ConVar glow_outline_effect_alpha( "glow_outline_effect_alpha", "0.5f", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "Alpha of glow outline effect.", true, 0.f, true, 1.f);
 ConVar glow_outline_effect_center_alpha("glow_outline_effect_center_alpha", "0.1f", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "Opacity of the part of the glow effect drawn on top of the player model when obstructed", true, 0.f, true, 1.f);
 ConVar glow_outline_effect_textured_center_alpha("glow_outline_effect_textured_center_alpha", "0.2f", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "Opacity of the part of the glow effect drawn on top of the player model when cloaked", true, 0.f, true, 1.f);
 #else
@@ -371,10 +372,13 @@ void CGlowObjectManager::ApplyEntityGlowEffects( const CViewSetup *pSetup, int n
 		// Draw quad
 #ifdef NEO
 		const float outlineWidth = glow_outline_effect_width.GetFloat();
-		if (outlineWidth)
+		const float outlineAlpha = glow_outline_effect_alpha.GetFloat();
+		if (outlineWidth && outlineAlpha)
 		{
 			IMaterialVar* pOutlineVar = pMatHaloAddToScreenOutline->FindVar("$C0_X", NULL);
 			pOutlineVar->SetFloatValue(outlineWidth);
+			IMaterialVar* pAlphaVar = pMatHaloAddToScreenOutline->FindVar("$C0_Y", NULL);
+			pAlphaVar->SetFloatValue(outlineAlpha);
 			pRenderContext->DrawScreenSpaceRectangle(pMatHaloAddToScreenOutline, 0, 0, nViewportWidth+1, nViewportHeight+1,
 				0, 0, pRtQuarterSize1->GetActualWidth(), pRtQuarterSize1->GetActualHeight(),
 				pRtQuarterSize1->GetActualWidth(),
diff --git a/src/game/client/neo/ui/neo_root_settings.cpp b/src/game/client/neo/ui/neo_root_settings.cpp
index 3eabb33b2..6bd3b82ef 100644
--- a/src/game/client/neo/ui/neo_root_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/neo/ui/neo_root_settings.cpp
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ void NeoSettingsRestore(NeoSettings *ns, const NeoSettings::Keys::Flags flagsKey
 
 		pHUD->bEnableXray = cvr->glow_outline_effect_enable.GetBool();
 		pHUD->flOutlineWidth = cvr->glow_outline_effect_width.GetFloat();
+		pHUD->flOutlineAlpha = cvr->glow_outline_effect_alpha.GetFloat();
 		pHUD->flCenterOpacity = cvr->glow_outline_effect_center_alpha.GetFloat();
 		pHUD->flTexturedOpacity = cvr->glow_outline_effect_textured_center_alpha.GetFloat();
 #endif // GLOWS_ENABLE
@@ -903,6 +904,7 @@ void NeoSettingsSave(const NeoSettings *ns)
 
 		cvr->glow_outline_effect_enable.SetValue(pHUD->bEnableXray);
 		cvr->glow_outline_effect_width.SetValue(pHUD->flOutlineWidth);
+		cvr->glow_outline_effect_alpha.SetValue(pHUD->flOutlineAlpha);
 		cvr->glow_outline_effect_center_alpha.SetValue(pHUD->flCenterOpacity);
 		cvr->glow_outline_effect_textured_center_alpha.SetValue(pHUD->flTexturedOpacity);
 #endif // GLOWS_ENABLE
@@ -1432,6 +1434,7 @@ void NeoSettings_HUD(NeoSettings* ns)
 	NeoUI::Divider(L"XRAY");
 	NeoUI::RingBoxBool(L"Enable Xray",  &pHud->bEnableXray);
 	NeoUI::Slider(L"Outline Width", &pHud->flOutlineWidth, 0, 2, 2, 0.25f);
+	NeoUI::Slider(L"Outline Opacity", &pHud->flOutlineAlpha, 0, 1, 2, 0.1f);
 	NeoUI::Slider(L"Center Opacity", &pHud->flCenterOpacity, 0, 1, 2, 0.1f);
 	NeoUI::Slider(L"Texture Opacity (Cloak highlight)", &pHud->flTexturedOpacity, 0, 1, 2, 0.1f);
 #endif // GLOWS_ENABLE
diff --git a/src/game/client/neo/ui/neo_root_settings.h b/src/game/client/neo/ui/neo_root_settings.h
index e89143992..5608d8b8f 100644
--- a/src/game/client/neo/ui/neo_root_settings.h
+++ b/src/game/client/neo/ui/neo_root_settings.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ struct NeoSettings
 		// Player Xray
 		bool bEnableXray;
 		float flOutlineWidth;
+		float flOutlineAlpha;
 		float flCenterOpacity;
 		float flTexturedOpacity;
 #endif // GLOWS_ENABLE
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ struct NeoSettings
 		// Xray
 		CONVARREF_DEF(glow_outline_effect_enable);
 		CONVARREF_DEF(glow_outline_effect_width);
+		CONVARREF_DEF(glow_outline_effect_alpha);
 		CONVARREF_DEF(glow_outline_effect_center_alpha);
 		CONVARREF_DEF(glow_outline_effect_textured_center_alpha);
 #endif // GLOWS_ENABLE
diff --git a/src/materialsystem/stdshaders/neo_haloaddoutline_ps2x.fxc b/src/materialsystem/stdshaders/neo_haloaddoutline_ps2x.fxc
index d5614d896..fe34ee644 100644
--- a/src/materialsystem/stdshaders/neo_haloaddoutline_ps2x.fxc
+++ b/src/materialsystem/stdshaders/neo_haloaddoutline_ps2x.fxc
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ sampler TexRed : register( s1 );
 sampler TexGreen : register( s2 );
 sampler TexBlue : register( s3 );
 
-float g_flOutlineWidth : register( c0 );
-float2 g_vPixelSize : register( c4 );
+const float2 g_flOutlineProperties 	: register(c0);
+#define g_flOutlineWidth 			g_flOutlineProperties.x
+#define g_flDimValue 				g_flOutlineProperties.y
+const float2 g_vPixelSize 			: register(c4);
 
 struct PS_INPUT
 {
@@ -19,12 +21,20 @@ float4 main( PS_INPUT i ) : COLOR
 {
 	float2 vOffset = g_flOutlineWidth * g_vPixelSize.xy;
 
-	// Take the max of 4 offset texture samples
+	// Take the max of 4(8?) offset texture samples
 	float4 result;
 	result.rgba = tex2D( TexSampler, i.baseTexCoord.xy + float2( vOffset.x, vOffset.y ) );
 	result.rgba = max( result.rgba, tex2D( TexSampler, i.baseTexCoord.xy + float2( vOffset.x, -vOffset.y ) ) );
 	result.rgba = max( result.rgba, tex2D( TexSampler, i.baseTexCoord.xy + float2( -vOffset.x, vOffset.y ) ) );
 	result.rgba = max( result.rgba, tex2D( TexSampler, i.baseTexCoord.xy + float2( -vOffset.x, -vOffset.y ) ) );
+	// Far objects or slim objects have holes in the outline unless we check all 8 surrounding neighbors, is the improved outline worth the extra cost?
+	result.rgba = max( result.rgba, tex2D( TexSampler, i.baseTexCoord.xy + float2( -vOffset.x, 0 ) ) );
+	result.rgba = max( result.rgba, tex2D( TexSampler, i.baseTexCoord.xy + float2( vOffset.x, 0 ) ) );
+	result.rgba = max( result.rgba, tex2D( TexSampler, i.baseTexCoord.xy + float2( 0, -vOffset.y ) ) );
+	result.rgba = max( result.rgba, tex2D( TexSampler, i.baseTexCoord.xy + float2( 0, vOffset.y ) ) );
+
+	// Scale by dim value before computing luminance below
+	result.rgb *= saturate( g_flDimValue );
 
 	// Store max color component in alpha for alpha blend of one/invSrcAlpha
 	float flLuminance = max( result.r, max( result.g, result.b ) );