diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/glsl_source/fogGlobal_fp.glsl b/src/engine/renderer/glsl_source/fogGlobal_fp.glsl
index 126fc12bcc..68a1705348 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/glsl_source/fogGlobal_fp.glsl
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/glsl_source/fogGlobal_fp.glsl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void	main()
 	// st.s = vertexDistanceToCamera;
 	st.t = 1.0;
 
-	vec4 color = texture2D(u_ColorMap, st);
+	vec4 color = vec4( vec3( 1.0 ), texture2D( u_ColorMap, st ).r );
 
 	outputColor = UnpackColor( u_Color ) * color;
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/glsl_source/fogQuake3_fp.glsl b/src/engine/renderer/glsl_source/fogQuake3_fp.glsl
index ab31ca9fb3..7a9826c191 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/glsl_source/fogQuake3_fp.glsl
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/glsl_source/fogQuake3_fp.glsl
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void	main()
 {
 	#insert material_fp
 
-	vec4 color = texture2D(u_FogMap, var_TexCoords);
+	vec4 color = vec4( vec3( 1.0 ), texture2D( u_FogMap, var_TexCoords ).r );
 
 	color *= var_Color;
 
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_backend.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/tr_backend.cpp
index a97f7347b0..877aa434ab 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_backend.cpp
@@ -739,12 +739,11 @@ static GLint GL_ToSRGB( GLint internalFormat, bool isSRGB )
 	{
 		switch ( format )
 		{
-#if 0 // Not used in the code base.
 			/* EXT_texture_sRGB_R8 extension.
 			See: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenGL-Registry/blob/main/extensions/EXT/EXT_texture_sRGB_R8.txt */
 			case GL_RED:
+				ASSERT( glConfig2.textureSrgbR8Available );
 				return GL_SR8_EXT;
-#endif
 			case GL_RGB:
 				return GL_SRGB;
 			case GL_RGBA:
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_bsp.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/tr_bsp.cpp
index 5a4079173d..99bc9b6e99 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_bsp.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_bsp.cpp
@@ -3954,6 +3954,8 @@ void R_LoadEntities( lump_t *l, std::string &externalEntities )
 			tr.convertColorFromSRGB = convertColorFromSRGB_cheap;
 		}
 	}
+
+	tr.fogImage =  tr.worldLinearizeTexture ? tr.fogImageLinear : tr.fogImageNaive;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_image.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/tr_image.cpp
index 6a669a0556..052143f47b 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_image.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_image.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ class ListImagesCmd : public Cmd::StaticCmd
 			{ GL_RGBA32UI, { "RGBA32UI", 16 } },
 			{ GL_ALPHA16F_ARB, { "A16F", 2 } },
 			{ GL_ALPHA32F_ARB, { "A32F", 4 } },
+			{ GL_RED, { "R8", 1 } },
 			{ GL_R16F, { "R16F", 2 } },
 			{ GL_R32F, { "R32F", 4 } },
 			{ GL_LUMINANCE_ALPHA16F_ARB, { "LA16F", 4 } },
@@ -933,6 +934,18 @@ void R_UploadImage( const char *name, const byte **dataArray, int numLayers, int
 		format = GL_DEPTH_STENCIL;
 		internalFormat = GL_DEPTH24_STENCIL8;
 	}
+	else if ( image->bits & IF_RED )
+	{
+		if( isSRGB && !glConfig2.textureSrgbR8Available )
+		{
+			Log::Warn("red image '%s' cannot be loaded as sRGB", image->name );
+			internalFormat = GL_RGBA8;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			internalFormat = GL_RED;
+		}
+	}
 	else if ( image->bits & ( IF_RGBA16F | IF_RGBA32F | IF_TWOCOMP16F | IF_TWOCOMP32F | IF_ONECOMP16F | IF_ONECOMP32F ) )
 	{
 		if( !glConfig2.textureFloatAvailable ) {
@@ -2405,26 +2418,23 @@ static void R_CreateFogImage()
 {
 	// Fog image is always created because disabling fog is cheat.
 
-	int   x, y;
-	byte  *data, *ptr;
-	float d;
-	float borderColor[ 4 ];
-
-	constexpr int FOG_S = 256;
-	constexpr int FOG_T = 32;
+	constexpr size_t FOG_S = 256;
+	constexpr size_t FOG_T = 32;
+	constexpr size_t channels = 4;
 
-	ptr = data = (byte*) ri.Hunk_AllocateTempMemory( FOG_S * FOG_T * 4 );
+	byte *data, *ptr;
+	ptr = data = (byte*) ri.Hunk_AllocateTempMemory( FOG_S * FOG_T * channels );
 
 	// S is distance, T is depth
-	for ( y = 0; y < FOG_T; y++ )
+	for ( size_t y = 0; y < FOG_T; y++ )
 	{
-		for ( x = 0; x < FOG_S; x++ )
+		for ( size_t x = 0; x < FOG_S; x++ )
 		{
-			d = R_FogFactor( ( x + 0.5f ) / FOG_S, ( y + 0.5f ) / FOG_T );
+			float d = R_FogFactor( ( x + 0.5f ) / FOG_S, ( y + 0.5f ) / FOG_T );
 
-			ptr[ 0 ] = ptr[ 1 ] = ptr[ 2 ] = 255;
-			ptr[ 3 ] = 255 * d;
-			ptr += 4;
+			ptr[ 0 ] = 255 * d;
+			ptr[ 1 ] = ptr[ 2 ] = ptr[ 3 ] = 255;
+			ptr += channels;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2432,17 +2442,32 @@ static void R_CreateFogImage()
 	// the border color at the edges.  OpenGL 1.2 has clamp-to-edge, which does
 	// what we want.
 	imageParams_t imageParams = {};
-	imageParams.bits = IF_NOPICMIP;
+	imageParams.bits = IF_NOPICMIP | IF_RED;
 	imageParams.filterType = filterType_t::FT_DEFAULT;
 	imageParams.wrapType = wrapTypeEnum_t::WT_CLAMP;
 
-	tr.fogImage = R_CreateImage( "_fog", ( const byte ** ) &data, FOG_S, FOG_T, 1, imageParams );
+	tr.fogImageNaive = R_CreateImage( "_fogNaive", ( const byte ** ) &data, FOG_S, FOG_T, 1, imageParams );
+
+	/* HACK: The previous fog image generator was calibrated for the
+	naive pipeline that was unaware of colorspaces. We need a new fog
+	image generator calibrated for the linear pipeline. It happens that
+	applying an sRGB-to-linear conversion of the alpha channel luckily
+	produces some good-enough results, and since we optimize the alpha
+	channel by storing it in a red-only image, this is very cheap to do.
+	A non-hacky implementation is welcome. */
+	imageParams.bits = IF_NOPICMIP | IF_SRGB;
+	imageParams.bits |= glConfig2.textureSrgbR8Available ? IF_RED : 0;
+
+	tr.fogImageLinear = R_CreateImage( "_fogLinear", ( const byte ** ) &data, FOG_S, FOG_T, 1, imageParams );
+
 	ri.Hunk_FreeTempMemory( data );
 
-	borderColor[ 0 ] = 1.0;
-	borderColor[ 1 ] = 1.0;
-	borderColor[ 2 ] = 1.0;
-	borderColor[ 3 ] = 1;
+	/* Just to be safe and not leave a null pointer in the wild.
+	This is modified when a map is loaded. */
+	tr.fogImage = tr.fogImageNaive;
+
+	vec4_t borderColor;
+	Vector4Set( borderColor, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f );
 
 	glTexParameterfv( GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_BORDER_COLOR, borderColor );
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_local.h b/src/engine/renderer/tr_local.h
index c8d8759c90..c9ba9ebd1d 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_local.h
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_local.h
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ enum class ssaoMode {
 	  IF_DEPTH32 = BIT( 11 ),
 	  IF_PACKED_DEPTH24_STENCIL8 = BIT( 12 ),
 	  IF_LIGHTMAP = BIT( 13 ),
+	  IF_RED = BIT( 14 ),
 	  IF_RGBE = BIT( 15 ),
 	  IF_ALPHATEST = BIT( 16 ), // FIXME: this is unused
 	  IF_ALPHA = BIT( 17 ),
@@ -2449,7 +2450,9 @@ enum
 
 		image_t    *defaultImage;
 		image_t    *cinematicImage[ MAX_IN_GAME_VIDEOS ];
-		image_t    *fogImage;
+		image_t    *fogImage; // Will be set to either fogImageNaive or fogImageSrgb.
+		image_t    *fogImageNaive;
+		image_t    *fogImageLinear;
 		image_t    *whiteImage; // full of 0xff
 		image_t    *blackImage; // full of 0x0
 		image_t    *redImage;
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_public.h b/src/engine/renderer/tr_public.h
index b879c3fe7a..c9f9877c35 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_public.h
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_public.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ struct glconfig2_t
 	bool gpuShader4Available;
 	bool gpuShader5Available;
 	bool textureGatherAvailable;
+	bool textureSrgbR8Available;
 	int      maxDrawBuffers;
 
 	float    maxTextureAnisotropy;
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_shader.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/tr_shader.cpp
index c59bb64b89..fa9bbcfc09 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_shader.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_shader.cpp
@@ -4415,6 +4415,11 @@ static bool ParseShader( const char *_text )
 				return false;
 			}
 
+			if ( tr.worldLinearizeTexture )
+			{
+				convertFromSRGB( shader.fogParms.color );
+			}
+
 			token = COM_ParseExt2( text, false );
 
 			if ( !token[ 0 ] )
diff --git a/src/engine/sys/sdl_glimp.cpp b/src/engine/sys/sdl_glimp.cpp
index 501de885f1..ecc7f62fc3 100644
--- a/src/engine/sys/sdl_glimp.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/sys/sdl_glimp.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ static Cvar::Cvar<bool> r_ext_texture_integer( "r_ext_texture_integer",
 	"Use GL_EXT_texture_integer if available", Cvar::NONE, true );
 static Cvar::Cvar<bool> r_ext_texture_rg( "r_ext_texture_rg",
 	"Use GL_EXT_texture_rg if available", Cvar::NONE, true );
+static Cvar::Cvar<bool> r_ext_texture_srgb_r8( "r_ext_texture_srgb_r8",
+	"Use GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_R8 if available", Cvar::NONE, true );
 static Cvar::Cvar<bool> r_khr_debug( "r_khr_debug",
 	"Use GL_KHR_debug if available", Cvar::NONE, true );
 static Cvar::Cvar<bool> r_khr_shader_subgroup( "r_khr_shader_subgroup",
@@ -2019,6 +2021,7 @@ static void GLimp_InitExtensions()
 	Cvar::Latch( r_ext_texture_float );
 	Cvar::Latch( r_ext_texture_integer );
 	Cvar::Latch( r_ext_texture_rg );
+	Cvar::Latch( r_ext_texture_srgb_r8 );
 	Cvar::Latch( r_khr_debug );
 	Cvar::Latch( r_khr_shader_subgroup );
 
@@ -2198,6 +2201,8 @@ static void GLimp_InitExtensions()
 	// made required in OpenGL 3.0
 	glConfig2.textureCompressionRGTCAvailable = LOAD_EXTENSION( ExtFlag_CORE, ARB_texture_compression_rgtc );
 
+	glConfig2.textureSrgbR8Available = LOAD_EXTENSION_WITH_TEST( ExtFlag_NONE, EXT_texture_sRGB_R8, r_ext_texture_srgb_r8.Get() );
+
 	// Texture - others
 	glConfig2.textureAnisotropyAvailable = false;
 	glConfig2.textureAnisotropy = 0.0f;