diff --git a/source/simulation2/components/CCmpOverlayRenderer.cpp b/source/simulation2/components/CCmpOverlayRenderer.cpp
index 39c48d02f1..f9e2e2d45a 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/components/CCmpOverlayRenderer.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/components/CCmpOverlayRenderer.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "simulation2/system/Component.h"
 #include "ICmpOverlayRenderer.h"
-
 #include "ICmpPosition.h"
+#include "ICmpRangeManager.h"
 
 #include "simulation2/MessageTypes.h"
 
@@ -32,9 +32,21 @@
 
 class CCmpOverlayRenderer final : public ICmpOverlayRenderer
 {
-public:
-	static void ClassInit(CComponentManager& UNUSED(componentManager))
+	enum class LocalLosVisibility : u8
 	{
+		HIDDEN = 0,
+		FOGGED = 1,
+		VISIBLE = 2,
+		DIRTY = 3,
+	};
+	static_assert(LocalLosVisibility::HIDDEN == static_cast<LocalLosVisibility>(LosVisibility::HIDDEN), "Desynced");
+	static_assert(LocalLosVisibility::FOGGED == static_cast<LocalLosVisibility>(LosVisibility::FOGGED), "Desynced");
+	static_assert(LocalLosVisibility::VISIBLE == static_cast<LocalLosVisibility>(LosVisibility::VISIBLE), "Desynced");
+
+public:
+	static void ClassInit(CComponentManager &componentManager)
+	{
+		componentManager.SubscribeToMessageType(MT_VisibilityChanged);
 	}
 
 	DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ALLOCATOR(OverlayRenderer)
@@ -49,12 +61,16 @@ public:
 	// Whether the sprites should be drawn (only valid between Interpolate and RenderSubmit)
 	bool m_Enabled;
 
+	// NOT SAFE TO SERIALIZE - used to hide status bars/auras of entities invisible to the player.
+	// We also can't just deserialize it because annoyingly the range manager computes LOS data on deserialize...
+	LocalLosVisibility m_VisibilityToCurrentPlayer = LocalLosVisibility::DIRTY;
+
 	static std::string GetSchema()
 	{
 		return "<empty/>";
 	}
 
-	void Init(const CParamNode& UNUSED(paramNode)) override
+	void Init(const CParamNode &UNUSED(paramNode)) override
 	{
 	}
 
@@ -62,36 +78,43 @@ public:
 	{
 	}
 
-	void Serialize(ISerializer& UNUSED(serialize)) override
+	void Serialize(ISerializer &UNUSED(serialize)) override
 	{
 		// TODO: should we do anything here?
 		// or should we expect other components to reinitialise us
 		// after deserialization?
 	}
 
-	void Deserialize(const CParamNode& paramNode, IDeserializer& UNUSED(deserialize)) override
+	void Deserialize(const CParamNode &paramNode, IDeserializer &UNUSED(deserialize)) override
 	{
 		Init(paramNode);
 	}
 
-	void HandleMessage(const CMessage& msg, bool UNUSED(global)) override
+	void HandleMessage(const CMessage &msg, bool UNUSED(global)) override
 	{
 		switch (msg.GetType())
 		{
 		case MT_Interpolate:
 		{
 			PROFILE("OverlayRenderer::Interpolate");
-			const CMessageInterpolate& msgData = static_cast<const CMessageInterpolate&> (msg);
+			const CMessageInterpolate &msgData = static_cast<const CMessageInterpolate &>(msg);
 			Interpolate(msgData.deltaSimTime, msgData.offset);
 			break;
 		}
 		case MT_RenderSubmit:
 		{
 			PROFILE("OverlayRenderer::RenderSubmit");
-			const CMessageRenderSubmit& msgData = static_cast<const CMessageRenderSubmit&> (msg);
+			const CMessageRenderSubmit &msgData = static_cast<const CMessageRenderSubmit &>(msg);
 			RenderSubmit(msgData.collector);
 			break;
 		}
+		case MT_VisibilityChanged:
+		{
+			const CMessageVisibilityChanged &msgData = static_cast<const CMessageVisibilityChanged &>(msg);
+			if (msgData.player == GetSimContext().GetCurrentDisplayedPlayer())
+				m_VisibilityToCurrentPlayer = static_cast<LocalLosVisibility>(msgData.newVisibility);
+			break;
+		}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -115,7 +138,7 @@ public:
 		UpdateMessageSubscriptions();
 	}
 
-	void AddSprite(const VfsPath& textureName, const CFixedVector2D& corner0, const CFixedVector2D& corner1, const CFixedVector3D& position, const std::string& color) override
+	void AddSprite(const VfsPath &textureName, const CFixedVector2D &corner0, const CFixedVector2D &corner1, const CFixedVector3D &position, const std::string &color) override
 	{
 		CColor colorObj(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
 		if (!colorObj.ParseString(color, 1))
@@ -134,13 +157,19 @@ public:
 		m_Sprites.push_back(sprite);
 		m_SpriteOffsets.push_back(CVector3D(position));
 
+		if (m_VisibilityToCurrentPlayer == LocalLosVisibility::DIRTY)
+		{
+			CmpPtr<ICmpRangeManager> cmpRangeManager(GetSystemEntity());
+			m_VisibilityToCurrentPlayer = static_cast<LocalLosVisibility>(cmpRangeManager->GetLosVisibility(GetEntityHandle(), GetSimContext().GetCurrentDisplayedPlayer()));
+		}
+
 		UpdateMessageSubscriptions();
 	}
 
 	void Interpolate(float UNUSED(frameTime), float frameOffset)
 	{
 		// Skip all the following computations if we have no sprites
-		if (m_Sprites.empty())
+		if (m_Sprites.empty() || m_VisibilityToCurrentPlayer == LocalLosVisibility::HIDDEN)
 		{
 			m_Enabled = false;
 			return;
@@ -165,7 +194,7 @@ public:
 		m_Enabled = true;
 	}
 
-	void RenderSubmit(SceneCollector& collector)
+	void RenderSubmit(SceneCollector &collector)
 	{
 		if (!m_Enabled || !ICmpOverlayRenderer::m_OverrideVisible)
 			return;