diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 99c8ae14..0086d742 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -1581,6 +1581,7 @@ EX void initConfig() {
   ->set_reaction(reset_all_shaders);
   param_f(stereo_alpha, "stereo_alpha", 0)
   ->set_reaction(reset_all_shaders);
+  param_b(equirectangular, "equirectangular");
 
   callhooks(hooks_configfile);
   
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index bb8f6187..de79257d 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ EX bool mmspatial, mmhigh, mmmon, mmitem;
 
 EX ld panini_alpha = 0;
 EX ld stereo_alpha = 0;
+EX bool equirectangular;
 
 EX int detaillevel = 0;
 
diff --git a/raycaster.cpp b/raycaster.cpp
index e65fdb35..8be71192 100644
--- a/raycaster.cpp
+++ b/raycaster.cpp
@@ -1952,6 +1952,10 @@ void raygen::create() {
 
    if(use_reflect) fmain += "  bool depthtoset = true;\n";
 
+   fmain +=
+    "  mediump float left = 1.;\n"
+    "  gl_FragColor = vec4(0,0,0,1);\n";
+
     if(IN_ODS) fmain +=
     "  mediump float lambda = at[0];\n" // -PI to PI
     "  mediump float phi;\n"
@@ -1960,13 +1964,18 @@ void raygen::create() {
     "  else { phi = at.y - PI/2.; eye = -uIPD / 2.; }\n"
     "  mediump mat4 vw = uStart * xzspin(-lambda) * "+f_xpush()+"(eye) * yzspin(phi);\n"
     "  mediump vec4 at0 = vec4(0., 0., 1., 0.);\n";
+    // todo: will not work in product!
     
+    else if(equirectangular) fmain +=
+    "  mediump float lambda = at.x * PI;\n" // -PI to PI
+    "  mediump float phi = at.y * PI / 2.0;\n"
+    "  mediump mat4 vw = uStart;\n"
+    "  mediump vec4 at0 = xzspin(-lambda) * yzspin(phi) * vec4(0., 0., 1., 0.);\n";
+
     else {
       fmain += 
         "  mediump mat4 vw = uStart;\n"
         "  mediump vec4 at0 = at;\n"
-        "  gl_FragColor = vec4(0,0,0,1);\n"
-        "  mediump float left = 1.;\n"
         "  at0.y = -at.y;\n"
         "  at0.w = 0.;\n";
       
@@ -2570,6 +2579,9 @@ EX void cast() {
   #else
   if(0) ;
   #endif
+  else if(equirectangular) {
+    glUniformMatrix4fv(o->uProjection, 1, 0, glhr::tmtogl_transpose(Id).as_array());
+    }
   else {
     dynamicval<eGeometry> g(geometry, gCubeTiling);
     transmatrix proj = Id;