diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index efbde5933..7583f1a7f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@
 ### Three.js backend
 * `SkeletonMesh` now takes an optional `SkeletonMeshMaterialParametersCustomizer` function that allows you to modify the `ShaderMaterialParameters` before the material is finalized. Use it to modify things like THREEJS' `Material.depthTest` etc. See #1590.
 * **Breaking change:** the global object `spine.canvas` no longer exists. All classes and functions are now exposed on the global `spine` object directly. Simply replace any reference to `spine.threejs.` in your source code with `spine.`.
+* **Breaking change:** the default fragment shader of `SkeletonMeshMaterial` now explicitely discards fragments with alpha < 0.5. See https://github.com/EsotericSoftware/spine-runtimes/issues/1985
 
 ### Player
 * Added `SpinePlayerConfig.rawDataURIs`. Allows to embed data URIs for skeletons, atlases and atlas page images directly in the HTML/JS without needing to load it from a separate file. See the example for a demonstration.
diff --git a/spine-ts/spine-threejs/src/SkeletonMesh.ts b/spine-ts/spine-threejs/src/SkeletonMesh.ts
index 6ac2fdb3c..dd1a2280e 100644
--- a/spine-ts/spine-threejs/src/SkeletonMesh.ts
+++ b/spine-ts/spine-threejs/src/SkeletonMesh.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export class SkeletonMeshMaterial extends THREE.ShaderMaterial {
 			varying vec4 vColor;
 			void main(void) {
 				gl_FragColor = texture2D(map, vUv)*vColor;
+				if (gl_FragColor.a < 0.5) discard;
 			}
 		`;