diff --git a/src/rendering/tsl/VolumetricFog.ts b/src/rendering/tsl/VolumetricFog.ts
index 90d40aec..bef23d5b 100644
--- a/src/rendering/tsl/VolumetricFog.ts
+++ b/src/rendering/tsl/VolumetricFog.ts
@@ -203,9 +203,15 @@ export function createVolumetricFogNode(
      * Update camera matrices (call before render)
      */
     updateCamera: (cam: THREE.PerspectiveCamera) => {
+      // Ensure camera matrices are current before copying
+      // (camera position may have changed but matrices not yet updated)
+      cam.updateMatrixWorld();
+      cam.updateProjectionMatrix();
+
       uCameraNear.value = cam.near;
       uCameraFar.value = cam.far;
-      uCameraPos.value.copy(cam.position);
+      // Extract world position from matrixWorld for consistency with world reconstruction
+      uCameraPos.value.setFromMatrixPosition(cam.matrixWorld);
       uInverseProjection.value.copy(cam.projectionMatrixInverse);
       uInverseView.value.copy(cam.matrixWorld);
     },
diff --git a/src/rendering/tsl/effects/EffectPasses.ts b/src/rendering/tsl/effects/EffectPasses.ts
index f6dfbbcb..6d4fca72 100644
--- a/src/rendering/tsl/effects/EffectPasses.ts
+++ b/src/rendering/tsl/effects/EffectPasses.ts
@@ -1045,6 +1045,11 @@ export function createFogOfWarPass(
   };
 
   const updateCamera = (cam: THREE.PerspectiveCamera) => {
+    // Ensure camera matrices are current before copying
+    // (camera position may have changed but matrices not yet updated)
+    cam.updateMatrixWorld();
+    cam.updateProjectionMatrix();
+
     // Update camera parameters for world position reconstruction
     uCameraNear.value = cam.near;
     uCameraFar.value = cam.far;
@@ -1052,8 +1057,9 @@ export function createFogOfWarPass(
     uInverseProjection.value.copy(cam.projectionMatrixInverse);
     // Camera world matrix transforms view-space to world-space
     uCameraWorldMatrix.value.copy(cam.matrixWorld);
-    // Direct camera position for volumetric fog
-    uCameraPos.value.copy(cam.position);
+    // Extract world position from matrixWorld for consistency with world reconstruction
+    // (using camera.position directly would give local position if camera has a parent)
+    uCameraPos.value.setFromMatrixPosition(cam.matrixWorld);
   };
 
   const applyConfig = (config: Partial<FogOfWarConfig>) => {