diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/config/Config.kt b/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/config/Config.kt
index 47ae564..4abf14f 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/config/Config.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/config/Config.kt
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ object Config : DelegatingConfig(BetterFoliageMod.MOD_ID, BetterFoliageMod.DOMAI
         val heightMin by double(min=0.1, max=2.5, default=0.6).lang("heightMin")
         val heightMax by double(min=0.1, max=2.5, default=0.8).lang("heightMax")
         val size by double(min=0.5, max=1.5, default=1.0).lang("size")
+        val population by int(max=64, default=64).lang("population")
         val useGenerated by boolean(false)
         val shaderWind by boolean(true).lang("shaderWind")
         val saturationThreshold by double(default=0.1)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/RenderGrass.kt b/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/RenderGrass.kt
index 3909c9d..7d5a8cc 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/RenderGrass.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/RenderGrass.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class RenderGrass : AbstractBlockRenderingHandler(BetterFoliageMod.MOD_ID) {
         }
     }
 
+    val noise = simplexNoise()
+
     val normalIcons = iconSet(BetterFoliageMod.LEGACY_DOMAIN, "blocks/better_grass_long_%d")
     val snowedIcons = iconSet(BetterFoliageMod.LEGACY_DOMAIN, "blocks/better_grass_snowed_%d")
     val normalGenIcon = iconStatic(Client.genGrass.generatedResource("minecraft:blocks/tallgrass", "snowed" to false))
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ class RenderGrass : AbstractBlockRenderingHandler(BetterFoliageMod.MOD_ID) {
         if (!Config.shortGrass.grassEnabled) return true
         if (isSnowed && !Config.shortGrass.snowEnabled) return true
         if (ctx.blockState(up1).isOpaqueCube) return true
+        if (Config.shortGrass.population < 64 && noise[ctx.pos] >= Config.shortGrass.population) return true
 
         // render grass quads
         val iconset = if (isSnowed) snowedIcons else normalIcons