diff --git a/panda/src/pgraphnodes/lightLensNode.I b/panda/src/pgraphnodes/lightLensNode.I
index 4fd1138b03..ccdb55ea0a 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraphnodes/lightLensNode.I
+++ b/panda/src/pgraphnodes/lightLensNode.I
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ get_shadow_buffer_sort() const {
   return _sb_sort;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sets the sort of the shadow buffer to be created for this light source.
+ */
+INLINE void LightLensNode::
+set_shadow_buffer_sort(int sort) {
+  _sb_sort = sort;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns the size of the shadow buffer to be created for this light source.
  */
diff --git a/panda/src/pgraphnodes/lightLensNode.h b/panda/src/pgraphnodes/lightLensNode.h
index f045c539b3..1d6b7720c8 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraphnodes/lightLensNode.h
+++ b/panda/src/pgraphnodes/lightLensNode.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class EXPCL_PANDA_PGRAPHNODES LightLensNode : public Light, public Camera {
   void set_shadow_caster(bool caster, int buffer_xsize, int buffer_ysize, int sort = -10);
 
   INLINE int get_shadow_buffer_sort() const;
+  INLINE void set_shadow_buffer_sort(int sort);
 
   INLINE LVecBase2i get_shadow_buffer_size() const;
   INLINE void set_shadow_buffer_size(const LVecBase2i &size);
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class EXPCL_PANDA_PGRAPHNODES LightLensNode : public Light, public Camera {
 
 PUBLISHED:
   MAKE_PROPERTY(shadow_caster, is_shadow_caster);
+  MAKE_PROPERTY(shadow_buffer_sort, get_shadow_buffer_sort, set_shadow_buffer_sort);
   MAKE_PROPERTY(shadow_buffer_size, get_shadow_buffer_size, set_shadow_buffer_size);
 
 public: