diff --git a/addons/sourcemod/configs/shavit-zones.cfg b/addons/sourcemod/configs/shavit-zones.cfg
index a82cf510..2966765a 100644
--- a/addons/sourcemod/configs/shavit-zones.cfg
+++ b/addons/sourcemod/configs/shavit-zones.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 	"Sprites"
 	{
 		"beam"			"shavit/zone_beam.vmt"
-		"downloads"		"materials/shavit/zone_beam.vtf; materials/shavit/zone_beam.vmt"
+		"beam_ignorez"  "shavit/zone_beam_ignorez.vmt" // for seeing the zones through walls when creating them
+		"downloads"		"materials/shavit/zone_beam.vtf; materials/shavit/zone_beam.vmt; materials/shavit/zone_beam_ignorez.vmt"
 	}
 
 	"Colors"
diff --git a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-zones.sp b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-zones.sp
index 1fc4d6c2..ecf8ae18 100644
--- a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-zones.sp
+++ b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-zones.sp
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ bool gB_ZonesCreated = false;
 int gI_LastStage[MAXPLAYERS+1];
 
 char gS_BeamSprite[PLATFORM_MAX_PATH];
+char gS_BeamSpriteIgnoreZ[PLATFORM_MAX_PATH];
+int gI_BeamSpriteIgnoreZ;
 
 // admin menu
 TopMenu gH_AdminMenu = null;
@@ -607,6 +609,7 @@ bool LoadZonesConfig()
 
 	kv.JumpToKey("Sprites");
 	kv.GetString("beam", gS_BeamSprite, PLATFORM_MAX_PATH);
+	kv.GetString("beam_ignorez", gS_BeamSpriteIgnoreZ, PLATFORM_MAX_PATH, gS_BeamSprite);
 
 	char sDownloads[PLATFORM_MAX_PATH * 8];
 	kv.GetString("downloads", sDownloads, (PLATFORM_MAX_PATH * 8));
@@ -716,6 +719,8 @@ void LoadZoneSettings()
 		customBeam = defaultBeam;
 	}
 
+	gI_BeamSpriteIgnoreZ = PrecacheModel(gS_BeamSpriteIgnoreZ, true);
+
 	for (int i = 0; i < ZONETYPES_SIZE; i++)
 	{
 		for (int j = 0; j < TRACKS_SIZE; j++)
@@ -2854,7 +2859,7 @@ public Action Timer_Draw(Handle Timer, any data)
 		// This is here to make the zone setup grid snapping be 1:1 to how it looks when done with the setup.
 		origin = points[7];
 
-		DrawZone(points, GetZoneColors(type, track, 125), 0.1, gA_ZoneSettings[type][track].fWidth, false, origin, gA_ZoneSettings[type][track].iBeam, gA_ZoneSettings[type][track].iHalo);
+		DrawZone(points, GetZoneColors(type, track, 125), 0.1, gA_ZoneSettings[type][track].fWidth, false, origin, gI_BeamSpriteIgnoreZ, gA_ZoneSettings[type][track].iHalo);
 
 		if(gI_ZoneType[client] == Zone_Teleport && !EmptyVector(gV_Teleport[client]))
 		{
@@ -2867,7 +2872,7 @@ public Action Timer_Draw(Handle Timer, any data)
 	{
 		origin[2] -= gCV_Height.FloatValue;
 
-		TE_SetupBeamPoints(vPlayerOrigin, origin, gA_ZoneSettings[type][track].iBeam, gA_ZoneSettings[type][track].iHalo, 0, 0, 0.1, 1.0, 1.0, 0, 0.0, {255, 255, 255, 75}, 0);
+		TE_SetupBeamPoints(vPlayerOrigin, origin, gI_BeamSpriteIgnoreZ, gA_ZoneSettings[type][track].iHalo, 0, 0, 0.1, 1.0, 1.0, 0, 0.0, {255, 255, 255, 75}, 0);
 		TE_SendToAll(0.0);
 
 		// visualize grid snap
@@ -2882,7 +2887,7 @@ public Action Timer_Draw(Handle Timer, any data)
 			snap2 = origin;
 			snap2[i] += (gI_GridSnap[client] / 2);
 
-			TE_SetupBeamPoints(snap1, snap2, gA_ZoneSettings[type][track].iBeam, gA_ZoneSettings[type][track].iHalo, 0, 0, 0.1, 1.0, 1.0, 0, 0.0, {255, 255, 255, 75}, 0);
+			TE_SetupBeamPoints(snap1, snap2, gI_BeamSpriteIgnoreZ, gA_ZoneSettings[type][track].iHalo, 0, 0, 0.1, 1.0, 1.0, 0, 0.0, {255, 255, 255, 75}, 0);
 			TE_SendToAll(0.0);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/materials/shavit/zone_beam_ignorez.vmt b/materials/shavit/zone_beam_ignorez.vmt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4100318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/materials/shavit/zone_beam_ignorez.vmt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"Sprite"
+{
+	"$spriteorientation" "vp_parallel"
+	"$spriteorigin" "[ 0.50 0.50 ]"
+	"$basetexture" "shavit/zone_beam"
+	"$ignorez" "1"
+}