diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/SubEditorScreen.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/SubEditorScreen.cs
index 97342cb7e..ae3a090d2 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/SubEditorScreen.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Screens/SubEditorScreen.cs
@@ -337,7 +337,24 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             var tickBox = new GUITickBox(new RectTransform(new Vector2(1.0f, 0.03f), paddedLeftPanel.RectTransform), TextManager.Get("ShowLighting"))
             {
                 Selected = lightingEnabled,
-                OnSelected = (GUITickBox obj) => { lightingEnabled = obj.Selected; return true; }
+                OnSelected = (GUITickBox obj) => 
+                {
+                    lightingEnabled = obj.Selected;
+                    if (lightingEnabled)
+                    {
+                        //turn off lights that are inside containers
+                        foreach (Item item in Item.ItemList)
+                        {
+                            foreach (LightComponent lightComponent in item.GetComponents<LightComponent>())
+                            {
+                                lightComponent.Light.Color = item.Container != null || (item.body != null && !item.body.Enabled) ?
+                                    Color.Transparent :
+                                    lightComponent.LightColor;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return true;
+                }
             };
             tickBox = new GUITickBox(new RectTransform(new Vector2(1.0f, 0.03f), paddedLeftPanel.RectTransform), TextManager.Get("ShowWalls"))
             {