diff --git a/Content.Client/Entry/EntryPoint.cs b/Content.Client/Entry/EntryPoint.cs
index 3bd85af225..cb05916ee0 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Entry/EntryPoint.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Entry/EntryPoint.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using Content.Client.IoC;
 using Content.Client.Launcher;
 using Content.Client.Lobby;
 using Content.Client.MainMenu;
+using Content.Client.Overlays;
 using Content.Client.Parallax.Managers;
 using Content.Client.Players.PlayTimeTracking;
 using Content.Client.Radiation.Overlays;
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Entry
 
             _parallaxManager.LoadDefaultParallax();
 
+            _overlayManager.AddOverlay(new CP14BasePostProcessOverlay()); // CP14-PostProcess
             _overlayManager.AddOverlay(new SingularityOverlay());
             _overlayManager.AddOverlay(new RadiationPulseOverlay());
             _chatManager.Initialize();
diff --git a/Content.Client/_CP14/Options/CP14OptionsMenuMainTab.xaml b/Content.Client/_CP14/Options/CP14OptionsMenuMainTab.xaml
index 597073e510..c6604f1b45 100644
--- a/Content.Client/_CP14/Options/CP14OptionsMenuMainTab.xaml
+++ b/Content.Client/_CP14/Options/CP14OptionsMenuMainTab.xaml
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
                 <Label Text="{Loc 'cp14-ui-options-main-graphics-label'}"
                        StyleClasses="LabelKeyText"/>
 
-                <!-- CP14 Wave shader settings -->
-                <BoxContainer Orientation="Horizontal">
-                    <Label Text="{Loc 'cp14-ui-options-main-graphics-wave-shader'}" Margin="0 0 4 0"/>
-                    <CheckBox Name="WaveShaderEnabled"/>
-                </BoxContainer>
+                <CheckBox Name="WaveShaderEnabled"
+                    Text="{Loc 'cp14-ui-options-main-graphics-wave-shader'}"/>
+                    <!-- TODO: Wave shader tooltip -->
+                <CheckBox Name="PostProcessCheckBox"
+                    Text="{Loc 'cp14-ui-options-postprocess'}"
+                    ToolTip="{Loc 'cp14-ui-options-postprocess-tooltip'}"/>
 
             </BoxContainer>
         </ScrollContainer>
diff --git a/Content.Client/_CP14/Options/CP14OptionsMenuMainTab.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/_CP14/Options/CP14OptionsMenuMainTab.xaml.cs
index 97860323dc..3342c7c1c1 100644
--- a/Content.Client/_CP14/Options/CP14OptionsMenuMainTab.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/_CP14/Options/CP14OptionsMenuMainTab.xaml.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public sealed partial class CP14OptionsMenuMainTab : Control
         RobustXamlLoader.Load(this);
 
         Control.AddOptionCheckBox(CP14ConfigVars.WaveShaderEnabled, WaveShaderEnabled);
+        Control.AddOptionCheckBox(CP14ConfigVars.PostProcess, PostProcessCheckBox);
 
         Control.Initialize();
     }
diff --git a/Content.Client/_CP14/Overlays/BasePostProcessOverlay.cs b/Content.Client/_CP14/Overlays/BasePostProcessOverlay.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fe8434a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Client/_CP14/Overlays/BasePostProcessOverlay.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+using Content.Shared._CP14.Configuration;
+using System.Numerics;
+using Robust.Client.Graphics;
+using Robust.Client.Player;
+using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
+using Robust.Shared.Enums;
+using Robust.Shared.Graphics;
+using Robust.Shared.Physics;
+using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
+
+namespace Content.Client.Overlays;
+
+// This overlay serves as the foundational post processing overlay.
+// Ideally, for performance reasons, post processing designed to be present at all times, such as additive light blending or tonemapping, should be done as part of a single shader pass.
+public sealed class CP14BasePostProcessOverlay : Overlay
+{
+    [Dependency] private readonly IConfigurationManager _configManager = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly IEntityManager _entityManager = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly ILightManager _lightManager = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly IPlayerManager _playerManager = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly IPrototypeManager _prototypeManager = default!;
+
+    public override bool RequestScreenTexture => true;
+    public override OverlaySpace Space => OverlaySpace.WorldSpace;
+    private readonly ShaderInstance _basePostProcessShader;
+
+    public CP14BasePostProcessOverlay()
+    {
+        IoCManager.InjectDependencies(this);
+        _basePostProcessShader = _prototypeManager.Index<ShaderPrototype>("BasePostProcess").InstanceUnique();
+    }
+
+    protected override bool BeforeDraw(in OverlayDrawArgs args)
+    {
+        if (!_configManager.GetCVar(CP14ConfigVars.PostProcess))
+            return false;
+
+        if (!_entityManager.TryGetComponent(_playerManager.LocalSession?.AttachedEntity, out EyeComponent? eyeComp))
+            return false;
+
+        if (args.Viewport.Eye != eyeComp.Eye)
+            return false;
+
+        if (!_lightManager.Enabled || !eyeComp.Eye.DrawLight)
+            return false;
+
+        var playerEntity = _playerManager.LocalSession?.AttachedEntity;
+
+        if (playerEntity == null)
+            return false;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    protected override void Draw(in OverlayDrawArgs args)
+    {
+        if (ScreenTexture == null)
+            return;
+
+        if (args.Viewport.Eye == null)
+            return;
+
+        var playerEntity = _playerManager.LocalSession?.AttachedEntity;
+
+        var worldHandle = args.WorldHandle;
+        var viewport = args.WorldBounds;
+
+        _basePostProcessShader.SetParameter("SCREEN_TEXTURE", ScreenTexture);
+        _basePostProcessShader.SetParameter("LIGHT_TEXTURE", args.Viewport.LightRenderTarget.Texture);
+
+        _basePostProcessShader.SetParameter("Zoom", args.Viewport.Eye.Zoom.X);
+
+        worldHandle.UseShader(_basePostProcessShader);
+        worldHandle.DrawRect(viewport, Color.White);
+        worldHandle.UseShader(null);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Content.Shared/_CP14/Configuration/CP14ConfigVars.cs b/Content.Shared/_CP14/Configuration/CP14ConfigVars.cs
index 08be32ea3b..ec1206c68c 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/_CP14/Configuration/CP14ConfigVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/_CP14/Configuration/CP14ConfigVars.cs
@@ -8,4 +8,12 @@ public sealed class CP14ConfigVars : CVars
 {
     public static readonly CVarDef<bool>
         WaveShaderEnabled = CVarDef.Create("cp14_rendering.wave_shader_enabled", true, CVar.CLIENT | CVar.ARCHIVE);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Toggle for non-gameplay-affecting or otherwise status indicative post-process effects, such additive lighting.
+    /// In the future, this could probably be turned into an enum that allows only disabling more expensive post-process shaders.
+    /// However, for now (mid-July of 2024), this only applies specifically to a particularly cheap shader: additive lighting.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static readonly CVarDef<bool>
+        PostProcess = CVarDef.Create("cp14_graphics.post_process", true, CVar.CLIENTONLY | CVar.ARCHIVE);
 }
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/_CP14/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/_CP14/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl
index 15361673cc..e0fbdb6096 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/_CP14/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/_CP14/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl
@@ -5,4 +5,12 @@ cp14-ui-options-tab-main = CP14
 ## Graphics
 
 cp14-ui-options-main-graphics-label = Graphics
-cp14-ui-options-main-graphics-wave-shader = Wave shader:
+
+cp14-ui-options-main-graphics-wave-shader = Wave shader
+
+cp14-ui-options-postprocess = Cosmetic Post-processing
+cp14-ui-options-postprocess-tooltip = 
+    When enabled, cosmetic post-processing effects such as
+    additive lighting will be present. This does not control
+    post-process effects that affect the game or otherwise
+    carry some form of gameplay-related meaning.
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/ru-RU/_CP14/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl b/Resources/Locale/ru-RU/_CP14/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl
index 8f288f570b..42d32f2236 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/ru-RU/_CP14/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/ru-RU/_CP14/escape-menu/ui/options-menu.ftl
@@ -5,4 +5,12 @@ cp14-ui-options-tab-main = CP14
 ## Graphics
 
 cp14-ui-options-main-graphics-label = Графика
-cp14-ui-options-main-graphics-wave-shader = Шейдер покачивания (Wave shader):
+
+cp14-ui-options-main-graphics-wave-shader = Шейдер покачивания
+
+cp14-ui-options-postprocess = Косметическая постобработка
+cp14-ui-options-postprocess-tooltip = 
+    Если эта функция включена, то будут присутствовать косметические эффекты постобработки,
+    такие как аддитивное освещение. Это не управляет эффеками постобработки, которые
+    влияют на игру или иным образом не контролирует эффекты постобработки, которые
+    влияют на игру или имеют какое-то значение для игрового процесса.
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Shaders/shaders.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Shaders/shaders.yml
index 6e0bbd55b4..1f537c6e6c 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Shaders/shaders.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Shaders/shaders.yml
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@
 - type: shader
   id: Hologram
   kind: source
-  path: "/Textures/Shaders/hologram.swsl"
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+  path: "/Textures/Shaders/hologram.swsl"
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/lamppost.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/lamppost.yml
index 1238bb25ec..f3fa5a37cc 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/lamppost.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/lamppost.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     drawdepth: Mobs
     offset: 0,0.9
   - type: PointLight
-    energy: 5
+    energy: 2.5
     radius: 8
 
 - type: entity
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/wallmount.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/wallmount.yml
index b7e517b9bf..18cd2e13b2 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/wallmount.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/wallmount.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         shader: unshaded
   - type: PointLight
     color: "#e67c34"
-    energy: 5
+    energy: 2
     radius: 8
   - type: AmbientSound
     enabled: true
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/wallmount_lamp.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/wallmount_lamp.yml
index 104826fe69..16e70e455a 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/wallmount_lamp.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Entities/Structures/Furniture/wallmount_lamp.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         map: [ "light" ]
         visible: false
   - type: PointLight
-    energy: 2
+    energy: 1
     radius: 8
     color: "#b2ceeb"
     enabled: false
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Shaders/shaders.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Shaders/shaders.yml
index 718e1c926d..468675576d 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Shaders/shaders.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/_CP14/Shaders/shaders.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
 - type: shader
   id: Wave
   kind: source
-  path: "/Textures/_CP14/Shaders/wave.swsl"
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+  path: "/Textures/_CP14/Shaders/wave.swsl"
+
+# Base post-processing
+- type: shader
+  id: BasePostProcess
+  kind: source
+  path: "/Textures/_CP14/Shaders/base_postprocess.swsl"
+  params:
+    CircleRadius: 420.0
+    CircleMinDist: 0.0
+    CirclePow: 1.0
+    CircleMax: 4.0
+    CircleMult: 0.25
+    FalloffClampMin: 0.075
+    FalloffClampMax: 1.0
+    FalloffStrength: 0.75
+    FalloffPow: 3.0
+    HDR: 1.5
diff --git a/Resources/Textures/_CP14/Shaders/base_postprocess.swsl b/Resources/Textures/_CP14/Shaders/base_postprocess.swsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43b1275bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Textures/_CP14/Shaders/base_postprocess.swsl
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//Boilerplate
+uniform sampler2D SCREEN_TEXTURE;
+uniform sampler2D LIGHT_TEXTURE;
+
+uniform highp float Zoom;
+
+//Variables for controlling the falloff of the additive lighting effect.
+uniform highp float CircleRadius; //= 420.0;
+uniform highp float CircleMinDist; //= 0.0;
+uniform highp float CirclePow; //= 1.0;
+uniform highp float CircleMax; //= 4.0;
+uniform highp float CircleMult; //= 0.25;
+uniform highp float FalloffClampMin; //= 0.075;
+uniform highp float FalloffClampMax; //= 1.0;
+uniform highp float FalloffStrength; //= 0.75;
+uniform highp float FalloffPow; //= 3.0;
+uniform highp float HDR; //= 1.5;
+
+void fragment() {
+	COLOR = zTextureSpec(SCREEN_TEXTURE, Pos);
+	highp vec2 aspect = vec2(1.0/SCREEN_PIXEL_SIZE.x, 1.0/SCREEN_PIXEL_SIZE.y);
+	highp float actualZoom = Zoom;
+
+	highp float circle = clamp(zCircleGradient(aspect, FRAGCOORD.xy, CircleMax, CircleRadius / actualZoom, CircleMinDist / actualZoom, CirclePow) * CircleMult, FalloffClampMin, FalloffClampMax);
+
+	highp vec3 lightsampleraw = texture2D(LIGHT_TEXTURE, Pos).rgb;
+	lightsampleraw = smoothstep(0.0, HDR, lightsampleraw);
+	highp float graylight = max(zGrayscale(lightsampleraw) - max((1.0 - circle) * FalloffStrength, 0.0), 0.0);
+	graylight = pow(graylight, FalloffPow);
+
+	highp vec3 lightsample = lightsampleraw * vec3(graylight);
+
+	COLOR.rgb = COLOR.rgb + lightsample;
+}
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