[MC-311157] On some graphics cards, menu background blur creates black bands along the in-game horizon

After opening the pause menu (ESC), a clearly visible black horizontal border/band appears along the horizon. The artifact is visible in the background behind the menu and extends across the entire width of the screen. The issue disappears, or is no longer visible, after returning to gameplay with the pause menu closed.

Expected:
The horizon should be rendered normally, without any black border or band.

Actual:
Opening the ESC menu causes a black horizontal band to appear along the horizon.

Environment

•Hardware: Matebook D 15 •CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx (2.10 GHz) •GPU: AMD Radeon(TM) Vega 8 Graphics (1009 MB) •RAM: 8GB •OS: Windows 11

Linked issues

relates to 2

MC-311158 Black outlines appear around foliage textures Resolved

MC-311155 The animated textures of seaweed and kelp are blending together Resolved

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Automation for Jira 2026-08-17T15:23:29Z

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GotterRou 2026-08-17T15:34:13Z

I don't have that problem.

clamlol 2026-08-17T18:04:11Z

Please upload 2 more screenshots with the debug overlay (F3) enabled and showing the game version and system specs. One screenshot should show the world as it looks while playing, and the other should show the pause menu.

Also, does setting Menu Background Blur to Off mitigate the issue at all?

BaconKamil 2026-08-17T19:00:56Z

yes, disabling the menu background blur fixes the bug as seen in the new screenshot, setting this option to a higher value makes the problem worse

clamlol 2026-08-18T04:09:39Z

Thank you, I will mark this as Plausible so Mojang can take a look at it

RogueLogix 2026-08-19T12:27:47Z

I cannot reproduce this issue, and it appears you are not using the latest drivers available for your computer. Can you try updating your drivers to see if that resolves the issue?