diff --git a/doc/classes/Environment.xml b/doc/classes/Environment.xml
index cc3d5a1139f..86c10026665 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Environment.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Environment.xml
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@
 		<member name="fog_height_enabled" type="bool" setter="set_fog_height_enabled" getter="is_fog_height_enabled" default="false">
 			Enables the fog height.
 		</member>
-		<member name="fog_height_max" type="float" setter="set_fog_height_max" getter="get_fog_height_max" default="100.0">
-			Maximum height of fog.
+		<member name="fog_height_max" type="float" setter="set_fog_height_max" getter="get_fog_height_max" default="0.0">
+			The Y coordinate where the height fog will be the most intense. If this value is greater than [member fog_height_min], fog will be displayed from bottom to top. Otherwise, it will be displayed from top to bottom.
 		</member>
-		<member name="fog_height_min" type="float" setter="set_fog_height_min" getter="get_fog_height_min" default="0.0">
-			Minimum height of fog.
+		<member name="fog_height_min" type="float" setter="set_fog_height_min" getter="get_fog_height_min" default="10.0">
+			The Y coordinate where the height fog will be the least intense. If this value is greater than [member fog_height_max], fog will be displayed from top to bottom. Otherwise, it will be displayed from bottom to top.
 		</member>
 		<member name="fog_sun_amount" type="float" setter="set_fog_sun_amount" getter="get_fog_sun_amount" default="0.0">
 			Amount of sun that affects the fog rendering.
diff --git a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.h b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.h
index c95385eb248..1b083e19494 100644
--- a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.h
+++ b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_scene_gles2.h
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ public:
 				fog_transmit_enabled(true),
 				fog_transmit_curve(1),
 				fog_height_enabled(false),
-				fog_height_min(0),
-				fog_height_max(100),
+				fog_height_min(10),
+				fog_height_max(0),
 				fog_height_curve(1) {
 		}
 	};
diff --git a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.h b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.h
index 910f90edc23..8436100f038 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.h
+++ b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.h
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ public:
 				fog_transmit_enabled(true),
 				fog_transmit_curve(1),
 				fog_height_enabled(false),
-				fog_height_min(0),
-				fog_height_max(100),
+				fog_height_min(10),
+				fog_height_max(0),
 				fog_height_curve(1) {
 		}
 	};
diff --git a/scene/resources/environment.cpp b/scene/resources/environment.cpp
index 7c3867beaae..0f0974114f9 100644
--- a/scene/resources/environment.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/environment.cpp
@@ -1047,8 +1047,8 @@ void Environment::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "fog_transmit_enabled"), "set_fog_transmit_enabled", "is_fog_transmit_enabled");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "fog_transmit_curve", PROPERTY_HINT_EXP_EASING), "set_fog_transmit_curve", "get_fog_transmit_curve");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "fog_height_enabled"), "set_fog_height_enabled", "is_fog_height_enabled");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "fog_height_min", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "-4000,4000,0.1"), "set_fog_height_min", "get_fog_height_min");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "fog_height_max", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "-4000,4000,0.1"), "set_fog_height_max", "get_fog_height_max");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "fog_height_min", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "-4000,4000,0.1,or_lesser,or_greater"), "set_fog_height_min", "get_fog_height_min");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "fog_height_max", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "-4000,4000,0.1,or_lesser,or_greater"), "set_fog_height_max", "get_fog_height_max");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "fog_height_curve", PROPERTY_HINT_EXP_EASING), "set_fog_height_curve", "get_fog_height_curve");
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_tonemapper", "mode"), &Environment::set_tonemapper);
@@ -1406,8 +1406,8 @@ Environment::Environment() :
 	fog_transmit_curve = 1;
 
 	fog_height_enabled = false;
-	fog_height_min = 0;
-	fog_height_max = 100;
+	fog_height_min = 10;
+	fog_height_max = 0;
 	fog_height_curve = 1;
 
 	set_fog_color(Color(0.5, 0.6, 0.7));