diff --git a/blade-helpers/src/hud.rs b/blade-helpers/src/hud.rs
index 4d0579a0..8940825f 100644
--- a/blade-helpers/src/hud.rs
+++ b/blade-helpers/src/hud.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ impl ExposeHud for blade_render::RayConfig {
                 .logarithmic(true),
         );
         ui.checkbox(&mut self.pairwise_mis, "Pairwise MIS");
+        ui.add(
+            egui::widgets::Slider::new(&mut self.defensive_mis, 0.0..=1.0).text("Defensive MIS"),
+        );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/blade-render/code/ray-trace.wgsl b/blade-render/code/ray-trace.wgsl
index dccf8d47..93cacd15 100644
--- a/blade-render/code/ray-trace.wgsl
+++ b/blade-render/code/ray-trace.wgsl
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ struct MainParams {
     spatial_min_distance: i32,
     t_start: f32,
     use_pairwise_mis: u32,
+    defensive_mis: f32,
     use_motion_vectors: u32,
     temporal_accumulation_weight: f32,
+    pad: f32,
     grid_scale: vec2<u32>,
 }
 
@@ -424,15 +426,18 @@ fn resample(
     if (parameters.use_pairwise_mis != 0u) {
         let canonical = base.canonical;
         let neighbor_history = min(neighbor.confidence, max_confidence);
+        let mis_scale = 1.0 / (base.accepted_count + parameters.defensive_mis);
         {   // scoping this to hint the register allocation
             let t_canonical_at_neighbor = estimate_target_score_with_occlusion(
                 other.surface, other.world_pos, canonical.selected_light_index, canonical.selected_uv, other_acs);
-            rr.mis_canonical = ratio(canonical.selected_target_score, t_canonical_at_neighbor.score) / base.accepted_count;
+            let r_canonical = ratio(canonical.history * canonical.selected_target_score / base.accepted_count, neighbor_history * t_canonical_at_neighbor.score);
+            rr.mis_canonical = mis_scale * (parameters.defensive_mis / base.accepted_count + r_canonical);
         }
 
         let t_neighbor_at_canonical = estimate_target_score_with_occlusion(
             base.surface, base.world_pos, neighbor.light_index, neighbor.light_uv, acc_struct);
-        rr.mis_sample = ratio(neighbor.target_score, t_neighbor_at_canonical.score) / base.accepted_count;
+        let r_neighbor = ratio(neighbor_history * neighbor.target_score, canonical.history * t_neighbor_at_canonical.score / base.accepted_count);
+        rr.mis_sample = mis_scale * r_neighbor;
 
         src.history = neighbor_history;
         src.selected_light_index = neighbor.light_index;
@@ -523,15 +528,16 @@ fn resample_temporal(
     let prev_world_pos = prev_camera.position + tr.surface.depth * prev_dir;
     let other = PixelCache(tr.surface, tr.reservoir, prev_world_pos);
     let rr = resample(&reservoir, &color_and_weight, base, other, prev_acc_struct, parameters.temporal_tap_confidence);
+    let mis_canonical = rr.mis_canonical;
 
     if (WRITE_DEBUG_IMAGE && debug.view_mode == DebugMode_TemporalMatch) {
         textureStore(out_debug, cur_pixel, vec4<f32>(1.0));
     }
     if (WRITE_DEBUG_IMAGE && debug.view_mode == DebugMode_TemporalMisCanonical) {
-        textureStore(out_debug, cur_pixel, vec4<f32>(rr.mis_canonical));
+        textureStore(out_debug, cur_pixel, vec4<f32>(mis_canonical));
     }
 
-    return finalize_resampling(&reservoir, &color_and_weight, base, rr.mis_canonical);
+    return finalize_resampling(&reservoir, &color_and_weight, base, mis_canonical);
 }
 
 fn resample_spatial(
diff --git a/blade-render/src/render/mod.rs b/blade-render/src/render/mod.rs
index 4b18eecd..4dd56365 100644
--- a/blade-render/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/blade-render/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ pub struct RayConfig {
     /// See "9.1 pairwise mis for robust reservoir reuse"
     /// "Correlations and Reuse for Fast and Accurate Physically Based Light Transport"
     pub pairwise_mis: bool,
+    pub defensive_mis: f32,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
@@ -374,8 +375,10 @@ struct MainParams {
     spatial_min_distance: u32,
     t_start: f32,
     use_pairwise_mis: u32,
+    defensive_mis: f32,
     use_motion_vectors: u32,
     temporal_accumulation_weight: f32,
+    pad: u32,
     grid_scale: [u32; 2],
 }
 
@@ -1098,12 +1101,14 @@ impl Renderer {
                         spatial_min_distance: ray_config.spatial_min_distance,
                         t_start: ray_config.t_start,
                         use_pairwise_mis: ray_config.pairwise_mis as u32,
+                        defensive_mis: ray_config.defensive_mis,
                         use_motion_vectors: (self.frame_scene_built == self.frame_index) as u32,
                         temporal_accumulation_weight: if denoiser_config.enabled {
                             denoiser_config.temporal_weight
                         } else {
                             1.0
                         },
+                        pad: 0,
                         grid_scale,
                     },
                     acc_struct: self.acceleration_structure,
diff --git a/examples/scene/main.rs b/examples/scene/main.rs
index 5ee2beca..c58c6a48 100644
--- a/examples/scene/main.rs
+++ b/examples/scene/main.rs
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ impl Example {
                 group_mixer: 10,
                 t_start: 0.1,
                 pairwise_mis: true,
+                defensive_mis: 0.0,
             },
             denoiser_config: blade_render::DenoiserConfig {
                 enabled: true,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 774e5cea..72e0a2c4 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -487,11 +487,12 @@ impl Engine {
                 temporal_tap: true,
                 temporal_confidence: 10.0,
                 spatial_taps: 1,
-                spatial_confidence: 5.0,
+                spatial_confidence: 10.0,
                 spatial_min_distance: 2,
                 group_mixer: 10,
                 t_start: 0.01,
                 pairwise_mis: true,
+                defensive_mis: 0.1,
             },
             denoiser_config: blade_render::DenoiserConfig {
                 enabled: true,