diff --git a/src/mol-canvas3d/canvas3d.ts b/src/mol-canvas3d/canvas3d.ts
index bb2973d24be22987c6d521aa80287bfd562ea5ce..9c93941a004a4bf859ed6abdfe7e0356fb9651a5 100644
--- a/src/mol-canvas3d/canvas3d.ts
+++ b/src/mol-canvas3d/canvas3d.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const Canvas3DParams = {
     cameraClipping: PD.Group({
         radius: PD.Numeric(100, { min: 0, max: 99, step: 1 }, { label: 'Clipping', description: 'How much of the scene to show.' }),
         far: PD.Boolean(true, { description: 'Hide scene in the distance' }),
-        minNear: PD.Numeric(5, { min: 0.1, max: 10, step: 0.1 }, { description: 'Note, may cause performance issues rendering impostors when set too small and cause issues with outline rendering when too close to 0.' }),
+        minNear: PD.Numeric(5, { min: 0.1, max: 100, step: 0.1 }, { description: 'Note, may cause performance issues rendering impostors when set too small and cause issues with outline rendering when too close to 0.' }),
     }, { pivot: 'radius' }),
     viewport: PD.MappedStatic('canvas', {
         canvas: PD.Group({}),