diff --git a/constants/tileset_constants.asm b/constants/tileset_constants.asm
index 94ccd1f19..fb9db00d9 100644
--- a/constants/tileset_constants.asm
+++ b/constants/tileset_constants.asm
@@ -68,3 +68,8 @@ DEF NUM_VARIABLE_SPACES_SETS EQU const_value
 ; number of tiles of the tileset occupied by space tiles (see LoadTilesetGFX)
 DEF TILESET_FIXED_SPACES_NUM_TILES    EQU $20
 DEF TILESET_VARIABLE_SPACES_NUM_TILES EQU $20
+
+; metatile layout constants
+DEF FIRST_SPACE_METATILE        EQU $80
+DEF FIRST_GREY_SPACE_METATILE   EQU $e0
+DEF UNIQUE_SPACE_METATILES_MASK EQU %11111
diff --git a/engine/board/spaces.asm b/engine/board/spaces.asm
index dd6db1dbc..84707e86b 100755
--- a/engine/board/spaces.asm
+++ b/engine/board/spaces.asm
@@ -79,6 +79,19 @@ LandedInRegularSpaceScript:
 	end
 
 LandedInRegularSpace:
+; disable the space effect (turn the space into a grey space)
+	ld a, [wCurSpaceXCoord]
+	add 4
+	ld d, a
+	ld a, [wCurSpaceYCoord]
+	add 4
+	ld e, a
+	call GetBlockLocation
+	ld a, [hl]
+	and UNIQUE_SPACE_METATILES_MASK
+	add FIRST_GREY_SPACE_METATILE
+	ld [hl], a
+; trigger end of turn
 	ld a, BOARDEVENT_END_TURN
 	ldh [hCurBoardEvent], a
 	ret