diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/threeadd/packeteventssk/api/util/ConversionUtil.java b/src/main/java/dev/threeadd/packeteventssk/api/util/ConversionUtil.java
index 9e4dc29..2be760d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/threeadd/packeteventssk/api/util/ConversionUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/threeadd/packeteventssk/api/util/ConversionUtil.java
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ public static long toTicks(Timespan timespan) {
         return timespan.getAs(Timespan.TimePeriod.TICK);
     }
 
+    public static int toPackedBrightness(int level) {
+        int clamped = Math.clamp(level, 0, 15);
+        return (clamped << 4) | (clamped << 20);
+    }
+
+    public static int fromPackedBrightness(int packed) {
+        if (packed == -1) return -1;
+        return (packed >> 4) & 0xF;
+    }
+
     public static Display.Billboard toBillboard(AbstractDisplayMeta.BillboardConstraints billboardConstraints) {
         return Display.Billboard.valueOf(billboardConstraints.name());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/threeadd/packeteventssk/element/entity/field/meta/DisplayMetaFieldRegistrar.java b/src/main/java/dev/threeadd/packeteventssk/element/entity/field/meta/DisplayMetaFieldRegistrar.java
index 84738f5..f55577d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/threeadd/packeteventssk/element/entity/field/meta/DisplayMetaFieldRegistrar.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/threeadd/packeteventssk/element/entity/field/meta/DisplayMetaFieldRegistrar.java
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ public void register() {
                         (meta, newBillboard) -> meta.setBillboardConstraints(ConversionUtil.toBillboardConstraints(newBillboard)),
                         "display billboard constraints", "display billboard")
                 .optionalField(Number.class,
-                        AbstractDisplayMeta::getBrightnessOverride,
-                        (meta, newNum) -> meta.setBrightnessOverride(newNum.intValue()),
+                        meta -> ConversionUtil.fromPackedBrightness(meta.getBrightnessOverride()),
+                        (meta, newNum) -> meta.setBrightnessOverride(ConversionUtil.toPackedBrightness(newNum.intValue())),
                         "display brightness override", "display brightness")
                 .optionalField(Number.class,
                         AbstractDisplayMeta::getViewRange,
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ else if  (display.isAlignRight())
 
         Number brightnessOverride = context.getOptional("display brightness override", Number.class);
         if (brightnessOverride != null) {
-            meta.setBrightnessOverride(brightnessOverride.intValue());
+            meta.setBrightnessOverride(ConversionUtil.toPackedBrightness(brightnessOverride.intValue()));
         }
 
         Number viewRange = context.getOptional("display view range", Number.class);