diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85e8e6054..3b1a2c11b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   to propagate it to the multibody).
 - Remove an internal special-case for contact constraints on fast contacts. The doesn’t seem necessary with the substep
   solver.
+- Character controller's snap to ground can now trigger with a movement orthogonal to its up vector.
 
 ## v0.19.0 (05 May 2024)
 
diff --git a/src/control/character_controller.rs b/src/control/character_controller.rs
index 87b5c1616..2c766c46e 100644
--- a/src/control/character_controller.rs
+++ b/src/control/character_controller.rs
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ impl KinematicCharacterController {
         result: &mut EffectiveCharacterMovement,
     ) -> Option<(ColliderHandle, ShapeCastHit)> {
         if let Some(snap_distance) = self.snap_to_ground {
-            if result.translation.dot(&self.up) < -1.0e-5 {
+            if result.translation.dot(&self.up) <= 0.0 {
                 let snap_distance = snap_distance.eval(dims.y);
                 let offset = self.offset.eval(dims.y);
                 if let Some((hit_handle, hit)) = queries.cast_shape(