diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c66f89..c34c403 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ seed_rng: true
 # as the initial noise.
 seed_rng_offset: 1
 
-# Mode used for sharpening. Can be one of: gaussian, contrast_adaptive
-# If using contrast_adaptive, I'd recommend setting sharpen_strength a bit lower.
+# Mode used for sharpening. Can be one of:
+#   gaussian, contrast_adaptive, contrast_adaptive_raw
+# If using contrast_adaptive_raw, I'd recommend setting sharpen_strength a bit lower.
 sharpen_mode: "gaussian"
 
 sharpen_gaussian_kernel_size: 3
@@ -243,3 +244,7 @@ I tried to set the node defaults to align with the official implementation. Thes
 ## Credits
 
 Heavily referenced from the official implementation: [DiffuseHigh](https://github.com/yhyun225/DiffuseHigh/)
+
+Contrast-adaptive sharpening sources: [1](https://github.com/GPUOpen-Effects/FidelityFX-CAS/blob/master/ffx-cas/ffx_cas.h), [2](https://github.com/Jamy-L/Pytorch-Contrast-Adaptive-Sharpening/), [3](https://github.com/Clybius)
+
+Thanks!
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 932585e..1dd2eae 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Note, only relatively significant changes to user-visible functionality will be
 ## 20241023
 
 * Initial support for rectified flow models (Flux, SD3, SD3.5). Might slightly change seeds for other models.
+* Improve contrast adaptive sharpening (hopefully). Will change seeds for workflows using `sharpen_mode: contrast_adaptive`, you can use `sharpen_mode: contrast_adaptive_raw` for the old behavior.
 
 ## 20241019
 
diff --git a/py/tensor_image_ops.py b/py/tensor_image_ops.py
index dbdb7cb..f85a10c 100644
--- a/py/tensor_image_ops.py
+++ b/py/tensor_image_ops.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def init_integrations():
 class SharpenMode(Enum):
     GAUSSIAN = auto()
     CONTRAST_ADAPTIVE = auto()
+    CONTRAST_ADAPTIVE_RAW = auto()
 
 
 def pilimgbatch_to_torch(
@@ -93,8 +94,15 @@ class Sharpen:
                 sigma=self.gaussian_sigma,
                 alpha=self.strength,
             )
-        elif self.mode == SharpenMode.CONTRAST_ADAPTIVE:
-            result = contrast_adaptive_sharpening(t, amount=self.strength)
+        elif self.mode in {
+            SharpenMode.CONTRAST_ADAPTIVE,
+            SharpenMode.CONTRAST_ADAPTIVE_RAW,
+        }:
+            result = contrast_adaptive_sharpening(
+                t,
+                amount=self.strength,
+                normalize=self.mode == SharpenMode.CONTRAST_ADAPTIVE,
+            )
         if fix_dims:
             result = result.movedim(1, -1)
         return result
@@ -109,33 +117,30 @@ def gaussian_blur_image_sharpening(image, kernel_size=3, sigma=(0.1, 2.0), alpha
     return (alpha + 1) * image - alpha * image_blurred
 
 
-# Improvements added by https://github.com/Clybius
+# Improvements by https://github.com/Clybius
 # The following is modified to work with latent images of ~0 mean from https://github.com/Jamy-L/Pytorch-Contrast-Adaptive-Sharpening/tree/main.
-def contrast_adaptive_sharpening(x, amount=0.8, *, epsilon=1e-06):  # noqa: D417, PLR0914
-    """Performs contrast adaptive sharpening on the batch of images x.
-
-    The algorithm is directly implemented from FidelityFX's source code,
-    that can be found here
-    https://github.com/GPUOpen-Effects/FidelityFX-CAS/blob/master/ffx-cas/ffx_cas.h.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    x : Tensor
-        Image or stack of images, of shape [batch, channels, ny, nx].
-        Batch and channel dimensions can be ommited.
-    amount : int [0, 1]
-        Amount of sharpening to do, 0 being minimum and 1 maximum
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    Tensor
-        Processed stack of images.
-
-    """  # noqa: D401
+# The algorithm is directly implemented from FidelityFX's source code that can be found here: https://github.com/GPUOpen-Effects/FidelityFX-CAS/blob/master/ffx-cas/ffx_cas.h.
+def contrast_adaptive_sharpening(  # noqa: PLR0914
+    x,
+    amount=0.8,
+    *,
+    normalize=True,
+    epsilon=1e-06,
+):
+    if x.ndim != 4:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Contrast-adaptive sharpening requires a tensor with 4 dimensions",
+        )
 
     def on_abs_stacked(tensor_list, f, *args: list, **kwargs: dict):
         return f(torch.abs(torch.stack(tensor_list)), *args, **kwargs)[0]
 
+    if normalize:
+        luminance = torch.linalg.vector_norm(x, dim=1, keepdim=True).add_(1e-08)
+        x = x / luminance
+        orig_mean = x.mean(dim=(-3, -2, -1), keepdim=True)
+        x -= orig_mean
+
     x_padded = F.pad(x, pad=(1, 1, 1, 1))
     x_padded = torch.complex(x_padded, torch.zeros_like(x_padded))
     # each side gets padded with 1 pixel
@@ -187,4 +192,9 @@ def contrast_adaptive_sharpening(x, amount=0.8, *, epsilon=1e-06):  # noqa: D417
     div = torch.reciprocal(1 + 4 * w)
     output = ((b + d + f + h) * w + e) * div
 
-    return output.real.clamp(x.min(), x.max())
+    output = output.real
+    for ob, xb in zip(x, output):
+        ob.clamp_(*xb.aminmax())
+    if normalize:
+        output = output.add_(orig_mean).mul_(luminance)
+    return output