diff --git a/src/bin/kawari-world.rs b/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
index 355dfc2..f6cee00 100644
--- a/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
+++ b/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
@@ -384,27 +384,6 @@ async fn client_loop(
                                                     .await;
                                                 }
 
-                                                // fade in?
-                                                {
-                                                    let ipc = ServerZoneIpcSegment {
-                                                        op_code: ServerZoneIpcType::PrepareZoning,
-                                                        timestamp: timestamp_secs(),
-                                                        data: ServerZoneIpcData::PrepareZoning {
-                                                            unk: [0, 0, 0, 0],
-                                                        },
-                                                        ..Default::default()
-                                                    };
-
-                                                    connection
-                                                    .send_segment(PacketSegment {
-                                                        source_actor: connection.player_data.actor_id,
-                                                        target_actor: connection.player_data.actor_id,
-                                                        segment_type: SegmentType::Ipc,
-                                                        data: SegmentData::Ipc { data: ipc },
-                                                    })
-                                                    .await;
-                                                }
-
                                                 // wipe any exit position so it isn't accidentally reused
                                                 connection.exit_position = None;
                                                 connection.exit_rotation = None;
diff --git a/src/ipc/zone/mod.rs b/src/ipc/zone/mod.rs
index 1f9e364..e6f3788 100644
--- a/src/ipc/zone/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ipc/zone/mod.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,18 @@ pub enum ServerZoneIpcData {
     LinkShellInformation { unk: [u8; 456] },
     /// Sent by the server when it wants the client to... prepare to zone?
     #[br(pre_assert(*magic == ServerZoneIpcType::PrepareZoning))]
-    PrepareZoning { unk: [u32; 4] },
+    PrepareZoning {
+        log_message: u32,
+        target_zone: u16,
+        animation: u16,
+        param4: u8,
+        hide_character: u8,
+        fade_out: u8,
+        param_7: u8,
+        fade_out_time: u8,
+        unk1: u8,
+        unk2: u16,
+    },
     /// Sent by the server
     #[br(pre_assert(*magic == ServerZoneIpcType::ActorControl))]
     ActorControl(ActorControl),
@@ -787,7 +798,18 @@ mod tests {
             ),
             (
                 ServerZoneIpcType::PrepareZoning,
-                ServerZoneIpcData::PrepareZoning { unk: [0; 4] },
+                ServerZoneIpcData::PrepareZoning {
+                    log_message: 0,
+                    target_zone: 0,
+                    animation: 0,
+                    param4: 0,
+                    hide_character: 0,
+                    fade_out: 0,
+                    param_7: 0,
+                    fade_out_time: 0,
+                    unk1: 0,
+                    unk2: 0,
+                },
             ),
             (
                 ServerZoneIpcType::ActorControl,
diff --git a/src/world/connection.rs b/src/world/connection.rs
index 80ff861..5688874 100644
--- a/src/world/connection.rs
+++ b/src/world/connection.rs
@@ -368,6 +368,35 @@ impl ZoneConnection {
 
         self.player_data.zone_id = new_zone_id;
 
+        // fade in?
+        {
+            let ipc = ServerZoneIpcSegment {
+                op_code: ServerZoneIpcType::PrepareZoning,
+                timestamp: timestamp_secs(),
+                data: ServerZoneIpcData::PrepareZoning {
+                    log_message: 0,
+                    target_zone: self.player_data.zone_id,
+                    animation: 0,
+                    param4: 0,
+                    hide_character: 0,
+                    fade_out: 1,
+                    param_7: 1,
+                    fade_out_time: 1,
+                    unk1: 8,
+                    unk2: 0,
+                },
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+
+            self.send_segment(PacketSegment {
+                source_actor: self.player_data.actor_id,
+                target_actor: self.player_data.actor_id,
+                segment_type: SegmentType::Ipc,
+                data: SegmentData::Ipc { data: ipc },
+            })
+            .await;
+        }
+
         // Player Class Info
         self.update_class_info().await;