diff --git a/tools/oven/src/DomainBaker.cpp b/tools/oven/src/DomainBaker.cpp
index 1d38c732dc..fe0808de73 100644
--- a/tools/oven/src/DomainBaker.cpp
+++ b/tools/oven/src/DomainBaker.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
 #include "DomainBaker.h"
 
 DomainBaker::DomainBaker(const QUrl& localModelFileURL, const QString& domainName,
-                         const QString& baseOutputPath, const QUrl& destinationPath) :
+                         const QString& baseOutputPath, const QUrl& destinationPath,
+                         bool shouldRebakeOriginals) :
     _localEntitiesFileURL(localModelFileURL),
     _domainName(domainName),
-    _baseOutputPath(baseOutputPath)
+    _baseOutputPath(baseOutputPath),
+    _shouldRebakeOriginals(shouldRebakeOriginals)
 {
     // make sure the destination path has a trailing slash
     if (!destinationPath.toString().endsWith('/')) {
@@ -168,9 +170,25 @@ void DomainBaker::enumerateEntities() {
                 static const QStringList BAKEABLE_MODEL_EXTENSIONS { ".fbx" };
                 auto completeLowerExtension = modelFileName.mid(modelFileName.indexOf('.')).toLower();
 
-                if (BAKEABLE_MODEL_EXTENSIONS.contains(completeLowerExtension)) {
-                    // grab a clean version of the URL without a query or fragment
-                    modelURL = modelURL.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveQuery | QUrl::RemoveFragment);
+                static const QString BAKED_MODEL_EXTENSION = ".baked.fbx";
+
+                if (BAKEABLE_MODEL_EXTENSIONS.contains(completeLowerExtension) ||
+                    (_shouldRebakeOriginals && completeLowerExtension == BAKED_MODEL_EXTENSION)) {
+
+                    if (completeLowerExtension == BAKED_MODEL_EXTENSION) {
+                        // grab a URL to the original, that we assume is stored a directory up, in the "original" folder
+                        // with just the fbx extension
+                        qDebug() << "Re-baking original for" << modelURL;
+
+                        auto originalFileName = modelFileName;
+                        originalFileName.replace(".baked", "");
+                        modelURL = modelURL.resolved("../original/" + originalFileName);
+
+                        qDebug() << "Original must be present at" << modelURL;
+                    } else {
+                        // grab a clean version of the URL without a query or fragment
+                        modelURL = modelURL.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveQuery | QUrl::RemoveFragment);
+                    }
 
                     // setup an FBXBaker for this URL, as long as we don't already have one
                     if (!_modelBakers.contains(modelURL)) {
diff --git a/tools/oven/src/DomainBaker.h b/tools/oven/src/DomainBaker.h
index 5244408115..34c5e11e63 100644
--- a/tools/oven/src/DomainBaker.h
+++ b/tools/oven/src/DomainBaker.h
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ public:
     // This means that we need to put all of the FBX importing/exporting from the same process on the same thread.
     // That means you must pass a usable running QThread when constructing a domain baker.
     DomainBaker(const QUrl& localEntitiesFileURL, const QString& domainName,
-                const QString& baseOutputPath, const QUrl& destinationPath);
+                const QString& baseOutputPath, const QUrl& destinationPath,
+                bool shouldRebakeOriginals = false);
 
 signals:
     void allModelsFinished();
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ private:
 
     int _totalNumberOfSubBakes { 0 };
     int _completedSubBakes { 0 };
+
+    bool _shouldRebakeOriginals { false };
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_DomainBaker_h
diff --git a/tools/oven/src/ui/DomainBakeWidget.cpp b/tools/oven/src/ui/DomainBakeWidget.cpp
index 7d667305bb..41452c7283 100644
--- a/tools/oven/src/ui/DomainBakeWidget.cpp
+++ b/tools/oven/src/ui/DomainBakeWidget.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <QtConcurrent>
 
+#include <QtWidgets/QCheckBox>
 #include <QtWidgets/QFileDialog>
 #include <QtWidgets/QGridLayout>
 #include <QtWidgets/QLabel>
@@ -126,6 +127,10 @@ void DomainBakeWidget::setupUI() {
     // start a new row for the next component
     ++rowIndex;
 
+    // setup a checkbox to allow re-baking of original assets
+    _rebakeOriginalsCheckBox = new QCheckBox("Re-bake originals");
+    gridLayout->addWidget(_rebakeOriginalsCheckBox, rowIndex, 0);
+
     // add a button that will kickoff the bake
     QPushButton* bakeButton = new QPushButton("Bake");
     connect(bakeButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &DomainBakeWidget::bakeButtonClicked);
@@ -207,7 +212,8 @@ void DomainBakeWidget::bakeButtonClicked() {
         auto fileToBakeURL = QUrl::fromLocalFile(_entitiesFileLineEdit->text());
         auto domainBaker = std::unique_ptr<DomainBaker> {
                 new DomainBaker(fileToBakeURL, _domainNameLineEdit->text(),
-                                outputDirectory.absolutePath(), _destinationPathLineEdit->text())
+                                outputDirectory.absolutePath(), _destinationPathLineEdit->text(),
+                                _rebakeOriginalsCheckBox->isChecked())
         };
 
         // make sure we hear from the baker when it is done
diff --git a/tools/oven/src/ui/DomainBakeWidget.h b/tools/oven/src/ui/DomainBakeWidget.h
index cd8c4a012e..a6f26b3731 100644
--- a/tools/oven/src/ui/DomainBakeWidget.h
+++ b/tools/oven/src/ui/DomainBakeWidget.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "../DomainBaker.h"
 #include "BakeWidget.h"
 
+class QCheckBox;
 class QLineEdit;
 
 class DomainBakeWidget : public BakeWidget {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ private:
     QLineEdit* _entitiesFileLineEdit;
     QLineEdit* _outputDirLineEdit;
     QLineEdit* _destinationPathLineEdit;
+    QCheckBox* _rebakeOriginalsCheckBox;
 
     Setting::Handle<QString> _domainNameSetting;
     Setting::Handle<QString> _exportDirectory;