diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/+android_interface/Stats.qml b/interface/resources/qml/+android_interface/Stats.qml
index 97d076ab6a..ef3db5d570 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/+android_interface/Stats.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/+android_interface/Stats.qml
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ Item {
                         model: root.downloadUrls
                         delegate: StatText {
                             visible: root.expanded;
-                            text: modelData.length > 30
+                            text: (modelData.length > 30
                                 ?  modelData.substring(0, 5) + "..." + modelData.substring(modelData.length - 22)
-                                : modelData
+                                : modelData) + "\n\t" + (!isNaN(root.downloadPriorities[index]) ? ("Priority: " + root.downloadPriorities[index] + ", ") : "") + "Progress: " + root.downloadProgresses[index] + "%"
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/Stats.qml b/interface/resources/qml/Stats.qml
index 0b5eba99d0..1482b6f92f 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/Stats.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/Stats.qml
@@ -304,16 +304,16 @@ Item {
                     }
                     ListView {
                         width: geoCol.width
-                        height: root.downloadUrls.length * 15
+                        height: root.downloadUrls.length * 30
 
                         visible: root.expanded && root.downloadUrls.length > 0;
 
                         model: root.downloadUrls
                         delegate: StatText {
                             visible: root.expanded;
-                            text: modelData.length > 30
+                            text: (modelData.length > 30
                                 ?  modelData.substring(0, 5) + "..." + modelData.substring(modelData.length - 22)
-                                : modelData
+                                : modelData) + "\n\t" + (!isNaN(root.downloadPriorities[index]) ? ("Priority: " + root.downloadPriorities[index] + ", ") : "") + "Progress: " + root.downloadProgresses[index] + "%"
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 764f2bb54d..16831ee091 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2277,12 +2277,12 @@ void Application::initialize(const QCommandLineParser &parser) {
         auto loadingRequests = ResourceCache::getLoadingRequests();
 
         QJsonArray loadingRequestsStats;
-        for (const auto& request : loadingRequests) {
+        for (const auto& requestPair : loadingRequests) {
             QJsonObject requestStats;
-            requestStats["filename"] = request->getURL().fileName();
-            requestStats["received"] = request->getBytesReceived();
-            requestStats["total"] = request->getBytesTotal();
-            requestStats["attempts"] = (int)request->getDownloadAttempts();
+            requestStats["filename"] = requestPair.first->getURL().fileName();
+            requestStats["received"] = requestPair.first->getBytesReceived();
+            requestStats["total"] = requestPair.first->getBytesTotal();
+            requestStats["attempts"] = (int)requestPair.first->getDownloadAttempts();
             loadingRequestsStats.append(requestStats);
         }
 
@@ -5731,15 +5731,30 @@ void Application::init() {
 
     getEntities()->init();
     getEntities()->setEntityLoadingPriorityFunction([this](const EntityItem& item) {
-        auto dims = item.getScaledDimensions();
-        auto maxSize = glm::compMax(dims);
+        if (item.getEntityHostType() == entity::HostType::AVATAR) {
+            return item.isMyAvatarEntity() ? Avatar::MYAVATAR_ENTITY_LOADING_PRIORITY : Avatar::OTHERAVATAR_ENTITY_LOADING_PRIORITY;
+        }
 
+        const float maxSize = glm::compMax(item.getScaledDimensions());
         if (maxSize <= 0.0f) {
             return 0.0f;
         }
 
-        auto distance = glm::distance(getMyAvatar()->getWorldPosition(), item.getWorldPosition());
-        return atan2(maxSize, distance);
+        const glm::vec3 itemPosition = item.getWorldPosition();
+        const float distance = glm::distance(getMyAvatar()->getWorldPosition(), itemPosition);
+        float result = atan2(maxSize, distance);
+
+        bool isInView = true;
+        {
+            QMutexLocker viewLocker(&_viewMutex);
+            isInView = _viewFrustum.sphereIntersectsKeyhole(itemPosition, maxSize);
+        }
+        if (!isInView) {
+            const float OUT_OF_VIEW_PENALTY = -M_PI_2;
+            result += OUT_OF_VIEW_PENALTY;
+        }
+
+        return result;
     });
 
     ObjectMotionState::setShapeManager(&_shapeManager);
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index fc6fae5456..1779d64dc6 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ MyAvatar::MyAvatar(QThread* thread) :
     _headData = new MyHead(this);
 
     _skeletonModel = std::make_shared<MySkeletonModel>(this, nullptr);
-    _skeletonModel->setLoadingPriority(MYAVATAR_LOADING_PRIORITY);
+    _skeletonModel->setLoadingPriorityOperator([]() { return MYAVATAR_LOADING_PRIORITY; });
     connect(_skeletonModel.get(), &Model::setURLFinished, this, &Avatar::setModelURLFinished);
     connect(_skeletonModel.get(), &Model::setURLFinished, this, [this](bool success) {
         if (success) {
@@ -1841,6 +1841,8 @@ void MyAvatar::handleChangedAvatarEntityData() {
             }
         });
     }
+
+    _hasCheckedForAvatarEntities = true;
 }
 
 bool MyAvatar::updateStaleAvatarEntityBlobs() const {
@@ -1896,6 +1898,7 @@ void MyAvatar::prepareAvatarEntityDataForReload() {
     });
 
     _reloadAvatarEntityDataFromSettings = true;
+    _hasCheckedForAvatarEntities = false;
 }
 
 AvatarEntityMap MyAvatar::getAvatarEntityData() const {
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/OtherAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/OtherAvatar.cpp
index aacb6f56a9..ab33a6f001 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/OtherAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/OtherAvatar.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OtherAvatar::OtherAvatar(QThread* thread) : Avatar(thread) {
     // give the pointer to our head to inherited _headData variable from AvatarData
     _headData = new Head(this);
     _skeletonModel = std::make_shared<SkeletonModel>(this, nullptr);
-    _skeletonModel->setLoadingPriority(OTHERAVATAR_LOADING_PRIORITY);
+    _skeletonModel->setLoadingPriorityOperator([]() { return OTHERAVATAR_LOADING_PRIORITY; });
     connect(_skeletonModel.get(), &Model::setURLFinished, this, &Avatar::setModelURLFinished);
     connect(_skeletonModel.get(), &Model::rigReady, this, &Avatar::rigReady);
     connect(_skeletonModel.get(), &Model::rigReset, this, &Avatar::rigReset);
@@ -595,7 +595,8 @@ void OtherAvatar::handleChangedAvatarEntityData() {
         }
     });
 
-    setAvatarEntityDataChanged(false);
+    _avatarEntityDataChanged = false;
+    _hasCheckedForAvatarEntities = true;
 }
 
 void OtherAvatar::onAddAttachedAvatarEntity(const QUuid& id) {
@@ -630,3 +631,11 @@ void OtherAvatar::updateAttachedAvatarEntities() {
         }
     }
 }
+
+void OtherAvatar::onIdentityRecieved() {
+    if (_avatarEntityIdentityCountdown > 0) {
+        _avatarEntityIdentityCountdown--;
+    } else {
+        _hasCheckedForAvatarEntities = true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/OtherAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/OtherAvatar.h
index cfe0c8332d..094644a1d3 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/OtherAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/OtherAvatar.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ protected:
     void onAddAttachedAvatarEntity(const QUuid& id);
     void onRemoveAttachedAvatarEntity(const QUuid& id);
 
+    void onIdentityRecieved() override;
+
     class AvatarEntityDataHash {
     public:
         AvatarEntityDataHash(uint32_t h) : hash(h) {};
@@ -91,6 +93,14 @@ protected:
     uint8_t _workloadRegion { workload::Region::INVALID };
     BodyLOD _bodyLOD { BodyLOD::Sphere };
     bool _needsDetailedRebuild { false };
+
+private:
+    // When determining _hasCheckedForAvatarEntities for OtherAvatars, we can set it to true in
+    // handleChangedAvatarEntityData if we have avatar entities.  But we never receive explicit
+    // confirmation from the avatar mixer if we don't have any.  So instead, we wait to receive
+    // a few identity packets, and assume that if we haven't gotten any avatar entities by then,
+    // that we're safe to say there aren't any.
+    uint8_t _avatarEntityIdentityCountdown { 2 };
 };
 
 using OtherAvatarPointer = std::shared_ptr<OtherAvatar>;
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/AccountServicesScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/AccountServicesScriptingInterface.cpp
index 35e9f3b36d..e77fb13b89 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/AccountServicesScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/AccountServicesScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ bool DownloadInfoResultFromScriptValue(const ScriptValue& object, DownloadInfoRe
 
 DownloadInfoResult AccountServicesScriptingInterface::getDownloadInfo() {
     DownloadInfoResult result;
-    foreach(const auto& resource, ResourceCache::getLoadingRequests()) {
-        result.downloading.append(resource->getProgress() * 100.0f);
+    foreach(const auto& resourcePair, ResourceCache::getLoadingRequests()) {
+        result.downloading.append(resourcePair.first->getProgress() * 100.0f);
     }
     result.pending = ResourceCache::getPendingRequestCount();
     return result;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/Stats.cpp b/interface/src/ui/Stats.cpp
index 0e3a329375..79e4d0e28c 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/Stats.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/Stats.cpp
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ void Stats::updateStats(bool force) {
 
         STAT_UPDATE(entityPacketsInKbps, octreeServerCount ? totalEntityKbps / octreeServerCount : -1);
 
-        auto loadingRequests = ResourceCache::getLoadingRequests();
-        STAT_UPDATE(downloads, loadingRequests.size());
+        auto loadingRequestPairs = ResourceCache::getLoadingRequests();
+        STAT_UPDATE(downloads, loadingRequestPairs.size());
         STAT_UPDATE(downloadLimit, (int)ResourceCache::getRequestLimit())
         STAT_UPDATE(downloadsPending, (int)ResourceCache::getPendingRequestCount());
         STAT_UPDATE(processing, DependencyManager::get<StatTracker>()->getStat("Processing").toInt());
@@ -298,29 +298,37 @@ void Stats::updateStats(bool force) {
 
         // See if the active download urls have changed
         bool shouldUpdateUrls = _downloads != _downloadUrls.size();
+        bool shouldUpdateProgresses = false;
         if (!shouldUpdateUrls) {
             for (int i = 0; i < _downloads; i++) {
-                if (loadingRequests[i]->getURL().toString() != _downloadUrls[i]) {
+                if (loadingRequestPairs[i].first->getURL().toString() != _downloadUrls[i]) {
                     shouldUpdateUrls = true;
                     break;
+                } else if (loadingRequestPairs[i].first->getProgress() != _downloadProgresses[i]) {
+                    shouldUpdateProgresses = true;
                 }
             }
         }
         // If the urls have changed, update the list
         if (shouldUpdateUrls) {
             _downloadUrls.clear();
-            foreach (const auto& resource, loadingRequests) {
-                _downloadUrls << resource->getURL().toString();
+            _downloadPriorities.clear();
+            foreach (const auto& resourcePair, loadingRequestPairs) {
+                _downloadUrls << resourcePair.first->getURL().toString();
+                _downloadPriorities << resourcePair.second;
             }
             emit downloadUrlsChanged();
+            emit downloadPrioritiesChanged();
+            shouldUpdateProgresses = true;
+        }
+
+        if (shouldUpdateProgresses) {
+            _downloadProgresses.clear();
+            foreach (const auto& resourcePair, loadingRequestPairs) {
+                _downloadProgresses << (int)(100.0f * resourcePair.first->getProgress());
+            }
+            emit downloadProgressesChanged();
         }
-        // TODO fix to match original behavior
-        //stringstream downloads;
-        //downloads << "Downloads: ";
-        //foreach(Resource* resource, ) {
-        //    downloads << (int)(resource->getProgress() * 100.0f) << "% ";
-        //}
-        //downloads << "(" <<  << " pending)";
     }
 
     // Fourth column, octree stats
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/Stats.h b/interface/src/ui/Stats.h
index a3366904bd..b6d5e5ac9c 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/Stats.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/Stats.h
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ private: \
  *     <em>Read-only.</em>
  * @property {string[]} downloadUrls - The download URLs.
  *     <em>Read-only.</em>
- *     <p><strong>Note:</strong> Property not available in the API.</p>
+ * @property {number[]} downloadProgresses - The download progresses.
+ *     <em>Read-only.</em>
+ * @property {number[]} downloadPriorities - The download priorities.
+ *     <em>Read-only.</em>
  * @property {number} processing - The number of completed downloads being processed.
  *     <em>Read-only.</em>
  * @property {number} processingPending - The number of completed downloads waiting to be processed.
@@ -529,6 +532,8 @@ class Stats : public QQuickItem {
     STATS_PROPERTY(int, downloadLimit, 0)
     STATS_PROPERTY(int, downloadsPending, 0)
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList downloadUrls READ downloadUrls NOTIFY downloadUrlsChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QList<int> downloadProgresses READ downloadProgresses NOTIFY downloadProgressesChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QList<float> downloadPriorities READ downloadPriorities NOTIFY downloadPrioritiesChanged)
     STATS_PROPERTY(int, processing, 0)
     STATS_PROPERTY(int, processingPending, 0)
     STATS_PROPERTY(int, triangles, 0)
@@ -622,7 +627,9 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    QStringList downloadUrls () { return _downloadUrls; }
+    QStringList downloadUrls() { return _downloadUrls; }
+    QList<int> downloadProgresses() { return _downloadProgresses; }
+    QList<float> downloadPriorities() { return _downloadPriorities; }
 
 public slots:
 
@@ -1091,6 +1098,20 @@ signals:
      */
     void downloadUrlsChanged();
 
+    /*@jsdoc
+     * Triggered when the value of the <code>downloadProgresses</code> property changes.
+     * @function Stats.downloadProgressesChanged
+     * @returns {Signal}
+     */
+    void downloadProgressesChanged();
+
+    /*@jsdoc
+     * Triggered when the value of the <code>downloadPriorities</code> property changes.
+     * @function Stats.downloadPrioritiesChanged
+     * @returns {Signal}
+     */
+    void downloadPrioritiesChanged();
+
     /*@jsdoc
      * Triggered when the value of the <code>processing</code> property changes.
      * @function Stats.processingChanged
@@ -1809,14 +1830,16 @@ signals:
      */
 
 private:
-    int _recentMaxPackets{ 0 } ; // recent max incoming voxel packets to process
-    bool _resetRecentMaxPacketsSoon{ true };
-    bool _expanded{ false };
-    bool _showTimingDetails{ false };
-    bool _showGameUpdateStats{ false };
+    int _recentMaxPackets { 0 } ; // recent max incoming voxel packets to process
+    bool _resetRecentMaxPacketsSoon { true };
+    bool _expanded { false };
+    bool _showTimingDetails { false };
+    bool _showGameUpdateStats { false };
     QString _monospaceFont;
     const AudioIOStats* _audioStats;
-    QStringList _downloadUrls = QStringList();
+    QStringList _downloadUrls { QStringList() };
+    QList<int> _downloadProgresses { QList<int>() };
+    QList<float> _downloadPriorities { QList<float>() };
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_Stats_h
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp
index 9474c0309f..066ccec056 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ AnimNodeLoader::AnimNodeLoader(const QUrl& url) :
 {
     _resource = QSharedPointer<Resource>::create(url);
     _resource->setSelf(_resource);
-    _resource->setLoadPriority(this, ANIM_GRAPH_LOAD_PRIORITY);
+    _resource->setLoadPriorityOperator(this, []() { return ANIM_GRAPH_LOAD_PRIORITY; });
     connect(_resource.data(), &Resource::loaded, this, &AnimNodeLoader::onRequestDone);
     connect(_resource.data(), &Resource::failed, this, &AnimNodeLoader::onRequestError);
     _resource->ensureLoading();
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/SoundCache.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/SoundCache.cpp
index 2b02a566ac..55a32e7237 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/SoundCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/SoundCache.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SharedSoundPointer SoundCache::getSound(const QUrl& url) {
 
 QSharedPointer<Resource> SoundCache::createResource(const QUrl& url) {
     auto resource = QSharedPointer<Sound>(new Sound(url), &Resource::deleter);
-    resource->setLoadPriority(this, SOUNDS_LOADING_PRIORITY);
+    resource->setLoadPriorityOperator(this, []() { return SOUNDS_LOADING_PRIORITY; });
     return resource;
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
index 25473bda90..6b27a31f8e 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
@@ -51,12 +51,14 @@ const float DISPLAYNAME_BACKGROUND_ALPHA = 0.4f;
 const glm::vec3 HAND_TO_PALM_OFFSET(0.0f, 0.12f, 0.08f);
 const float Avatar::MYAVATAR_LOADING_PRIORITY = (float)M_PI; // Entity priority is computed as atan2(maxDim, distance) which is <= PI / 2
 const float Avatar::OTHERAVATAR_LOADING_PRIORITY = MYAVATAR_LOADING_PRIORITY - EPSILON;
+const float Avatar::MYAVATAR_ENTITY_LOADING_PRIORITY = MYAVATAR_LOADING_PRIORITY - EPSILON;
+const float Avatar::OTHERAVATAR_ENTITY_LOADING_PRIORITY = OTHERAVATAR_LOADING_PRIORITY - EPSILON;
 
 namespace render {
     template <> const ItemKey payloadGetKey(const AvatarSharedPointer& avatar) {
         ItemKey::Builder keyBuilder = ItemKey::Builder::opaqueShape().withTypeMeta().withTagBits(render::hifi::TAG_ALL_VIEWS).withMetaCullGroup();
         auto avatarPtr = static_pointer_cast<Avatar>(avatar);
-        if (!avatarPtr->getEnableMeshVisible()) {
+        if (!avatarPtr->shouldRender()) {
             keyBuilder.withInvisible();
         }
         return keyBuilder.build();
@@ -646,7 +648,7 @@ void Avatar::addToScene(AvatarSharedPointer self, const render::ScenePointer& sc
     _skeletonModel->setTagMask(render::hifi::TAG_ALL_VIEWS);
     _skeletonModel->setGroupCulled(true);
     _skeletonModel->setCanCastShadow(true);
-    _skeletonModel->setVisibleInScene(_isMeshVisible, scene);
+    _skeletonModel->setVisibleInScene(shouldRender(), scene);
 
     processMaterials();
 
@@ -841,8 +843,26 @@ bool Avatar::getEnableMeshVisible() const {
 }
 
 void Avatar::fixupModelsInScene(const render::ScenePointer& scene) {
-    bool canTryFade{ false };
+    if (_needsWearablesLoadedCheck && _hasCheckedForAvatarEntities) {
+        bool wearablesAreLoaded = true;
+        // Technically, we should be checking for descendant avatar entities that are owned by this avatar.
+        // But it's sufficient to just check all children entities here.
+        forEachChild([&](SpatiallyNestablePointer child) {
+            if (child->getNestableType() == NestableType::Entity) {
+                auto entity = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<EntityItem>(child);
+                if (entity && !entity->isVisuallyReady()) {
+                    wearablesAreLoaded = false;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        _isReadyToDraw = wearablesAreLoaded;
+        if (_isReadyToDraw) {
+            _needMeshVisibleSwitch = true;
+        }
+        _needsWearablesLoadedCheck = !wearablesAreLoaded;
+    }
 
+    bool canTryFade = false;
     // check to see if when we added our models to the scene they were ready, if they were not ready, then
     // fix them up in the scene
     render::Transaction transaction;
@@ -854,7 +874,7 @@ void Avatar::fixupModelsInScene(const render::ScenePointer& scene) {
         _skeletonModel->setTagMask(render::hifi::TAG_ALL_VIEWS);
         _skeletonModel->setGroupCulled(true);
         _skeletonModel->setCanCastShadow(true);
-        _skeletonModel->setVisibleInScene(_isMeshVisible, scene);
+        _skeletonModel->setVisibleInScene(shouldRender(), scene);
 
         processMaterials();
         canTryFade = true;
@@ -862,7 +882,7 @@ void Avatar::fixupModelsInScene(const render::ScenePointer& scene) {
     }
 
     if (_needMeshVisibleSwitch) {
-        _skeletonModel->setVisibleInScene(_isMeshVisible, scene);
+        _skeletonModel->setVisibleInScene(shouldRender(), scene);
         updateRenderItem(transaction);
         _needMeshVisibleSwitch = false;
     }
@@ -1484,6 +1504,10 @@ void Avatar::rigReady() {
     buildSpine2SplineRatioCache();
     setSkeletonData(getSkeletonDefaultData());
     sendSkeletonData();
+
+    _needsWearablesLoadedCheck = _skeletonModel && _skeletonModel->isLoaded() && _skeletonModel->getGeometry()->shouldWaitForWearables();
+    _needMeshVisibleSwitch = (_isReadyToDraw != !_needsWearablesLoadedCheck);
+    _isReadyToDraw = !_needsWearablesLoadedCheck;
 }
 
 // rig has been reset.
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
index af6b58a187..2e618350a4 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
@@ -554,6 +554,11 @@ public:
 
     uint32_t appendSubMetaItems(render::ItemIDs& subItems);
 
+    virtual bool shouldRender() const { return _isMeshVisible && _isReadyToDraw; }
+
+    static const float MYAVATAR_ENTITY_LOADING_PRIORITY;
+    static const float OTHERAVATAR_ENTITY_LOADING_PRIORITY;
+
 signals:
     /*@jsdoc
      * Triggered when the avatar's target scale is changed. The target scale is the desired scale of the avatar without any
@@ -742,8 +747,11 @@ protected:
     void processMaterials();
 
     AABox _renderBound;
-    bool _isMeshVisible{ true };
-    bool _needMeshVisibleSwitch{ true };
+    bool _isMeshVisible { true };
+    bool _needMeshVisibleSwitch { true };
+    bool _isReadyToDraw { false };
+    bool _needsWearablesLoadedCheck { false };
+    bool _hasCheckedForAvatarEntities { false };
 
     static const float MYAVATAR_LOADING_PRIORITY;
     static const float OTHERAVATAR_LOADING_PRIORITY;
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index d44890b1b8..fc28ad9e02 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -2072,6 +2072,8 @@ void AvatarData::processAvatarIdentity(QDataStream& packetStream, bool& identity
             << "is >=" << (udt::SequenceNumber::Type) incomingSequenceNumber;
 #endif
     }
+
+    onIdentityRecieved();
 }
 
 QUrl AvatarData::getWireSafeSkeletonModelURL() const {
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 55b1682974..a31291e1fc 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -1276,7 +1276,6 @@ public:
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE virtual void setAvatarEntityData(const AvatarEntityMap& avatarEntityData);
 
-    void setAvatarEntityDataChanged(bool value) { _avatarEntityDataChanged = value; }
     AvatarEntityIDs getAndClearRecentlyRemovedIDs();
 
     /*@jsdoc
@@ -1583,6 +1582,8 @@ protected:
     virtual const QString& getSessionDisplayNameForTransport() const { return _sessionDisplayName; }
     virtual void maybeUpdateSessionDisplayNameFromTransport(const QString& sessionDisplayName) { } // No-op in AvatarMixer
 
+    virtual void onIdentityRecieved() {}
+
     // Body scale
     float _targetScale;
     float _domainMinimumHeight { MIN_AVATAR_HEIGHT };
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index 1b54d1b3b7..793871e55a 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -1310,6 +1310,10 @@ void ModelEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateAsynchronousTyped(const TypedEntityPoint
             scene->enqueueTransaction(transaction);
         });
         entity->setModel(model);
+        model->setLoadingPriorityOperator([entity]() {
+            float loadPriority = entity->getLoadPriority();
+            return fabs(loadPriority) > EPSILON ? loadPriority : EntityTreeRenderer::getEntityLoadingPriority(*entity);
+        });
         withWriteLock([&] { _model = model; });
     }
 
@@ -1317,7 +1321,6 @@ void ModelEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateAsynchronousTyped(const TypedEntityPoint
     if (_parsedModelURL != model->getURL()) {
         _texturesLoaded = false;
         _jointMappingCompleted = false;
-        model->setLoadingPriority(EntityTreeRenderer::getEntityLoadingPriority(*entity));
         model->setURL(_parsedModelURL);
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
index c477a3fcef..2f0b1e0945 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ EntityPropertyFlags EntityItemProperties::getChangedProperties() const {
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_GROUP_CULLED, groupCulled);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_BLENDSHAPE_COEFFICIENTS, blendshapeCoefficients);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_USE_ORIGINAL_PIVOT, useOriginalPivot);
+    CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_LOAD_PRIORITY, loadPriority);
     changedProperties += _animation.getChangedProperties();
 
     // Light
@@ -1090,6 +1091,9 @@ EntityPropertyFlags EntityItemProperties::getChangedProperties() const {
  * @property {boolean} useOriginalPivot=false - If <code>false</code>, the model will be centered based on its content,
  *     ignoring any offset in the model itself. If <code>true</code>, the model will respect its original offset.  Currently,
  *     only pivots relative to <code>{x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}</code> are supported.
+ * @property {number} loadPriority=0.0 - If <code>0</code>, the model download will be prioritized based on distance, size, and
+ *     other factors, and assigned a priority automatically between <code>0</code> and <code>PI / 2</code>.  Otherwise, the
+ *     download will be ordered based on the set <code>loadPriority</code>.
  * @property {string} textures="" - A JSON string of texture name, URL pairs used when rendering the model in place of the
  *     model's original textures. Use a texture name from the <code>originalTextures</code> property to override that texture.
  *     Only the texture names and URLs to be overridden need be specified; original textures are used where there are no
@@ -1919,6 +1923,7 @@ ScriptValue EntityItemProperties::copyToScriptValue(ScriptEngine* engine, bool s
         COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_GROUP_CULLED, groupCulled);
         COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_BLENDSHAPE_COEFFICIENTS, blendshapeCoefficients);
         COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_USE_ORIGINAL_PIVOT, useOriginalPivot);
+        COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_LOAD_PRIORITY, loadPriority);
         _animation.copyToScriptValue(_desiredProperties, properties, engine, skipDefaults, defaultEntityProperties, returnNothingOnEmptyPropertyFlags, isMyOwnAvatarEntity);
     }
 
@@ -2350,6 +2355,7 @@ void EntityItemProperties::copyFromScriptValue(const ScriptValue& object, bool h
     COPY_PROPERTY_FROM_QSCRIPTVALUE(groupCulled, bool, setGroupCulled);
     COPY_PROPERTY_FROM_QSCRIPTVALUE(blendshapeCoefficients, QString, setBlendshapeCoefficients);
     COPY_PROPERTY_FROM_QSCRIPTVALUE(useOriginalPivot, bool, setUseOriginalPivot);
+    COPY_PROPERTY_FROM_QSCRIPTVALUE(loadPriority, float, setLoadPriority);
     _animation.copyFromScriptValue(object, namesSet, _defaultSettings);
 
     // Light
@@ -2658,6 +2664,7 @@ void EntityItemProperties::merge(const EntityItemProperties& other) {
     COPY_PROPERTY_IF_CHANGED(groupCulled);
     COPY_PROPERTY_IF_CHANGED(blendshapeCoefficients);
     COPY_PROPERTY_IF_CHANGED(useOriginalPivot);
+    COPY_PROPERTY_IF_CHANGED(loadPriority);
     _animation.merge(other._animation);
 
     // Light
@@ -3036,6 +3043,7 @@ bool EntityItemProperties::getPropertyInfo(const QString& propertyName, EntityPr
         ADD_PROPERTY_TO_MAP(PROP_GROUP_CULLED, GroupCulled, groupCulled, bool);
         ADD_PROPERTY_TO_MAP(PROP_BLENDSHAPE_COEFFICIENTS, BlendshapeCoefficients, blendshapeCoefficients, QString);
         ADD_PROPERTY_TO_MAP(PROP_USE_ORIGINAL_PIVOT, UseOriginalPivot, useOriginalPivot, bool);
+        ADD_PROPERTY_TO_MAP(PROP_LOAD_PRIORITY, LoadPriority, loadPriority, float);
         { // Animation
             ADD_GROUP_PROPERTY_TO_MAP(PROP_ANIMATION_URL, Animation, animation, URL, url);
             ADD_GROUP_PROPERTY_TO_MAP(PROP_ANIMATION_ALLOW_TRANSLATION, Animation, animation, AllowTranslation, allowTranslation);
@@ -3517,6 +3525,7 @@ OctreeElement::AppendState EntityItemProperties::encodeEntityEditPacket(PacketTy
                 APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_GROUP_CULLED, properties.getGroupCulled());
                 APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_BLENDSHAPE_COEFFICIENTS, properties.getBlendshapeCoefficients());
                 APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_USE_ORIGINAL_PIVOT, properties.getUseOriginalPivot());
+                APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_LOAD_PRIORITY, properties.getLoadPriority());
 
                 _staticAnimation.setProperties(properties);
                 _staticAnimation.appendToEditPacket(packetData, requestedProperties, propertyFlags, propertiesDidntFit, propertyCount, appendState);
@@ -4029,6 +4038,7 @@ bool EntityItemProperties::decodeEntityEditPacket(const unsigned char* data, int
         READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(PROP_GROUP_CULLED, bool, setGroupCulled);
         READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(PROP_BLENDSHAPE_COEFFICIENTS, QString, setBlendshapeCoefficients);
         READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(PROP_USE_ORIGINAL_PIVOT, bool, setUseOriginalPivot);
+        READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(PROP_LOAD_PRIORITY, float, setLoadPriority);
 
         properties.getAnimation().decodeFromEditPacket(propertyFlags, dataAt, processedBytes);
     }
@@ -4438,6 +4448,7 @@ void EntityItemProperties::markAllChanged() {
     _groupCulledChanged = true;
     _blendshapeCoefficientsChanged = true;
     _useOriginalPivotChanged = true;
+    _loadPriorityChanged = true;
     _animation.markAllChanged();
 
     // Light
@@ -5024,6 +5035,9 @@ QList<QString> EntityItemProperties::listChangedProperties() {
     if (useOriginalPivotChanged()) {
         out += "useOriginalPivot";
     }
+    if (loadPriorityChanged()) {
+        out += "loadPriority";
+    }
     getAnimation().listChangedProperties(out);
 
     // Light
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
index f8e7377df7..e9a4800892 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ public:
     DEFINE_PROPERTY_REF(PROP_GROUP_CULLED, GroupCulled, groupCulled, bool, false);
     DEFINE_PROPERTY_REF(PROP_BLENDSHAPE_COEFFICIENTS, BlendshapeCoefficients, blendshapeCoefficients, QString, "");
     DEFINE_PROPERTY_REF(PROP_USE_ORIGINAL_PIVOT, UseOriginalPivot, useOriginalPivot, bool, false);
+    DEFINE_PROPERTY_REF(PROP_LOAD_PRIORITY, LoadPriority, loadPriority, float, 0.0f);
     DEFINE_PROPERTY_GROUP(Animation, animation, AnimationPropertyGroup);
 
     // Light
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityPropertyFlags.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityPropertyFlags.h
index 2ed634c42c..a95feed55b 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityPropertyFlags.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityPropertyFlags.h
@@ -255,17 +255,18 @@ enum EntityPropertyList {
     PROP_GROUP_CULLED = PROP_DERIVED_7,
     PROP_BLENDSHAPE_COEFFICIENTS = PROP_DERIVED_8,
     PROP_USE_ORIGINAL_PIVOT = PROP_DERIVED_9,
+    PROP_LOAD_PRIORITY = PROP_DERIVED_10,
     // Animation
-    PROP_ANIMATION_URL = PROP_DERIVED_10,
-    PROP_ANIMATION_ALLOW_TRANSLATION = PROP_DERIVED_11,
-    PROP_ANIMATION_FPS = PROP_DERIVED_12,
-    PROP_ANIMATION_FRAME_INDEX = PROP_DERIVED_13,
-    PROP_ANIMATION_PLAYING = PROP_DERIVED_14,
-    PROP_ANIMATION_LOOP = PROP_DERIVED_15,
-    PROP_ANIMATION_FIRST_FRAME = PROP_DERIVED_16,
-    PROP_ANIMATION_LAST_FRAME = PROP_DERIVED_17,
-    PROP_ANIMATION_HOLD = PROP_DERIVED_18,
-    PROP_ANIMATION_SMOOTH_FRAMES = PROP_DERIVED_19,
+    PROP_ANIMATION_URL = PROP_DERIVED_11,
+    PROP_ANIMATION_ALLOW_TRANSLATION = PROP_DERIVED_12,
+    PROP_ANIMATION_FPS = PROP_DERIVED_13,
+    PROP_ANIMATION_FRAME_INDEX = PROP_DERIVED_14,
+    PROP_ANIMATION_PLAYING = PROP_DERIVED_15,
+    PROP_ANIMATION_LOOP = PROP_DERIVED_16,
+    PROP_ANIMATION_FIRST_FRAME = PROP_DERIVED_17,
+    PROP_ANIMATION_LAST_FRAME = PROP_DERIVED_18,
+    PROP_ANIMATION_HOLD = PROP_DERIVED_19,
+    PROP_ANIMATION_SMOOTH_FRAMES = PROP_DERIVED_20,
 
     // Light
     PROP_IS_SPOTLIGHT = PROP_DERIVED_0,
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
index c96cb8d667..209240533b 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ bool EntityTree::updateEntity(EntityItemPointer entity, const EntityItemProperti
             }
         }
     } else {
-        if (getIsServer()) {
+        if (isEntityServer()) {
             bool simulationBlocked = !entity->getSimulatorID().isNull();
             if (properties.simulationOwnerChanged()) {
                 QUuid submittedID = properties.getSimulationOwner().getID();
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ void EntityTree::deleteEntitiesByID(const std::vector<EntityItemID>& ids, bool f
     // this method has two paths:
     // (a) entity-server: applies delete filter
     // (b) interface-client: deletes local- and my-avatar-entities immediately, submits domainEntity deletes to the entity-server
-    if (getIsServer()) {
+    if (isEntityServer()) {
         withWriteLock([&] {
             std::vector<EntityItemPointer> entitiesToDelete;
             entitiesToDelete.reserve(ids.size());
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ bool EntityTree::isScriptInAllowlist(const QString& scriptProperty) {
 // NOTE: Caller must lock the tree before calling this.
 int EntityTree::processEditPacketData(ReceivedMessage& message, const unsigned char* editData, int maxLength,
                                      const SharedNodePointer& senderNode) {
-    if (!getIsServer()) {
+    if (!isEntityServer()) {
         qCWarning(entities) << "EntityTree::processEditPacketData() should only be called on a server tree.";
         return 0;
     }
@@ -2071,7 +2071,7 @@ int EntityTree::processEraseMessage(ReceivedMessage& message, const SharedNodePo
     // Which means this is a state synchronization message from the the entity-server.  It is saying
     // "The following domain-entities have already been deleted". While need to perform sanity checking
     // (e.g. verify these are domain entities) permissions need NOT checked for the domain-entities.
-    assert(!getIsServer());
+    assert(!isEntityServer());
     // TODO: remove this stuff out of EntityTree:: and into interface-client code.
     #ifdef EXTRA_ERASE_DEBUGGING
         qCDebug(entities) << "EntityTree::processEraseMessage()";
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@ int EntityTree::processEraseMessage(ReceivedMessage& message, const SharedNodePo
 int EntityTree::processEraseMessageDetails(const QByteArray& dataByteArray, const SharedNodePointer& sourceNode) {
     // NOTE: this is called on entity-server when receiving a delete request from an interface-client or agent
     //TODO: assert(treeIsLocked);
-    assert(getIsServer());
+    assert(isEntityServer());
     #ifdef EXTRA_ERASE_DEBUGGING
         qCDebug(entities) << "EntityTree::processEraseMessageDetails()";
     #endif
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.cpp
index 8910961c50..5306613925 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ EntityItemProperties ModelEntityItem::getProperties(const EntityPropertyFlags& d
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(groupCulled, getGroupCulled);
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(blendshapeCoefficients, getBlendshapeCoefficients);
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(useOriginalPivot, getUseOriginalPivot);
+    COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(loadPriority, getLoadPriority);
     withReadLock([&] {
         _animationProperties.getProperties(properties);
     });
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ bool ModelEntityItem::setSubClassProperties(const EntityItemProperties& properti
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(groupCulled, setGroupCulled);
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(blendshapeCoefficients, setBlendshapeCoefficients);
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(useOriginalPivot, setUseOriginalPivot);
+    SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(loadPriority, setLoadPriority);
 
     withWriteLock([&] {
         AnimationPropertyGroup animationProperties = _animationProperties;
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ int ModelEntityItem::readEntitySubclassDataFromBuffer(const unsigned char* data,
     READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_GROUP_CULLED, bool, setGroupCulled);
     READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_BLENDSHAPE_COEFFICIENTS, QString, setBlendshapeCoefficients);
     READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_USE_ORIGINAL_PIVOT, bool, setUseOriginalPivot);
+    READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_LOAD_PRIORITY, float, setLoadPriority);
 
     // grab a local copy of _animationProperties to avoid multiple locks
     int bytesFromAnimation;
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ EntityPropertyFlags ModelEntityItem::getEntityProperties(EncodeBitstreamParams&
     requestedProperties += PROP_GROUP_CULLED;
     requestedProperties += PROP_BLENDSHAPE_COEFFICIENTS;
     requestedProperties += PROP_USE_ORIGINAL_PIVOT;
+    requestedProperties += PROP_LOAD_PRIORITY;
     requestedProperties += _animationProperties.getEntityProperties(params);
 
     return requestedProperties;
@@ -201,6 +205,7 @@ void ModelEntityItem::appendSubclassData(OctreePacketData* packetData, EncodeBit
     APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_GROUP_CULLED, getGroupCulled());
     APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_BLENDSHAPE_COEFFICIENTS, getBlendshapeCoefficients());
     APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_USE_ORIGINAL_PIVOT, getUseOriginalPivot());
+    APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_LOAD_PRIORITY, getLoadPriority());
 
     withReadLock([&] {
         _animationProperties.appendSubclassData(packetData, params, entityTreeElementExtraEncodeData, requestedProperties,
@@ -255,6 +260,7 @@ void ModelEntityItem::debugDump() const {
     qCDebug(entities) << "    compound shape URL:" << getCompoundShapeURL();
     qCDebug(entities) << "    blendshapeCoefficients:" << getBlendshapeCoefficients();
     qCDebug(entities) << "    useOrigialPivot:" << getUseOriginalPivot();
+    qCDebug(entities) << "    loadPriority:" << getLoadPriority();
 }
 
 void ModelEntityItem::setShapeType(ShapeType type) {
@@ -768,3 +774,15 @@ bool ModelEntityItem::getUseOriginalPivot() const {
         return _useOriginalPivot;
     });
 }
+
+float ModelEntityItem::getLoadPriority() const {
+    return resultWithReadLock<float>([&] {
+        return _loadPriority;
+    });
+}
+
+void ModelEntityItem::setLoadPriority(float loadPriority) {
+    withWriteLock([&] {
+        _loadPriority = loadPriority;
+    });
+}
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.h
index 2e1995be88..f6c3e82073 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.h
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ public:
     bool getUseOriginalPivot() const;
     void setUseOriginalPivot(bool useOriginalPivot);
 
+    float getLoadPriority() const;
+    void setLoadPriority(float loadPriority);
+
 private:
     void setAnimationSettings(const QString& value); // only called for old bitstream format
     bool applyNewAnimationProperties(AnimationPropertyGroup newProperties);
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ protected:
     glm::u8vec3 _color;
     glm::vec3 _modelScale { 1.0f };
     QString _modelURL;
+    float _loadPriority { 0.0f };
     bool _relayParentJoints;
     bool _groupCulled { false };
     QVariantMap _blendshapeCoefficientsMap;
diff --git a/libraries/material-networking/src/material-networking/TextureCache.cpp b/libraries/material-networking/src/material-networking/TextureCache.cpp
index 496b00ae2c..840fa50a0a 100644
--- a/libraries/material-networking/src/material-networking/TextureCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/material-networking/src/material-networking/TextureCache.cpp
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ void NetworkTexture::setExtra(void* extra) {
     _shouldFailOnRedirect = _currentlyLoadingResourceType != ResourceType::KTX;
 
     if (_type == image::TextureUsage::SKY_TEXTURE) {
-        setLoadPriority(this, SKYBOX_LOAD_PRIORITY);
+        setLoadPriorityOperator(this, []() { return SKYBOX_LOAD_PRIORITY; });
     } else if (_currentlyLoadingResourceType == ResourceType::KTX) {
-        setLoadPriority(this, HIGH_MIPS_LOAD_PRIORITY);
+        setLoadPriorityOperator(this, []() { return HIGH_MIPS_LOAD_PRIORITY; });
     }
 
     if (!_url.isValid()) {
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ void NetworkTexture::startRequestForNextMipLevel() {
 
         init(false);
         float priority = -(float)_originalKtxDescriptor->header.numberOfMipmapLevels + (float)_lowestKnownPopulatedMip;
-        setLoadPriority(this, priority);
+        setLoadPriorityOperator(this, [priority]() { return priority; });
         _url.setFragment(QString::number(_lowestKnownPopulatedMip - 1));
         TextureCache::attemptRequest(self);
     }
diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.cpp b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.cpp
index ddfdeb79d1..264c6b9801 100644
--- a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ void GeometryResource::downloadFinished(const QByteArray& data) {
             }
 
             auto animGraphVariant = _mapping.value("animGraphUrl");
-
             if (animGraphVariant.isValid()) {
                 QUrl fstUrl(animGraphVariant.toString());
                 if (fstUrl.isValid()) {
@@ -264,6 +263,8 @@ void GeometryResource::downloadFinished(const QByteArray& data) {
                 _animGraphOverrideUrl = QUrl();
             }
 
+            _waitForWearables = _mapping.value(WAIT_FOR_WEARABLES_FIELD).toBool();
+
             auto modelCache = DependencyManager::get<ModelCache>();
             GeometryExtra extra { GeometryMappingPair(base, _mapping), _textureBaseURL, false };
 
@@ -452,6 +453,7 @@ Geometry::Geometry(const Geometry& geometry) {
     }
 
     _animGraphOverrideUrl = geometry._animGraphOverrideUrl;
+    _waitForWearables = geometry._waitForWearables;
     _mapping = geometry._mapping;
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.h b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.h
index 236c6262bf..7902108709 100644
--- a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.h
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool areTexturesLoaded() const;
     const QUrl& getAnimGraphOverrideUrl() const { return _animGraphOverrideUrl; }
+    bool shouldWaitForWearables() const { return _waitForWearables; }
     const QVariantHash& getMapping() const { return _mapping; }
 
 protected:
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ protected:
 
     QUrl _animGraphOverrideUrl;
     QVariantHash _mapping;  // parsed contents of FST file.
+    bool _waitForWearables { false };
 
 private:
     mutable bool _areTexturesLoaded { false };
diff --git a/libraries/model-serializers/src/FSTReader.cpp b/libraries/model-serializers/src/FSTReader.cpp
index 7e84f012a7..9c1ff5a431 100644
--- a/libraries/model-serializers/src/FSTReader.cpp
+++ b/libraries/model-serializers/src/FSTReader.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
 
 
-const QStringList SINGLE_VALUE_PROPERTIES{"name", "filename", "texdir", "script", "comment"};
+const QStringList SINGLE_VALUE_PROPERTIES { NAME_FIELD, FILENAME_FIELD, TEXDIR_FIELD, SCRIPT_FIELD, WAIT_FOR_WEARABLES_FIELD, COMMENT_FIELD };
 
 hifi::VariantMultiHash FSTReader::parseMapping(QIODevice* device) {
     hifi::VariantMultiHash properties;
diff --git a/libraries/model-serializers/src/FSTReader.h b/libraries/model-serializers/src/FSTReader.h
index e1b7405346..5557df67c6 100644
--- a/libraries/model-serializers/src/FSTReader.h
+++ b/libraries/model-serializers/src/FSTReader.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ static const QString BLENDSHAPE_FIELD = "bs";
 static const QString SCRIPT_FIELD = "script";
 static const QString JOINT_NAME_MAPPING_FIELD = "jointMap";
 static const QString MATERIAL_MAPPING_FIELD = "materialMap";
+static const QString WAIT_FOR_WEARABLES_FIELD = "waitForWearables";
 static const QString COMMENT_FIELD = "comment";
 
 class FSTReader {
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp
index 4e36fb4646..782c40609d 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 #include "NetworkLogging.h"
 #include "NodeList.h"
 
-bool ResourceCacheSharedItems::appendRequest(QWeakPointer<Resource> resource) {
+bool ResourceCacheSharedItems::appendRequest(QWeakPointer<Resource> resource, float priority) {
     Lock lock(_mutex);
     if ((uint32_t)_loadingRequests.size() < _requestLimit) {
-        _loadingRequests.append(resource);
+        _loadingRequests.append({ resource, priority });
         return true;
     } else {
         _pendingRequests.append(resource);
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ uint32_t ResourceCacheSharedItems::getPendingRequestsCount() const {
     return _pendingRequests.size();
 }
 
-QList<QSharedPointer<Resource>> ResourceCacheSharedItems::getLoadingRequests() const {
-    QList<QSharedPointer<Resource>> result;
+QList<std::pair<QSharedPointer<Resource>, float>> ResourceCacheSharedItems::getLoadingRequests() const {
+    QList<std::pair<QSharedPointer<Resource>, float>> result;
     Lock lock(_mutex);
 
-    foreach(QWeakPointer<Resource> resource, _loadingRequests) {
-        auto locked = resource.lock();
+    foreach(auto resourcePair, _loadingRequests) {
+        auto locked = resourcePair.first.lock();
         if (locked) {
-            result.append(locked);
+            result.append({ locked, resourcePair.second });
         }
     }
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void ResourceCacheSharedItems::removeRequest(QWeakPointer<Resource> resource) {
     // QWeakPointer has no operator== implementation for two weak ptrs, so
     // manually loop in case resource has been freed.
     for (int i = 0; i < _loadingRequests.size();) {
-        auto request = _loadingRequests.at(i);
+        auto request = _loadingRequests.at(i).first;
         // Clear our resource and any freed resources
         if (!request || request.toStrongRef().data() == resource.toStrongRef().data()) {
             _loadingRequests.removeAt(i);
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void ResourceCacheSharedItems::removeRequest(QWeakPointer<Resource> resource) {
     }
 }
 
-QSharedPointer<Resource> ResourceCacheSharedItems::getHighestPendingRequest() {
+std::pair<QSharedPointer<Resource>, float> ResourceCacheSharedItems::getHighestPendingRequest() {
     // look for the highest priority pending request
     int highestIndex = -1;
     float highestPriority = -FLT_MAX;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ QSharedPointer<Resource> ResourceCacheSharedItems::getHighestPendingRequest() {
         _pendingRequests.takeAt(highestIndex);
     }
 
-    return highestResource;
+    return { highestResource, highestPriority };
 }
 
 void ResourceCacheSharedItems::clear() {
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ void ResourceCache::updateTotalSize(const qint64& deltaSize) {
     emit dirty();
 }
 
-QList<QSharedPointer<Resource>> ResourceCache::getLoadingRequests() {
+QList<std::pair<QSharedPointer<Resource>, float>> ResourceCache::getLoadingRequests() {
     return DependencyManager::get<ResourceCacheSharedItems>()->getLoadingRequests();
 }
 
@@ -531,11 +531,11 @@ uint32_t ResourceCache::getLoadingRequestCount() {
     return DependencyManager::get<ResourceCacheSharedItems>()->getLoadingRequestsCount();
 }
 
-bool ResourceCache::attemptRequest(QSharedPointer<Resource> resource) {
+bool ResourceCache::attemptRequest(QSharedPointer<Resource> resource, float priority) {
     Q_ASSERT(!resource.isNull());
 
     auto sharedItems = DependencyManager::get<ResourceCacheSharedItems>();
-    if (sharedItems->appendRequest(resource)) {
+    if (sharedItems->appendRequest(resource, priority)) {
         resource->makeRequest();
         return true;
     }
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ void ResourceCache::requestCompleted(QWeakPointer<Resource> resource) {
 
 bool ResourceCache::attemptHighestPriorityRequest() {
     auto sharedItems = DependencyManager::get<ResourceCacheSharedItems>();
-    auto resource = sharedItems->getHighestPendingRequest();
-    return (resource && attemptRequest(resource));
+    auto resourcePair = sharedItems->getHighestPendingRequest();
+    return (resourcePair.first && attemptRequest(resourcePair.first, resourcePair.second));
 }
 
 static int requestID = 0;
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ Resource::Resource(const Resource& other) :
     _startedLoading(other._startedLoading),
     _failedToLoad(other._failedToLoad),
     _loaded(other._loaded),
-    _loadPriorities(other._loadPriorities),
+    _loadPriorityOperators(other._loadPriorityOperators),
     _bytesReceived(other._bytesReceived),
     _bytesTotal(other._bytesTotal),
     _bytes(other._bytes),
@@ -605,40 +605,24 @@ void Resource::ensureLoading() {
     }
 }
 
-void Resource::setLoadPriority(const QPointer<QObject>& owner, float priority) {
+void Resource::setLoadPriorityOperator(const QPointer<QObject>& owner, std::function<float()> priorityOperator) {
     if (!_failedToLoad) {
-        _loadPriorities.insert(owner, priority);
-    }
-}
-
-void Resource::setLoadPriorities(const QHash<QPointer<QObject>, float>& priorities) {
-    if (_failedToLoad) {
-        return;
-    }
-    for (QHash<QPointer<QObject>, float>::const_iterator it = priorities.constBegin();
-            it != priorities.constEnd(); it++) {
-        _loadPriorities.insert(it.key(), it.value());
-    }
-}
-
-void Resource::clearLoadPriority(const QPointer<QObject>& owner) {
-    if (!_failedToLoad) {
-        _loadPriorities.remove(owner);
+        _loadPriorityOperators.insert(owner, priorityOperator);
     }
 }
 
 float Resource::getLoadPriority() {
-    if (_loadPriorities.size() == 0) {
+    if (_loadPriorityOperators.size() == 0) {
         return 0;
     }
 
     float highestPriority = -FLT_MAX;
-    for (QHash<QPointer<QObject>, float>::iterator it = _loadPriorities.begin(); it != _loadPriorities.end(); ) {
-        if (it.key().isNull()) {
-            it = _loadPriorities.erase(it);
+    for (QHash<QPointer<QObject>, std::function<float()>>::iterator it = _loadPriorityOperators.begin(); it != _loadPriorityOperators.end();) {
+        if (it.key().isNull() || !it.value()) {
+            it = _loadPriorityOperators.erase(it);
             continue;
         }
-        highestPriority = qMax(highestPriority, it.value());
+        highestPriority = qMax(highestPriority, it.value()());
         it++;
     }
     return highestPriority;
@@ -742,7 +726,7 @@ void Resource::attemptRequest() {
 
 void Resource::finishedLoading(bool success) {
     if (success) {
-        _loadPriorities.clear();
+        _loadPriorityOperators.clear();
         _loaded = true;
     } else {
         _failedToLoad = true;
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.h b/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.h
index 0eafd1f900..d2687f0964 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <math.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QHash>
 #include <QtCore/QList>
@@ -66,14 +67,14 @@ class ResourceCacheSharedItems : public Dependency  {
     using Lock = std::unique_lock<Mutex>;
 
 public:
-    bool appendRequest(QWeakPointer<Resource> newRequest);
+    bool appendRequest(QWeakPointer<Resource> newRequest, float priority);
     void removeRequest(QWeakPointer<Resource> doneRequest);
     void setRequestLimit(uint32_t limit);
     uint32_t getRequestLimit() const;
     QList<QSharedPointer<Resource>> getPendingRequests() const;
-    QSharedPointer<Resource> getHighestPendingRequest();
+    std::pair<QSharedPointer<Resource>, float> getHighestPendingRequest();
     uint32_t getPendingRequestsCount() const;
-    QList<QSharedPointer<Resource>> getLoadingRequests() const;
+    QList<std::pair<QSharedPointer<Resource>, float>> getLoadingRequests() const;
     uint32_t getLoadingRequestsCount() const;
     void clear();
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ private:
 
     mutable Mutex _mutex;
     QList<QWeakPointer<Resource>> _pendingRequests;
-    QList<QWeakPointer<Resource>> _loadingRequests;
+    QList<std::pair<QWeakPointer<Resource>, float>> _loadingRequests;
     const uint32_t DEFAULT_REQUEST_LIMIT = 10;
     uint32_t _requestLimit { DEFAULT_REQUEST_LIMIT };
 };
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ public:
     void setUnusedResourceCacheSize(qint64 unusedResourcesMaxSize);
     qint64 getUnusedResourceCacheSize() const { return _unusedResourcesMaxSize; }
 
-    static QList<QSharedPointer<Resource>> getLoadingRequests();
+    static QList<std::pair<QSharedPointer<Resource>, float>> getLoadingRequests();
     static uint32_t getPendingRequestCount();
     static uint32_t getLoadingRequestCount();
 
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ protected:
 
     /// Attempt to load a resource if requests are below the limit, otherwise queue the resource for loading
     /// \return true if the resource began loading, otherwise false if the resource is in the pending queue
-    static bool attemptRequest(QSharedPointer<Resource> resource);
+    static bool attemptRequest(QSharedPointer<Resource> resource, float priority = NAN);
     static void requestCompleted(QWeakPointer<Resource> resource);
     static bool attemptHighestPriorityRequest();
 
@@ -424,13 +425,7 @@ public:
     void ensureLoading();
 
     /// Sets the load priority for one owner.
-    virtual void setLoadPriority(const QPointer<QObject>& owner, float priority);
-
-    /// Sets a set of priorities at once.
-    virtual void setLoadPriorities(const QHash<QPointer<QObject>, float>& priorities);
-
-    /// Clears the load priority for one owner.
-    virtual void clearLoadPriority(const QPointer<QObject>& owner);
+    virtual void setLoadPriorityOperator(const QPointer<QObject>& owner, std::function<float()> priorityOperator);
 
     /// Returns the highest load priority across all owners.
     float getLoadPriority();
@@ -451,7 +446,7 @@ public:
     qint64 getBytes() const { return _bytes; }
 
     /// For loading resources, returns the load progress.
-    float getProgress() const { return (_bytesTotal <= 0) ? 0.0f : (float)_bytesReceived / _bytesTotal; }
+    float getProgress() const { return (_bytesTotal <= 0) ? 0.0f : ((float)_bytesReceived / _bytesTotal); }
 
     /// Refreshes the resource.
     virtual void refresh();
@@ -537,7 +532,7 @@ protected:
     bool _failedToLoad = false;
     bool _loaded = false;
 
-    QHash<QPointer<QObject>, float> _loadPriorities;
+    QHash<QPointer<QObject>, std::function<float()>> _loadPriorityOperators;
     QWeakPointer<Resource> _self;
     QPointer<ResourceCache> _cache;
 
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
index 67b9544f2e..960345ffaa 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ enum class EntityVersion : PacketVersion {
     AmbientColor,
     SoundEntities,
     TonemappingAndAmbientOcclusion,
+    ModelLoadPriority,
 
     // Add new versions above here
     NUM_PACKET_TYPE,
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index b7b645dd8a..69a593ed09 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ void Model::setURL(const QUrl& url) {
 
     auto resource = DependencyManager::get<ModelCache>()->getGeometryResource(url);
     if (resource) {
-        resource->setLoadPriority(this, _loadingPriority);
+        resource->setLoadPriorityOperator(this, _loadingPriorityOperator);
         _renderWatcher.setResource(resource);
     }
     _rig.initFlow(false);
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
index 63a96f7253..bc9b8fcfff 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public:
     // returns 'true' if needs fullUpdate after geometry change
     virtual bool updateGeometry();
 
-    void setLoadingPriority(float priority) { _loadingPriority = priority; }
+    void setLoadingPriorityOperator(std::function<float()> priorityOperator) { _loadingPriorityOperator = priorityOperator; }
 
     size_t getRenderInfoVertexCount() const { return _renderInfoVertexCount; }
     size_t getRenderInfoTextureSize();
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ protected:
     uint64_t _created;
 
 private:
-    float _loadingPriority { 0.0f };
+    std::function<float()> _loadingPriorityOperator { []() { return 0.0f; } };
 
     void calculateTextureInfo();