diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
index 6ee044a709..3acd783bb0 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -348,6 +348,16 @@ void AudioMixer::readPendingDatagrams() {
                 || mixerPacketType == PacketTypeSilentAudioFrame) {
                 
                 nodeList->findNodeAndUpdateWithDataFromPacket(receivedPacket);
+            } else if (mixerPacketType == PacketTypeMuteEnvironment) {
+                QByteArray packet = receivedPacket;
+                populatePacketHeader(packet, PacketTypeMuteEnvironment);
+                
+                foreach (const SharedNodePointer& node, nodeList->getNodeHash()) {
+                    if (node->getType() == NodeType::Agent && node->getActiveSocket() && node->getLinkedData() && node != nodeList->sendingNodeForPacket(receivedPacket)) {
+                        nodeList->writeDatagram(packet, packet.size(), node);
+                    }
+                }
+
             } else {
                 // let processNodeData handle it.
                 nodeList->processNodeData(senderSockAddr, receivedPacket);
diff --git a/examples/editModels.js b/examples/editModels.js
index ecf398edfa..384d2f75a8 100644
--- a/examples/editModels.js
+++ b/examples/editModels.js
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ function moveOverlays() {
     toolsX = windowDimensions.x - 8 - toolWidth;
     toolsY = (windowDimensions.y - toolsHeight) / 2;
     
-    Overlays.addOverlay(firstModel, {
+    Overlays.editOverlay(firstModel, {
                         x: toolsX, y: toolsY + ((toolHeight + toolVerticalSpacing) * 0), width: toolWidth, height: toolHeight,
                         });
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/DatagramProcessor.cpp b/interface/src/DatagramProcessor.cpp
index 287744eba2..56078c1a8d 100644
--- a/interface/src/DatagramProcessor.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/DatagramProcessor.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,20 @@ void DatagramProcessor::processDatagrams() {
                     
                     break;
                 }
+                case PacketTypeMuteEnvironment: {
+                    glm::vec3 position;
+                    float radius;
+                    
+                    int headerSize = numBytesForPacketHeaderGivenPacketType(PacketTypeMuteEnvironment);
+                    memcpy(&position, incomingPacket.constData() + headerSize, sizeof(glm::vec3));
+                    memcpy(&radius, incomingPacket.constData() + headerSize + sizeof(glm::vec3), sizeof(float));
+                    
+                    if (glm::distance(Application::getInstance()->getAvatar()->getPosition(), position) < radius
+                        && !Application::getInstance()->getAudio()->getMuted()) {
+                        Application::getInstance()->getAudio()->toggleMute();
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
                 default:
                     nodeList->processNodeData(senderSockAddr, incomingPacket);
                     break;
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 13b72bcdb3..0587e979f6 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const float DEFAULT_FACESHIFT_EYE_DEFLECTION = 0.25f;
 const float DEFAULT_AVATAR_LOD_DISTANCE_MULTIPLIER = 1.0f;
 const int ONE_SECOND_OF_FRAMES = 60;
 const int FIVE_SECONDS_OF_FRAMES = 5 * ONE_SECOND_OF_FRAMES;
+const float MUTE_RADIUS = 50;
 
 Menu::Menu() :
     _actionHash(),
@@ -397,6 +398,11 @@ Menu::Menu() :
                                            false,
                                            appInstance->getAudio(),
                                            SLOT(toggleMute()));
+    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(audioDebugMenu,
+                                  MenuOption::MuteEnvironment,
+                                  0,
+                                  this,
+                                  SLOT(muteEnvironment()));
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(audioDebugMenu, MenuOption::AudioToneInjection,
                                            0,
                                            false,
@@ -1000,6 +1006,30 @@ void Menu::multipleDestinationsDecision(const QJsonObject& userData, const QJson
     disconnect(manager, &LocationManager::multipleDestinationsFound, this, &Menu::multipleDestinationsDecision);
 }
 
+void Menu::muteEnvironment() {
+    int headerSize = numBytesForPacketHeaderGivenPacketType(PacketTypeMuteEnvironment);
+    int packetSize = headerSize + sizeof(glm::vec3) + sizeof(float);
+    
+    glm::vec3 position = Application::getInstance()->getAvatar()->getPosition();
+    
+    char* packet = (char*)malloc(packetSize);
+    populatePacketHeader(packet, PacketTypeMuteEnvironment);
+    memcpy(packet + headerSize, &position, sizeof(glm::vec3));
+    memcpy(packet + headerSize + sizeof(glm::vec3), &MUTE_RADIUS, sizeof(float));
+    
+    QByteArray mutePacket(packet, packetSize);
+    
+    // grab our audio mixer from the NodeList, if it exists
+    SharedNodePointer audioMixer = NodeList::getInstance()->soloNodeOfType(NodeType::AudioMixer);
+    
+    if (audioMixer) {
+        // send off this mute packet
+        NodeList::getInstance()->writeDatagram(mutePacket, audioMixer);
+    }
+    
+    free(packet);
+}
+
 void Menu::goToLocation() {
     MyAvatar* myAvatar = Application::getInstance()->getAvatar();
     glm::vec3 avatarPos = myAvatar->getPosition();
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 723d320905..d1097929f7 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ private slots:
     void audioMuteToggled();
     void namedLocationCreated(LocationManager::NamedLocationCreateResponse response);
     void multipleDestinationsDecision(const QJsonObject& userData, const QJsonObject& placeData);
+    void muteEnvironment();
 
 private:
     static Menu* _instance;
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString Models = "Models";
     const QString MoveWithLean = "Move with Lean";
     const QString MuteAudio = "Mute Microphone";
+    const QString MuteEnvironment = "Mute Environment";
     const QString NameLocation = "Name this location";
     const QString NewVoxelCullingMode = "New Voxel Culling Mode";
     const QString OctreeStats = "Voxel and Particle Statistics";
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h b/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h
index 844fce77fe..d5b1e8301c 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ enum PacketType {
     PacketTypeRequestAssignment,
     PacketTypeCreateAssignment,
     PacketTypeDomainOAuthRequest,
-    PacketTypeDataServerGet, // reusable
+    PacketTypeMuteEnvironment,
     PacketTypeDataServerSend, // reusable
     PacketTypeDataServerConfirm,
     PacketTypeVoxelQuery,