diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/CollisionPick.cpp b/interface/src/raypick/CollisionPick.cpp
index c21ee69b74..e3c982d812 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/CollisionPick.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/CollisionPick.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ PickResultPointer CollisionPick::getEntityIntersection(const CollisionRegion& pi
     }
     getShapeInfoReady(pick);
     
-    auto entityIntersections = _physicsEngine->contactTest(USER_COLLISION_MASK_ENTITIES, *_mathPick.shapeInfo, pick.transform, USER_COLLISION_GROUP_DYNAMIC, pick.threshold);
+    auto entityIntersections = _physicsEngine->contactTest(USER_COLLISION_MASK_ENTITIES, *_mathPick.shapeInfo, pick.transform, pick.collisionGroup, pick.threshold);
     filterIntersections(entityIntersections);
     return std::make_shared<CollisionPickResult>(pick, entityIntersections, std::vector<ContactTestResult>());
 }
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ PickResultPointer CollisionPick::getAvatarIntersection(const CollisionRegion& pi
     }
     getShapeInfoReady(pick);
     
-    auto avatarIntersections = _physicsEngine->contactTest(USER_COLLISION_MASK_AVATARS, *_mathPick.shapeInfo, pick.transform, USER_COLLISION_GROUP_DYNAMIC, pick.threshold);
+    auto avatarIntersections = _physicsEngine->contactTest(USER_COLLISION_MASK_AVATARS, *_mathPick.shapeInfo, pick.transform, pick.collisionGroup, pick.threshold);
     filterIntersections(avatarIntersections);
     return std::make_shared<CollisionPickResult>(pick, std::vector<ContactTestResult>(), avatarIntersections);
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.cpp
index 0273b084b2..b9693f6782 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ unsigned int PickScriptingInterface::createParabolaPick(const QVariant& properti
 * @property {Quat} orientation - The orientation of the collision region, relative to a parent if defined.
 * @property {float} threshold - The approximate minimum penetration depth for a test object to be considered in contact with the collision region.
 * The depth is measured in world space, but will scale with the parent if defined.
+* @property {CollisionMask} [collisionGroup=8] - The type of object this collision pick collides as. Objects whose collision masks overlap with the pick's collision group
+* will be considered colliding with the pick.
 * @property {Uuid} parentID - The ID of the parent, either an avatar, an entity, or an overlay.
 * @property {number} parentJointIndex - The joint of the parent to parent to, for example, the joints on the model of an avatar. (default = 0, no joint)
 * @property {string} joint - If "Mouse," parents the pick to the mouse. If "Avatar," parents the pick to MyAvatar's head. Otherwise, parents to the joint of the given name on MyAvatar.
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
index d59c58def8..4ca94fa222 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "SharedUtil.h"
 #include "shared/Bilateral.h"
 #include "Transform.h"
+#include "PhysicsCollisionGroups.h"
 
 class QColor;
 class QUrl;
@@ -264,6 +265,8 @@ public:
 * @property {Quat} orientation - The orientation of the collision region, relative to a parent if defined.
 * @property {float} threshold - The approximate minimum penetration depth for a test object to be considered in contact with the collision region.
 * The depth is measured in world space, but will scale with the parent if defined.
+* @property {CollisionMask} [collisionGroup=8] - The type of object this collision pick collides as. Objects whose collision masks overlap with the pick's collision group
+* will be considered colliding with the pick.
 * @property {Uuid} parentID - The ID of the parent, either an avatar, an entity, or an overlay.
 * @property {number} parentJointIndex - The joint of the parent to parent to, for example, the joints on the model of an avatar. (default = 0, no joint)
 * @property {string} joint - If "Mouse," parents the pick to the mouse. If "Avatar," parents the pick to MyAvatar's head. Otherwise, parents to the joint of the given name on MyAvatar.
@@ -277,7 +280,8 @@ public:
         modelURL(collisionRegion.modelURL),
         shapeInfo(std::make_shared<ShapeInfo>()),
         transform(collisionRegion.transform),
-        threshold(collisionRegion.threshold)
+        threshold(collisionRegion.threshold),
+        collisionGroup(collisionRegion.collisionGroup)
     {
         shapeInfo->setParams(collisionRegion.shapeInfo->getType(), collisionRegion.shapeInfo->getHalfExtents(), collisionRegion.modelURL.toString());
     }
@@ -316,6 +320,9 @@ public:
         if (pickVariant["orientation"].isValid()) {
             transform.setRotation(quatFromVariant(pickVariant["orientation"]));
         }
+        if (pickVariant["collisionGroup"].isValid()) {
+            collisionGroup = pickVariant["collisionGroup"].toUInt();
+        }
     }
 
     QVariantMap toVariantMap() const override {
@@ -330,6 +337,7 @@ public:
         collisionRegion["loaded"] = loaded;
 
         collisionRegion["threshold"] = threshold;
+        collisionRegion["collisionGroup"] = collisionGroup;
 
         collisionRegion["position"] = vec3toVariant(transform.getTranslation());
         collisionRegion["orientation"] = quatToVariant(transform.getRotation());
@@ -372,7 +380,8 @@ public:
     // We can't compute the shapeInfo here without loading the model first, so we delegate that responsibility to the owning CollisionPick
     std::shared_ptr<ShapeInfo> shapeInfo = std::make_shared<ShapeInfo>();
     Transform transform;
-    float threshold;
+    float threshold { 0.0f };
+    uint16_t collisionGroup { USER_COLLISION_GROUP_MY_AVATAR };
 };
 
 namespace std {