diff --git a/examples/html/entityProperties.html b/examples/html/entityProperties.html
index 268e95010c..97d8fe4729 100644
--- a/examples/html/entityProperties.html
+++ b/examples/html/entityProperties.html
@@ -305,15 +305,12 @@
 
             var elParticleSections = document.querySelectorAll(".particle-section");
             allSections.push(elParticleSections);
+            var elParticleIsEmitting = document.getElementById("property-particle-is-emitting");
             var elParticleMaxParticles = document.getElementById("property-particle-maxparticles");
             var elParticleLifeSpan = document.getElementById("property-particle-lifespan");
             var elParticleEmitRate = document.getElementById("property-particle-emit-rate");
-            var elParticleEmitDirectionX = document.getElementById("property-particle-emit-direction-x");
-            var elParticleEmitDirectionY = document.getElementById("property-particle-emit-direction-y");
-            var elParticleEmitDirectionZ = document.getElementById("property-particle-emit-direction-z");
-            var elParticleEmitStrength = document.getElementById("property-particle-emit-strength");
-            var elParticleLocalGravity = document.getElementById("property-particle-localgravity");
             var elParticleRadius = document.getElementById("property-particle-radius");
+            var elParticleTextures = document.getElementById("property-particle-textures");
 
             var elTextSections = document.querySelectorAll(".text-section");
             allSections.push(elTextSections);
@@ -511,7 +508,7 @@
                                 elColorSection.style.display = 'none';
                             }
 
-                            if (properties.type == "Model" || properties.type == "ParticleEffect") {
+                            if (properties.type == "Model") {
                                 for (var i = 0; i < elModelSections.length; i++) {
                                     elModelSections[i].style.display = 'block';
                                 }
@@ -529,7 +526,7 @@
                                 elModelAnimationHold.checked = properties.animation.hold;
                                 elModelAnimationStartAutomatically.checked = properties.animation.startAutomatically;
                                 elModelTextures.value = properties.textures;
-                                elModelOriginalTextures.value = properties.originalTextures;  
+                                elModelOriginalTextures.value = properties.originalTextures;
                             } else if (properties.type == "Web") {
                                 for (var i = 0; i < elWebSections.length; i++) {
                                     elWebSections[i].style.display = 'block';
@@ -617,15 +614,13 @@
                                     elParticleSections[i].style.display = 'block';
                                 }
 
+                                elParticleIsEmitting.checked = properties.isEmitting;
                                 elParticleMaxParticles.value = properties.maxParticles;
                                 elParticleLifeSpan.value = properties.lifespan.toFixed(2);
                                 elParticleEmitRate.value = properties.emitRate.toFixed(1);
-                                elParticleEmitDirectionX.value = properties.emitDirection.x.toFixed(2);
-                                elParticleEmitDirectionY.value = properties.emitDirection.y.toFixed(2);
-                                elParticleEmitDirectionZ.value = properties.emitDirection.z.toFixed(2);
-                                elParticleEmitStrength.value = properties.emitStrength.toFixed(2);
-                                elParticleLocalGravity.value = properties.localGravity.toFixed(2);
                                 elParticleRadius.value = properties.particleRadius.toFixed(3);
+                                elParticleTextures.value = properties.textures;
+
                             } else if (properties.type == "PolyVox") {
                                 for (var i = 0; i < elPolyVoxSections.length; i++) {
                                     elPolyVoxSections[i].style.display = 'block';
@@ -758,17 +753,12 @@
 
             elWebSourceURL.addEventListener('change', createEmitTextPropertyUpdateFunction('sourceUrl'));
 
+            elParticleIsEmitting.addEventListener('change', createEmitCheckedPropertyUpdateFunction('isEmitting'));
             elParticleMaxParticles.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('maxParticles'));
             elParticleLifeSpan.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('lifespan'));
             elParticleEmitRate.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('emitRate'));
-            var particleEmitDirectionChangeFunction = createEmitVec3PropertyUpdateFunctionWithMultiplier(
-                'emitDirection', elParticleEmitDirectionX, elParticleEmitDirectionY, elParticleEmitDirectionZ, DEGREES_TO_RADIANS);
-            elParticleEmitDirectionX.addEventListener('change', particleEmitDirectionChangeFunction);
-            elParticleEmitDirectionY.addEventListener('change', particleEmitDirectionChangeFunction);
-            elParticleEmitDirectionZ.addEventListener('change', particleEmitDirectionChangeFunction);
-            elParticleEmitStrength.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('emitStrength'));
-            elParticleLocalGravity.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('localGravity'));
             elParticleRadius.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('particleRadius'));
+            elParticleTextures.addEventListener('change', createEmitTextPropertyUpdateFunction('textures'));
 
             elModelURL.addEventListener('change', createEmitTextPropertyUpdateFunction('modelURL'));
             elShapeType.addEventListener('change', createEmitTextPropertyUpdateFunction('shapeType'));
@@ -1335,13 +1325,13 @@
         <div class="model-section property">
             <div class="label">Textures</div>
             <div class="value">
-                <textarea id="property-model-textures" value='asdfasdf'></textarea>
+                <textarea id="property-model-textures" value=''></textarea>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="model-section property">
             <div class="label">Original Textures</div>
             <div class="value">
-                <textarea id="property-model-original-textures" readonly value='asdfasdf'></textarea>
+                <textarea id="property-model-original-textures" readonly value=''></textarea>
             </div>
         </div>
 
@@ -1362,6 +1352,12 @@
             <label>Particle</label>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="particle-section property">
+            <span class="label">Is Emitting</span>
+            <span class="value">
+                <input type='checkbox' id="property-particle-is-emitting">
+            </span>
+        </div>
         <div class="particle-section property">
             <div class="label">Max Particles</div>
             <div class="value">
@@ -1380,30 +1376,16 @@
                 <input type='number' id="property-particle-emit-rate" min="0" step="0.5">
             </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="particle-section property">
-            <div class="label">Particle Emission Direction</div>
-            <div class="value">
-                <div class="input-area">X <input class="coord" type='number' id="property-particle-emit-direction-x"></div>
-                <div class="input-area">Y <input class="coord" type='number' id="property-particle-emit-direction-y"></div>
-                <div class="input-area">Z <input class="coord" type='number' id="property-particle-emit-direction-z"></div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="particle-section property">
-            <div class="label">Particle Emission Strength</div>
-            <div class="value">
-                <input type='number' id="property-particle-emit-strength" min="0" step="0.1">
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="particle-section property">
-            <div class="label">Particle Local Gravity</div>
-            <div class="value">
-                <input class="coord" type='number' id="property-particle-localgravity" step="0.05">
-            </div>
-        </div>
         <div class="particle-section property">
             <div class="label">Particle Radius</div>
             <div class="value">
-                <input  class="coord" type='number' id="property-particle-radius" min="0" step="0.005">
+                <input class="coord" type='number' id="property-particle-radius" min="0" step="0.005">
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="particle-section property">
+            <div class="label">Textures</div>
+            <div class="value">
+                <textarea id="property-particle-textures" value=''></textarea>
             </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
index 8fe5028c97..7c6b660be4 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ EntityPropertyFlags EntityItemProperties::getChangedProperties() const {
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_TEXT_COLOR, textColor);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_BACKGROUND_COLOR, backgroundColor);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_SHAPE_TYPE, shapeType);
+    CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_EMITTING_PARTICLES, isEmitting);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_MAX_PARTICLES, maxParticles);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_LIFESPAN, lifespan);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_EMIT_RATE, emitRate);
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ QScriptValue EntityItemProperties::copyToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, bool
 
     // Particles only
     if (_type == EntityTypes::ParticleEffect) {
+        COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_EMITTING_PARTICLES, isEmitting);
         COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_MAX_PARTICLES, maxParticles);
         COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_LIFESPAN, lifespan);
         COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_EMIT_RATE, emitRate);
@@ -1118,6 +1120,7 @@ bool EntityItemProperties::encodeEntityEditPacket(PacketType command, EntityItem
             APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_ACTION_DATA, properties.getActionData());
             APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_ALPHA, properties.getAlpha());
         }
+
         if (propertyCount > 0) {
             int endOfEntityItemData = packetData->getUncompressedByteOffset();
 
@@ -1472,6 +1475,7 @@ void EntityItemProperties::markAllChanged() {
     _backgroundColorChanged = true;
     _shapeTypeChanged = true;
 
+    _isEmittingChanged = true;
     _maxParticlesChanged = true;
     _lifespanChanged = true;
     _emitRateChanged = true;
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
index d04f192f80..f6ed4a06ab 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ EntityItemProperties ParticleEffectEntityItem::getProperties(EntityPropertyFlags
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(color, getXColor);
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(alpha, getAlpha);
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(glowLevel, getGlowLevel);
-    COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(shapeType, getShapeType);
+    COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(shapeType, getShapeType); // FIXME - this doesn't appear to get used
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(maxParticles, getMaxParticles);
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(lifespan, getLifespan);
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(isEmitting, getIsEmitting);