diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
index 5ef0db57ec..ad8ef4a20a 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,24 @@ QVector<EntityItemID> EntityScriptingInterface::findEntities(const glm::vec3& ce
         QVector<const EntityItem*> entities;
         _entityTree->findEntities(center, radius, entities);
         _entityTree->unlock();
+        
+        foreach (const EntityItem* entity, entities) {
+            EntityItemID thisEntityItemID(entity->getID(), UNKNOWN_ENTITY_TOKEN, true);
+            result << thisEntityItemID;
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
 
+QVector<EntityItemID> EntityScriptingInterface::findEntitiesInBox(const glm::vec3& corner, const glm::vec3& dimensions) const {
+    QVector<EntityItemID> result;
+    if (_entityTree) {
+        _entityTree->lockForRead();
+        AABox box(corner, dimensions);
+        QVector<EntityItem*> entities;
+        _entityTree->findEntities(box, entities);
+        _entityTree->unlock();
+        
         foreach (const EntityItem* entity, entities) {
             EntityItemID thisEntityItemID(entity->getID(), UNKNOWN_ENTITY_TOKEN, true);
             result << thisEntityItemID;
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
index bac018f2ae..7e0c510f21 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
@@ -87,10 +87,14 @@ public slots:
     /// will return a EntityItemID.isKnownID = false if no models are in the radius
     /// this function will not find any models in script engine contexts which don't have access to models
     Q_INVOKABLE EntityItemID findClosestEntity(const glm::vec3& center, float radius) const;
-
+    
     /// finds models within the search sphere specified by the center point and radius
     /// this function will not find any models in script engine contexts which don't have access to models
     Q_INVOKABLE QVector<EntityItemID> findEntities(const glm::vec3& center, float radius) const;
+    
+    /// finds models within the search sphere specified by the center point and radius
+    /// this function will not find any models in script engine contexts which don't have access to models
+    Q_INVOKABLE QVector<EntityItemID> findEntitiesInBox(const glm::vec3& corner, const glm::vec3& dimensions) const;
 
     /// If the scripting context has visible entities, this will determine a ray intersection, the results
     /// may be inaccurate if the engine is unable to access the visible entities, in which case result.accurate