diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.cpp
index 303d63bef8..3066fd4890 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.cpp
@@ -1179,6 +1179,21 @@ void GeometryCache::renderQuad(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec2& minCorner, co
     batch.draw(gpu::QUADS, 4, 0);
 }
 
+void GeometryCache::renderUnitQuad(const glm::vec4& color, int id) {
+    gpu::Batch batch;
+    renderUnitQuad(batch, color, id);
+    gpu::GLBackend::renderBatch(batch);
+}
+
+void GeometryCache::renderUnitQuad(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color, int id) {
+    static const glm::vec2 topLeft(-1, 1);
+    static const glm::vec2 bottomRight(1, -1);
+    static const glm::vec2 texCoordTopLeft(0.0f, 1.0f);
+    static const glm::vec2 texCoordBottomRight(1.0f, 0.0f);
+    renderQuad(batch, topLeft, bottomRight, texCoordTopLeft, texCoordBottomRight, color, id);
+}
+
+
 void GeometryCache::renderQuad(const glm::vec2& minCorner, const glm::vec2& maxCorner,
                     const glm::vec2& texCoordMinCorner, const glm::vec2& texCoordMaxCorner, 
                     const glm::vec4& color, int id) {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.h
index b438eb2d3b..76e03f8669 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/GeometryCache.h
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ public:
     void renderBevelCornersRect(int x, int y, int width, int height, int bevelDistance, const glm::vec4& color, int id = UNKNOWN_ID);
     void renderBevelCornersRect(gpu::Batch& batch, int x, int y, int width, int height, int bevelDistance, const glm::vec4& color, int id = UNKNOWN_ID);
 
+    void renderUnitQuad(const glm::vec4& color = glm::vec4(1), int id = UNKNOWN_ID);
+    void renderUnitQuad(gpu::Batch& batch, const glm::vec4& color = glm::vec4(1), int id = UNKNOWN_ID);
+
     void renderQuad(int x, int y, int width, int height, const glm::vec4& color, int id = UNKNOWN_ID)
             { renderQuad(glm::vec2(x,y), glm::vec2(x + width, y + height), color, id); }
     void renderQuad(gpu::Batch& batch, int x, int y, int width, int height, const glm::vec4& color, int id = UNKNOWN_ID)