diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
index 05fca343fd..ebe87dec9b 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
@@ -272,37 +272,17 @@ void RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem::updateRenderItem() {
         }
 
         // update transform
-        glm::quat rot = getRotation();
-        glm::vec3 pos = getPosition();
-        Transform t;
-        t.setRotation(rot);
-        payload.setModelTransform(t);
+        glm::vec3 position = getPosition();
+        glm::quat rotation = getRotation();
+        Transform transform;
+        transform.setTranslation(position);
+        transform.setRotation(rotation);
+        payload.setModelTransform(transform);
 
-        // transform _particleMinBound and _particleMaxBound corners into world coords
-        glm::vec3 d = _particleMaxBound - _particleMinBound;
-        const size_t NUM_BOX_CORNERS = 8;
-        glm::vec3 corners[NUM_BOX_CORNERS] = {
-            pos + rot * (_particleMinBound + glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)),
-            pos + rot * (_particleMinBound + glm::vec3(d.x, 0.0f, 0.0f)),
-            pos + rot * (_particleMinBound + glm::vec3(0.0f, d.y, 0.0f)),
-            pos + rot * (_particleMinBound + glm::vec3(d.x, d.y, 0.0f)),
-            pos + rot * (_particleMinBound + glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, d.z)),
-            pos + rot * (_particleMinBound + glm::vec3(d.x, 0.0f, d.z)),
-            pos + rot * (_particleMinBound + glm::vec3(0.0f, d.y, d.z)),
-            pos + rot * (_particleMinBound + glm::vec3(d.x, d.y, d.z))
-        };
-        glm::vec3 min(FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX);
-        glm::vec3 max = -min;
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < NUM_BOX_CORNERS; i++) {
-            min.x = std::min(min.x, corners[i].x);
-            min.y = std::min(min.y, corners[i].y);
-            min.z = std::min(min.z, corners[i].z);
-            max.x = std::max(max.x, corners[i].x);
-            max.y = std::max(max.y, corners[i].y);
-            max.z = std::max(max.z, corners[i].z);
-        }
-        AABox bound(min, max - min);
-        payload.setBound(bound);
+        AABox bounds(_particlesBounds);
+        bounds.rotate(rotation);
+        bounds.shiftBy(position);
+        payload.setBound(bounds);
 
         bool textured = _texture && _texture->isLoaded();
         if (textured) {
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
index 06fcdb495c..f3abeffc20 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ ParticleEffectEntityItem::ParticleEffectEntityItem(const EntityItemID& entityIte
     _alphaStarts(DEFAULT_MAX_PARTICLES, DEFAULT_ALPHA),
     _alphaMiddles(DEFAULT_MAX_PARTICLES, DEFAULT_ALPHA),
     _alphaFinishes(DEFAULT_MAX_PARTICLES, DEFAULT_ALPHA),
-    _particleMaxBound(glm::vec3(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f)),
-    _particleMinBound(glm::vec3(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f)) ,
     _additiveBlending(DEFAULT_ADDITIVE_BLENDING)
 {
 
@@ -631,15 +629,6 @@ void ParticleEffectEntityItem::updateAlpha(quint32 index, float age) {
         _alphaFinishes[index], age);
 }
 
-void ParticleEffectEntityItem::extendBounds(const glm::vec3& point) {
-    _particleMinBound.x = glm::min(_particleMinBound.x, point.x);
-    _particleMinBound.y = glm::min(_particleMinBound.y, point.y);
-    _particleMinBound.z = glm::min(_particleMinBound.z, point.z);
-    _particleMaxBound.x = glm::max(_particleMaxBound.x, point.x);
-    _particleMaxBound.y = glm::max(_particleMaxBound.y, point.y);
-    _particleMaxBound.z = glm::max(_particleMaxBound.z, point.z);
-}
-
 void ParticleEffectEntityItem::integrateParticle(quint32 index, float deltaTime) {
     glm::vec3 accel = _particleAccelerations[index];
     glm::vec3 atSquared = (0.5f * deltaTime * deltaTime) * accel;
@@ -649,9 +638,7 @@ void ParticleEffectEntityItem::integrateParticle(quint32 index, float deltaTime)
 }
 
 void ParticleEffectEntityItem::stepSimulation(float deltaTime) {
-
-    _particleMinBound = glm::vec3(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
-    _particleMaxBound = glm::vec3(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+    _particlesBounds.reset();
 
     // update particles between head and tail
     for (quint32 i = _particleHeadIndex; i != _particleTailIndex; i = (i + 1) % _maxParticles) {
@@ -667,7 +654,7 @@ void ParticleEffectEntityItem::stepSimulation(float deltaTime) {
             updateColor(i, age);
             updateAlpha(i, age);
             integrateParticle(i, deltaTime);
-            extendBounds(_particlePositions[i]);
+            _particlesBounds.addPoint(_particlePositions[i]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -766,7 +753,7 @@ void ParticleEffectEntityItem::stepSimulation(float deltaTime) {
                 _particleAccelerations[i] = _emitAcceleration + randFloatInRange(-1.0f, 1.0f) * _accelerationSpread;
             }
             integrateParticle(i, timeLeftInFrame);
-            extendBounds(_particlePositions[i]);
+            _particlesBounds.addPoint(_particlePositions[i]);
 
             // Color
             if (_colorSpread == xColor{ 0, 0, 0 }) {
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.h
index e3c5cd895a..7ac115d8e5 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.h
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ protected:
     void updateRadius(quint32 index, float age);
     void updateColor(quint32 index, float age);
     void updateAlpha(quint32 index, float age);
-    void extendBounds(const glm::vec3& point);
     void integrateParticle(quint32 index, float deltaTime);
     quint32 getLivingParticleCount() const;
     // the properties of this entity
@@ -289,9 +288,8 @@ protected:
     quint32 _particleTailIndex = 0;
 
     // bounding volume
-    glm::vec3 _particleMaxBound;
-    glm::vec3 _particleMinBound;
-
+    Extents _particlesBounds;
+    
     bool _additiveBlending;
 };