diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 4e2e4e8de1..d0fd406842 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -243,11 +243,8 @@
 #include "webbrowser/WebBrowserSuggestionsEngine.h"
 #include <DesktopPreviewProvider.h>
 
-
 #include "AboutUtil.h"
 
-#include <DisableDeferred.h>
-
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #include <VersionHelpers.h>
 
@@ -2979,7 +2976,7 @@ void Application::initializeDisplayPlugins() {
 void Application::initializeRenderEngine() {
     // FIXME: on low end systems os the shaders take up to 1 minute to compile, so we pause the deadlock watchdog thread.
     DeadlockWatchdogThread::withPause([&] {
-        _graphicsEngine.initializeRender(DISABLE_DEFERRED);
+        _graphicsEngine.initializeRender();
         DependencyManager::get<Keyboard>()->registerKeyboardHighlighting();
     });
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.cpp b/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.cpp
index da2874a3f4..704d7963e7 100644
--- a/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.cpp
@@ -272,10 +272,10 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-void SecondaryCameraRenderTask::build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& inputs, render::Varying& outputs, render::CullFunctor cullFunctor, bool isDeferred) {
+void SecondaryCameraRenderTask::build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& inputs, render::Varying& outputs, render::CullFunctor cullFunctor) {
     const auto cachedArg = task.addJob<SecondaryCameraJob>("SecondaryCamera");
 
-    task.addJob<RenderViewTask>("RenderSecondView", cullFunctor, isDeferred, render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_1, render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_1);
+    task.addJob<RenderViewTask>("RenderSecondView", cullFunctor, render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_1, render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_1);
 
     task.addJob<EndSecondaryCameraFrame>("EndSecondaryCamera", cachedArg);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.h b/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.h
index 941ccc5f93..463034527a 100644
--- a/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.h
+++ b/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public:
     using JobModel = render::Task::Model<SecondaryCameraRenderTask, Config>;
     SecondaryCameraRenderTask() {}
     void configure(const Config& config) {}
-    void build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& inputs, render::Varying& outputs, render::CullFunctor cullFunctor, bool isDeferred = true);
+    void build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& inputs, render::Varying& outputs, render::CullFunctor cullFunctor);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/interface/src/graphics/GraphicsEngine.cpp b/interface/src/graphics/GraphicsEngine.cpp
index 267822baf2..4f8b86cc0c 100644
--- a/interface/src/graphics/GraphicsEngine.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/graphics/GraphicsEngine.cpp
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@ void GraphicsEngine::initializeGPU(GLWidget* glwidget) {
     DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>()->setGPUContext(_gpuContext);
 }
 
-void GraphicsEngine::initializeRender(bool disableDeferred) {
+void GraphicsEngine::initializeRender() {
 
     // Set up the render engine
     render::CullFunctor cullFunctor = LODManager::shouldRender;
     _renderEngine->addJob<UpdateSceneTask>("UpdateScene");
 #ifndef Q_OS_ANDROID
-    _renderEngine->addJob<SecondaryCameraRenderTask>("SecondaryCameraJob", cullFunctor, !disableDeferred);
+    _renderEngine->addJob<SecondaryCameraRenderTask>("SecondaryCameraJob", cullFunctor);
 #endif
-    _renderEngine->addJob<RenderViewTask>("RenderMainView", cullFunctor, !disableDeferred, render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_0, render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_0);
+    _renderEngine->addJob<RenderViewTask>("RenderMainView", cullFunctor, render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_0, render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_0);
     _renderEngine->load();
     _renderEngine->registerScene(_renderScene);
 
diff --git a/interface/src/graphics/GraphicsEngine.h b/interface/src/graphics/GraphicsEngine.h
index f0b88d2459..dccb098d5e 100644
--- a/interface/src/graphics/GraphicsEngine.h
+++ b/interface/src/graphics/GraphicsEngine.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
     ~GraphicsEngine();
 
     void initializeGPU(GLWidget*);
-    void initializeRender(bool disableDeferred);
+    void initializeRender();
     void startup();
     void shutdown();
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.cpp
index 7230635060..61823cf01c 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 #include "RenderDeferredTask.h"
 #include "RenderForwardTask.h"
 
-void RenderViewTask::build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& input, render::Varying& output, render::CullFunctor cullFunctor, bool isDeferred, uint8_t tagBits, uint8_t tagMask) {
+#include <DisableDeferred.h>
+
+void RenderViewTask::build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& input, render::Varying& output, render::CullFunctor cullFunctor, uint8_t tagBits, uint8_t tagMask) {
     const auto items = task.addJob<RenderFetchCullSortTask>("FetchCullSort", cullFunctor, tagBits, tagMask);
     assert(items.canCast<RenderFetchCullSortTask::Output>());
 
@@ -25,17 +27,19 @@ void RenderViewTask::build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& input, render:
     // Assemble the lighting stages current frames
     const auto lightingStageFramesAndZones = task.addJob<AssembleLightingStageTask>("AssembleStages", items);
 
-    if (isDeferred) {
+    if (!DISABLE_DEFERRED) {
         // Warning : the cull functor passed to the shadow pass should only be testing for LOD culling. If frustum culling
         // is performed, then casters not in the view frustum will be removed, which is not what we wish.
         const auto shadowTaskIn = RenderShadowTask::Input(lightingStageFramesAndZones.get<AssembleLightingStageTask::Output>().get0()[0], lightingModel).asVarying();
-        const auto shadowTaskOut = task.addJob<RenderShadowTask>("RenderShadowTask", shadowTaskIn, cullFunctor, tagBits, tagMask);
+        const auto shadowTaskOut = task.addSwitchJob<RenderShadowTask>("RenderShadowTask", 0, shadowTaskIn, cullFunctor, tagBits, tagMask);
 
-        const auto renderInput = RenderDeferredTask::Input(items, lightingModel, lightingStageFramesAndZones, shadowTaskOut).asVarying();
-        task.addJob<RenderDeferredTask>("RenderDeferredTask", renderInput);
+        const auto renderDeferredInput = RenderDeferredTask::Input(items, lightingModel, lightingStageFramesAndZones, shadowTaskOut).asVarying();
+        task.addSwitchJob<RenderDeferredTask>("RenderDeferredTask", 0, renderDeferredInput);
+
+        const auto renderForwardInput = RenderForwardTask::Input(items, lightingModel, lightingStageFramesAndZones).asVarying();
+        task.addSwitchJob<RenderForwardTask>("RenderForwardTask", 1, renderForwardInput);
     } else {
         const auto renderInput = RenderForwardTask::Input(items, lightingModel, lightingStageFramesAndZones).asVarying();
-        task.addJob<RenderForwardTask>("Forward", renderInput);
+        task.addJob<RenderForwardTask>("RenderForwardTask", renderInput);
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.h
index 5da3d18474..b4d9326944 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.h
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 class RenderViewTask {
 public:
     using Input = RenderFetchCullSortTask::Output;
-    using JobModel = render::Task::ModelI<RenderViewTask, Input>;
+    using JobModel = render::Task::ModelIS<RenderViewTask, Input>;
 
     RenderViewTask() {}
 
-    void build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& inputs, render::Varying& outputs, render::CullFunctor cullFunctor, bool isDeferred, uint8_t tagBits = 0x00, uint8_t tagMask = 0x00);
+    void configure(const render::SwitchConfig& configuration) {}
+    void build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& inputs, render::Varying& outputs, render::CullFunctor cullFunctor, uint8_t tagBits = 0x00, uint8_t tagMask = 0x00);
 
 };
 
diff --git a/libraries/task/src/task/Config.cpp b/libraries/task/src/task/Config.cpp
index 5e8e4b246d..c836d06717 100644
--- a/libraries/task/src/task/Config.cpp
+++ b/libraries/task/src/task/Config.cpp
@@ -133,3 +133,11 @@ JobConfig* TaskConfig::getJobConfig(const std::string& jobPath) const {
         return found;
     }
 }
+
+void SwitchConfig::setSwitchIndex(uint8_t index) {
+    if (_switchIndex != index) {
+        _switchIndex = index;
+        // We can re-use this signal here
+        emit dirtyEnabled();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/task/src/task/Config.h b/libraries/task/src/task/Config.h
index 486b28b6b9..d158e16eec 100644
--- a/libraries/task/src/task/Config.h
+++ b/libraries/task/src/task/Config.h
@@ -262,6 +262,18 @@ public slots:
     void refresh();
 };
 
+class SwitchConfig : public TaskConfig {
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool switchIndex READ getSwitchIndex WRITE setSwitchIndex NOTIFY dirtyEnabled)
+
+public:
+    uint8_t getSwitchIndex() const { return _switchIndex; }
+    void setSwitchIndex(uint8_t index);
+
+protected:
+    uint8_t _switchIndex { 0 };
+};
+
 }
 
 #endif // hifi_task_Config_h
diff --git a/libraries/task/src/task/Task.h b/libraries/task/src/task/Task.h
index b74986235e..e4f7e789f4 100644
--- a/libraries/task/src/task/Task.h
+++ b/libraries/task/src/task/Task.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "Config.h"
 #include "Varying.h"
 
+#include <unordered_map>
+
 namespace task {
 
 class JobConcept;
@@ -244,25 +246,6 @@ public:
         const Varying getOutput() const override { return _output; }
         Varying& editInput() override { return _input; }
 
-        typename Jobs::iterator editJob(std::string name) {
-            typename Jobs::iterator jobIt;
-            for (jobIt = _jobs.begin(); jobIt != _jobs.end(); ++jobIt) {
-                if (jobIt->getName() == name) {
-                    return jobIt;
-                }
-            }
-            return jobIt;
-        }
-        typename Jobs::const_iterator getJob(std::string name) const {
-            typename Jobs::const_iterator jobIt;
-            for (jobIt = _jobs.begin(); jobIt != _jobs.end(); ++jobIt) {
-                if (jobIt->getName() == name) {
-                    return jobIt;
-                }
-            }
-            return jobIt;
-        }
-
         TaskConcept(const std::string& name, const Varying& input, QConfigPointer config) : Concept(name, config), _input(input) {}
 
         // Create a new job in the container's queue; returns the job's output
@@ -331,7 +314,7 @@ public:
             return Concept::_config;
         }
 
-        void applyConfiguration() override {
+        virtual void applyConfiguration() override {
             TimeProfiler probe("configure::" + JobConcept::getName());
             jobConfigure(_data, *std::static_pointer_cast<C>(Concept::_config));
             for (auto& job : TaskConcept::_jobs) {
@@ -339,7 +322,7 @@ public:
             }
         }
 
-        void run(const ContextPointer& jobContext) override {
+        virtual void run(const ContextPointer& jobContext) override {
             auto config = std::static_pointer_cast<C>(Concept::_config);
             if (config->isEnabled()) {
                 for (auto job : TaskConcept::_jobs) {
@@ -357,6 +340,81 @@ public:
     template <class T, class O, class C = Config> using ModelO = TaskModel<T, C, None, O>;
     template <class T, class I, class O, class C = Config> using ModelIO = TaskModel<T, C, I, O>;
 
+    template <class T, class C = SwitchConfig, class I = None, class O = None> class SwitchTaskModel : public TaskModel<T, C, I, O> {
+    public:
+        using Input = I;
+
+        std::unordered_map<uint8_t, Jobs> _jobsSwitch;
+
+        SwitchTaskModel(const std::string& name, const Varying& input, QConfigPointer config) : TaskModel<T, C, I, O>(name, input, config) {}
+
+        template <class... A>
+        static std::shared_ptr<SwitchTaskModel> create(const std::string& name, const Varying& input, A&&... args) {
+            auto model = std::make_shared<SwitchTaskModel>(name, input, std::make_shared<C>());
+
+            {
+                TimeProfiler probe("build::" + model->getName());
+                model->_data.build(*(model), model->_input, model->_output, std::forward<A>(args)...);
+            }
+            // Recreate the Config to use the templated type
+            model->createConfiguration();
+            model->applyConfiguration();
+
+            return model;
+        }
+
+        template <class... A>
+        static std::shared_ptr<SwitchTaskModel> create(const std::string& name, A&&... args) {
+            const auto input = Varying(Input());
+            return create(name, input, std::forward<A>(args)...);
+        }
+
+        void applyConfiguration() override {
+            TaskModel<T, C, I, O>::applyConfiguration();
+
+            for (auto& jobs : _jobsSwitch) {
+                for (auto& job : jobs.second) {
+                    job.applyConfiguration();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        void run(const ContextPointer& jobContext) override {
+            auto config = std::static_pointer_cast<C>(Concept::_config);
+            if (config->isEnabled()) {
+                // First we run all the setup jobs
+                TaskModel<T, C, I, O>::run(jobContext);
+
+                // Then we run the branching jobs
+                auto jobsIt = _jobsSwitch.find(config->getSwitchIndex());
+                if (jobsIt != _jobsSwitch.end()) {
+                    for (auto job : jobsIt->second) {
+                        job.run(jobContext);
+                        if (jobContext->taskFlow.doAbortTask()) {
+                            jobContext->taskFlow.reset();
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        template <class NT, class... NA> const Varying addSwitchJob(std::string name, uint8_t index, const Varying& input, NA&&... args) {
+            auto& jobs = _jobsSwitch[index];
+            jobs.emplace_back((NT::JobModel::create(name, input, std::forward<NA>(args)...)));
+
+            // Conect the child config to this task's config
+            std::static_pointer_cast<TaskConfig>(Concept::getConfiguration())->connectChildConfig(jobs.back().getConfiguration(), name);
+
+            return jobs.back().getOutput();
+        }
+        template <class NT, class... NA> const Varying addSwitchJob(std::string name, uint8_t index, NA&&... args) {
+            const auto input = Varying(typename NT::JobModel::Input());
+            return addJob<NT>(name, index, input, std::forward<NA>(args)...);
+        }
+    };
+    template <class T, class I, class C = SwitchConfig> using ModelIS = SwitchTaskModel<T, C, I, None>;
+
     // Create a new job in the Task's queue; returns the job's output
     template <class T, class... A> const Varying addJob(std::string name, const Varying& input, A&&... args) {
         return std::static_pointer_cast<TaskConcept>(JobType::_concept)->template addJob<T>(name, input, std::forward<A>(args)...);
@@ -365,6 +423,13 @@ public:
         const auto input = Varying(typename T::JobModel::Input());
         return std::static_pointer_cast<TaskConcept>(JobType::_concept)->template addJob<T>(name, input, std::forward<A>(args)...);
     }
+    template <class T, class... A> const Varying addSwitchJob(std::string name, uint8_t index, const Varying& input, A&&... args) {
+        return std::static_pointer_cast<SwitchTaskModel>(JobType::_concept)->template addSwitchJob<T>(name, index, input, std::forward<A>(args)...);
+    }
+    template <class T, class... A> const Varying addSwitchJob(std::string name, uint8_t index, A&&... args) {
+        const auto input = Varying(typename T::JobModel::Input());
+        return std::static_pointer_cast<SwitchTaskModel>(JobType::_concept)->template addSwitchJob<T>(name, index, input, std::forward<A>(args)...);
+    }
 
     std::shared_ptr<Config> getConfiguration() {
         return std::static_pointer_cast<Config>(JobType::_concept->getConfiguration());
@@ -407,6 +472,7 @@ protected:
 #define Task_DeclareTypeAliases(ContextType, TimeProfiler) \
     using JobConfig = task::JobConfig; \
     using TaskConfig = task::TaskConfig; \
+    using SwitchConfig = task::SwitchConfig; \
     template <class T> using PersistentConfig = task::PersistentConfig<T>; \
     using Job = task::Job<ContextType, TimeProfiler>; \
     using Task = task::Task<ContextType, TimeProfiler>; \