diff --git a/scripts/system/create/edit.js b/scripts/system/create/edit.js
index 099cb94988..bc7afd8dc3 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/create/edit.js
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ var gridTool = new GridTool({
 });
 gridTool.setVisible(false);
 
+var entityShapeVisualizerSessionName = "SHAPE_VISUALIZER_" + Uuid.generate();
+
 var EntityShapeVisualizer = Script.require('./modules/entityShapeVisualizer.js');
-var entityShapeVisualizer = new EntityShapeVisualizer(["Zone"]);
+var entityShapeVisualizer = new EntityShapeVisualizer(["Zone"], entityShapeVisualizerSessionName);
 
 var entityListTool = new EntityListTool(shouldUseEditTabletApp);
 
@@ -2908,7 +2910,7 @@ function zoneSortOrder(a, b) {
 function getParentState(id) {
     var state = "NONE";
     var properties = Entities.getEntityProperties(id, ["parentID"]);
-    var children = Entities.getChildrenIDs(id);
+    var children = getDomainOnlyChildrenIDs(id);
     if (properties.parentID !== Uuid.NULL) {
         if (children.length > 0) {
             state = "PARENT_CHILDREN";
@@ -2923,4 +2925,17 @@ function getParentState(id) {
     return state;
 }
 
+function getDomainOnlyChildrenIDs(id) {
+    var allChildren = Entities.getChildrenIDs(id);
+    var realChildren = [];
+    var properties;
+    for (var i = 0; i < allChildren.length; i++) {
+        properties = Entities.getEntityProperties(allChildren[i], ["name"]);
+        if (properties.name !== undefined && properties.name !== entityShapeVisualizerSessionName) {
+            realChildren.push(allChildren[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    return realChildren;
+}
+
 }()); // END LOCAL_SCOPE
diff --git a/scripts/system/create/entitySelectionTool/entitySelectionTool.js b/scripts/system/create/entitySelectionTool/entitySelectionTool.js
index 71edbde765..f9a30ef6a5 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/entitySelectionTool/entitySelectionTool.js
+++ b/scripts/system/create/entitySelectionTool/entitySelectionTool.js
@@ -724,12 +724,12 @@ SelectionManager = (function() {
     that.addChildrenToSelection = function() {
         if (that.hasSelection()) {
             for (var i = 0; i < that.selections.length; i++) {
-                var childrenIDs = Entities.getChildrenIDs(that.selections[i]);
-                var collectNewChildren; 
+                var childrenIDs = getDomainOnlyChildrenIDs(that.selections[i]);
+                var collectNewChildren;
                 var j;
                 var k = 0;
                 do {
-                    collectNewChildren = Entities.getChildrenIDs(childrenIDs[k]);
+                    collectNewChildren = getDomainOnlyChildrenIDs(childrenIDs[k]);
                     if (collectNewChildren.length > 0) {
                         for (j = 0; j < collectNewChildren.length; j++) {
                             childrenIDs.push(collectNewChildren[j]);
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ SelectionManager = (function() {
             that._update(true, this);
         } else {
             audioFeedback.rejection();
-            Window.notifyEditError("You have nothing selected.");            
+            Window.notifyEditError("You have nothing selected.");
         }
     };
 
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ SelectionDisplay = (function() {
     
     const BOUNDING_EDGE_OFFSET = 0.5;
 
-    const DUPLICATOR_OFFSET = { x: 0.6, y: 0, z: 0.6 };    
+    const DUPLICATOR_OFFSET = { x: 0.6, y: 0, z: 0.6 };
     
     const CTRL_KEY_CODE = 16777249;
 
diff --git a/scripts/system/create/modules/entityShapeVisualizer.js b/scripts/system/create/modules/entityShapeVisualizer.js
index dbf09a1cb7..45cf68fdb5 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/modules/entityShapeVisualizer.js
+++ b/scripts/system/create/modules/entityShapeVisualizer.js
@@ -116,12 +116,14 @@ function deepCopy(v) {
     return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(v));
 }
 
-function EntityShape(entityID) {
+function EntityShape(entityID, entityShapeVisualizerSessionName) {
     this.entityID = entityID;
+    this.entityShapeVisualizerSessionName = entityShapeVisualizerSessionName;
+
     var propertiesForType = getEntityShapePropertiesForType(Entities.getEntityProperties(entityID, REQUESTED_ENTITY_SHAPE_PROPERTIES));
 
     this.previousPropertiesForType = propertiesForType;
-
+    
     this.initialize(propertiesForType);
 }
 
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ EntityShape.prototype = {
         // Create new instance of JS object:
         var overlayProperties = deepCopy(properties);
 
+        overlayProperties.name = this.entityShapeVisualizerSessionName;
         overlayProperties.localPosition = Vec3.ZERO;
         overlayProperties.localRotation = Quat.IDENTITY;
         overlayProperties.canCastShadows = false;
@@ -172,11 +175,11 @@ EntityShape.prototype = {
     }
 };
 
-function EntityShapeVisualizer(visualizedTypes) {
+function EntityShapeVisualizer(visualizedTypes, entityShapeVisualizerSessionName) {
     this.acceptedEntities = [];
     this.ignoredEntities = [];
     this.entityShapes = {};
-
+    this.entityShapeVisualizerSessionName = entityShapeVisualizerSessionName;
     this.visualizedTypes = visualizedTypes;
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ EntityShapeVisualizer.prototype = {
         if (this.entityShapes[entityID]) {
             return;
         }
-        this.entityShapes[entityID] = new EntityShape(entityID);
+        this.entityShapes[entityID] = new EntityShape(entityID, this.entityShapeVisualizerSessionName);
 
     },
     updateEntity: function(entityID) {