diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.cpp
index 9eb9648478..4b145b55a0 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Batch::Batch() :
     _textures(),
     _streamFormats(),
     _transforms(),
-    _pipelines()
+    _pipelines(),
+    _framebuffers()
 {
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ void Batch::clear() {
     _textures.clear();
     _streamFormats.clear();
     _transforms.clear();
-    _pipelines.clear();    
+    _pipelines.clear();
+    _framebuffers.clear();
 }
 
 uint32 Batch::cacheData(uint32 size, const void* data) {
@@ -186,3 +188,10 @@ void Batch::setUniformTexture(uint32 slot, const TextureView& view) {
     setUniformTexture(slot, view._texture);
 }
 
+void Batch::setFramebuffer(const FramebufferPointer& framebuffer) {
+    ADD_COMMAND(setUniformTexture);
+
+    _params.push_back(_framebuffers.cache(framebuffer));
+
+}
+
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
index 6e8a2d1da6..b6bc05ab40 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include "Pipeline.h"
 
+#include "Framebuffer.h"
+
 #if defined(NSIGHT_FOUND)
     #include "nvToolsExt.h"
     class ProfileRange {
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ public:
     void setUniformTexture(uint32 slot, const TexturePointer& view);
     void setUniformTexture(uint32 slot, const TextureView& view); // not a command, just a shortcut from a TextureView
 
+    // Framebuffer Stage
+    void setFramebuffer(const FramebufferPointer& framebuffer);
 
     // TODO: As long as we have gl calls explicitely issued from interface
     // code, we need to be able to record and batch these calls. THe long 
@@ -170,6 +174,8 @@ public:
         COMMAND_setUniformBuffer,
         COMMAND_setUniformTexture,
 
+        COMMAND_setFramebuffer,
+
         // TODO: As long as we have gl calls explicitely issued from interface
         // code, we need to be able to record and batch these calls. THe long 
         // term strategy is to get rid of any GL calls in favor of the HIFI GPU API
@@ -266,6 +272,7 @@ public:
     typedef Cache<Stream::FormatPointer>::Vector StreamFormatCaches;
     typedef Cache<Transform>::Vector TransformCaches;
     typedef Cache<PipelinePointer>::Vector PipelineCaches;
+    typedef Cache<FramebufferPointer>::Vector FramebufferCaches;
 
     // Cache Data in a byte array if too big to fit in Param
     // FOr example Mat4s are going there
@@ -289,6 +296,7 @@ public:
     StreamFormatCaches _streamFormats;
     TransformCaches _transforms;
     PipelineCaches _pipelines;
+    FramebufferCaches _framebuffers;
 
 protected:
 };
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.h
index 8276ff5f95..022ca02d6d 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 #include "Resource.h"
 #include "Texture.h"
-#include "Shader.h"
 #include "Pipeline.h"
+#include "Framebuffer.h"
 
 namespace gpu {
 
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ public:
     };
 
     template< typename T >
-    static void setGPUObject(const Buffer& buffer, T* bo) {
-        buffer.setGPUObject(bo);
+    static void setGPUObject(const Buffer& buffer, T* object) {
+        buffer.setGPUObject(object);
     }
     template< typename T >
     static T* getGPUObject(const Buffer& buffer) {
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ public:
     }
 
     template< typename T >
-    static void setGPUObject(const Texture& texture, T* to) {
-        texture.setGPUObject(to);
+    static void setGPUObject(const Texture& texture, T* object) {
+        texture.setGPUObject(object);
     }
     template< typename T >
     static T* getGPUObject(const Texture& texture) {
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ public:
     }
     
     template< typename T >
-    static void setGPUObject(const Shader& shader, T* so) {
-        shader.setGPUObject(so);
+    static void setGPUObject(const Shader& shader, T* object) {
+        shader.setGPUObject(object);
     }
     template< typename T >
     static T* getGPUObject(const Shader& shader) {
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ public:
     }
 
     template< typename T >
-    static void setGPUObject(const Pipeline& pipeline, T* po) {
-        pipeline.setGPUObject(po);
+    static void setGPUObject(const Pipeline& pipeline, T* object) {
+        pipeline.setGPUObject(object);
     }
     template< typename T >
     static T* getGPUObject(const Pipeline& pipeline) {
@@ -83,14 +83,23 @@ public:
     }
 
     template< typename T >
-    static void setGPUObject(const State& state, T* so) {
-        state.setGPUObject(so);
+    static void setGPUObject(const State& state, T* object) {
+        state.setGPUObject(object);
     }
     template< typename T >
     static T* getGPUObject(const State& state) {
         return reinterpret_cast<T*>(state.getGPUObject());
     }
 
+    template< typename T >
+    static void setGPUObject(const Framebuffer& framebuffer, T* object) {
+        framebuffer.setGPUObject(object);
+    }
+    template< typename T >
+    static T* getGPUObject(const Framebuffer& framebuffer) {
+        return reinterpret_cast<T*>(framebuffer.getGPUObject());
+    }
+
 protected:
 
 };
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Framebuffer.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Framebuffer.cpp
index 597a31788e..de8961886b 100755
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Framebuffer.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Framebuffer::~Framebuffer()
 Framebuffer* Framebuffer::create() {
     auto framebuffer = new Framebuffer();
     framebuffer->_renderBuffers.resize(MAX_NUM_RENDER_BUFFERS);
-    framebuffer->_renderBuffersSubresource.resize(MAX_NUM_RENDER_BUFFERS, 0);
     return framebuffer;
 }
 
@@ -96,14 +95,14 @@ void Framebuffer::resize(uint16 width, uint16 height, uint16 numSamples) {
         if ((width != _width) || (height != _height) || (numSamples != _numSamples)) {
             for (uint32 i = 0; i < _renderBuffers.size(); ++i) {
                 if (_renderBuffers[i]) {
-                    _renderBuffers[i]->resize2D(width, height, numSamples);
-                    _numSamples = _renderBuffers[i]->getNumSamples();
+                    _renderBuffers[i]._texture->resize2D(width, height, numSamples);
+                    _numSamples = _renderBuffers[i]._texture->getNumSamples();
                 }
             }
 
             if (_depthStencilBuffer) {
-                _depthStencilBuffer->resize2D(width, height, numSamples);
-                _numSamples = _depthStencilBuffer->getNumSamples();
+                _depthStencilBuffer._texture->resize2D(width, height, numSamples);
+                _numSamples = _depthStencilBuffer._texture->getNumSamples();
             }
 
             _width = width;
@@ -155,20 +154,10 @@ int Framebuffer::setRenderBuffer(uint32 slot, const TexturePointer& texture, uin
         }
     }
 
-    // everything works, assign
-    // dereference the previously used buffer if exists
-    if (_renderBuffers[slot]) {
-        _renderBuffers[slot].reset();
-        _renderBuffersSubresource[slot] = 0;
-    }
-
     updateSize(texture);
 
     // assign the new one
-    _renderBuffers[slot] = texture;
-
-    // Assign the subresource
-    _renderBuffersSubresource[slot] = subresource;
+    _renderBuffers[slot] = TextureView(texture, subresource);
 
     // update the mask
     int mask = (1<<slot);
@@ -188,7 +177,7 @@ void Framebuffer::removeRenderBuffers() {
     _buffersMask = _buffersMask & BUFFER_DEPTHSTENCIL;
 
     for (auto renderBuffer : _renderBuffers) {
-        renderBuffer.reset();
+        renderBuffer._texture.reset();
     }
 
     updateSize(TexturePointer(nullptr));
@@ -205,7 +194,7 @@ uint32 Framebuffer::getNumRenderBuffers() const {
 
 TexturePointer Framebuffer::getRenderBuffer(uint32 slot) const {
     if (!isSwapchain() && (slot < getMaxNumRenderBuffers())) {
-        return _renderBuffers[slot];
+        return _renderBuffers[slot]._texture;
     } else {
         return TexturePointer();
     }
@@ -214,7 +203,7 @@ TexturePointer Framebuffer::getRenderBuffer(uint32 slot) const {
 
 uint32 Framebuffer::getRenderBufferSubresource(uint32 slot) const {
     if (!isSwapchain() && (slot < getMaxNumRenderBuffers())) {
-        return _renderBuffersSubresource[slot];
+        return _renderBuffers[slot]._subresource;
     } else {
         return 0;
     }
@@ -232,15 +221,10 @@ bool Framebuffer::setDepthStencilBuffer(const TexturePointer& texture, uint32 su
         }
     }
 
-    // Checks ok, assign
-    _depthStencilBuffer.reset();
-    _depthStencilBufferSubresource = 0;
-
     updateSize(texture);
 
     // assign the new one
-    _depthStencilBuffer = texture;
-    _depthStencilBufferSubresource = subresource;
+    _depthStencilBuffer = TextureView(texture, subresource);
 
     _buffersMask = ( _buffersMask & ~BUFFER_DEPTHSTENCIL);
     if (texture) {
@@ -254,7 +238,7 @@ TexturePointer Framebuffer::getDepthStencilBuffer() const {
     if (isSwapchain()) {
         return TexturePointer();
     } else {
-        return _depthStencilBuffer;
+        return _depthStencilBuffer._texture;
     }
 }
 
@@ -262,6 +246,6 @@ uint32 Framebuffer::getDepthStencilBufferSubresource() const {
     if (isSwapchain()) {
         return 0;
     } else {
-        return _depthStencilBufferSubresource;
+        return _depthStencilBuffer._subresource;
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Framebuffer.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Framebuffer.h
index 0caacfc8e7..46303b0d81 100755
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Framebuffer.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Framebuffer.h
@@ -155,11 +155,9 @@ public:
     // Get viewport covering the ful Canvas
     Viewport getViewport() const { return Viewport(getWidth(), getHeight(), 0, 0); }
 
+    bool isDefined() const { return _isDefined; }
 
 protected:
-
-    Viewport _viewport;
-
     uint16 _width;
     uint16 _height;
     uint16 _numSamples;
@@ -170,12 +168,10 @@ protected:
 
     SwapchainPointer _swapchain;
 
-    Textures _renderBuffers;
-    std::vector<uint32> _renderBuffersSubresource;
-
-    TexturePointer _depthStencilBuffer;
-    uint32 _depthStencilBufferSubresource;
+    TextureViews _renderBuffers;
+    TextureView _depthStencilBuffer;
 
+    bool _isDefined = false;
 
     void updateSize(const TexturePointer& texture);
 
@@ -189,6 +185,7 @@ protected:
     GPUObject* getGPUObject() const { return _gpuObject; }
     friend class Backend;
 };
+typedef std::shared_ptr<Framebuffer> FramebufferPointer;
 
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
index 8fcc2362c1..c9de132b73 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ GLBackend::CommandCall GLBackend::_commandCalls[Batch::NUM_COMMANDS] =
     (&::gpu::GLBackend::do_setUniformBuffer),
     (&::gpu::GLBackend::do_setUniformTexture),
 
+    (&::gpu::GLBackend::do_setFramebuffer),
+
+
     (&::gpu::GLBackend::do_glEnable),
     (&::gpu::GLBackend::do_glDisable),
 
@@ -67,7 +70,8 @@ GLBackend::CommandCall GLBackend::_commandCalls[Batch::NUM_COMMANDS] =
 GLBackend::GLBackend() :
     _input(),
     _transform(),
-    _pipeline()
+    _pipeline(),
+    _output()
 {
     initTransform();
 }
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h
index ea97fd8908..e3069f5205 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h
@@ -133,14 +133,25 @@ public:
 
     class GLPipeline : public GPUObject {
     public:
-        GLShader* _program;
-        GLState* _state;
+        GLShader* _program = 0;
+        GLState* _state = 0;
 
         GLPipeline();
         ~GLPipeline();
     };
     static GLPipeline* syncGPUObject(const Pipeline& pipeline);
 
+
+    class GLFramebuffer : public GPUObject {
+    public:
+        GLuint _fbo = 0;
+
+        GLFramebuffer();
+        ~GLFramebuffer();
+    };
+    static GLFramebuffer* syncGPUObject(const Framebuffer& framebuffer);
+    static GLuint getFramebufferID(const FramebufferPointer& framebuffer);
+
     static const int MAX_NUM_ATTRIBUTES = Stream::NUM_INPUT_SLOTS;
     static const int MAX_NUM_INPUT_BUFFERS = 16;
 
@@ -276,8 +287,8 @@ protected:
         State::Signature _stateSignatureCache;
 
         GLState* _state;
-        bool _invalidState;
-        bool _needStateSync;
+        bool _invalidState = false;
+        bool _needStateSync = true;
 
         PipelineStageState() :
             _pipeline(),
@@ -291,6 +302,16 @@ protected:
              {}
     } _pipeline;
 
+    // Output stage
+    void do_setFramebuffer(Batch& batch, uint32 paramOffset);
+
+    struct OutputStageState {
+
+        FramebufferPointer _framebuffer = nullptr;
+
+        OutputStageState() {}
+    } _output;
+
     // TODO: As long as we have gl calls explicitely issued from interface
     // code, we need to be able to record and batch these calls. THe long 
     // term strategy is to get rid of any GL calls in favor of the HIFI GPU API
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendOutput.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendOutput.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8865008e49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendOutput.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+//
+//  GLBackendTexture.cpp
+//  libraries/gpu/src/gpu
+//
+//  Created by Sam Gateau on 1/19/2015.
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+#include "GPULogging.h"
+#include "GLBackendShared.h"
+
+
+GLBackend::GLFramebuffer::GLFramebuffer()
+{}
+
+GLBackend::GLFramebuffer::~GLFramebuffer() {
+    if (_fbo != 0) {
+        glDeleteFramebuffers(1, &_fbo);
+    }
+}
+
+GLBackend::GLFramebuffer* GLBackend::syncGPUObject(const Framebuffer& framebuffer) {
+    GLFramebuffer* object = Backend::getGPUObject<GLBackend::GLFramebuffer>(framebuffer);
+
+    // If GPU object already created and in sync
+    bool needUpdate = false;
+    if (object) {
+        return object;
+    } else if (!framebuffer.isDefined()) {
+        // NO framebuffer definition yet so let's avoid thinking
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    // need to have a gpu object?
+    if (!object) {
+        object = new GLFramebuffer();
+        glGenFramebuffers(1, &object->_fbo);
+        CHECK_GL_ERROR();
+        Backend::setGPUObject(framebuffer, object);
+    }
+
+
+    CHECK_GL_ERROR();
+
+    return object;
+}
+
+
+
+GLuint GLBackend::getFramebufferID(const FramebufferPointer& framebuffer) {
+    if (!framebuffer) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    GLFramebuffer* object = GLBackend::syncGPUObject(*framebuffer);
+    if (object) {
+        return object->_fbo;
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+void GLBackend::do_setFramebuffer(Batch& batch, uint32 paramOffset) {
+    auto framebuffer = batch._framebuffers.get(batch._params[paramOffset]._uint);
+
+    if (_output._framebuffer != framebuffer) {
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, getFramebufferID(framebuffer));
+        _output._framebuffer = framebuffer;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h
index 3eed52c686..cb124b7b08 100755
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h
@@ -240,15 +240,25 @@ public:
         _subresource(0),
         _element(element)
     {};
-    TextureView(const TexturePointer& texture, const Element& element) :
+    TextureView(const TexturePointer& texture, uint16 subresource, const Element& element) :
         _texture(texture),
-        _subresource(0),
+        _subresource(subresource),
         _element(element)
     {};
+
+    TextureView(const TexturePointer& texture, uint16 subresource) :
+        _texture(texture),
+        _subresource(subresource)
+    {};
+
     ~TextureView() {}
     TextureView(const TextureView& view) = default;
     TextureView& operator=(const TextureView& view) = default;
+
+    explicit operator bool() const { return (_texture); }
+    bool operator !() const { return (!_texture); }
 };
+typedef std::vector<TextureView> TextureViews;
 
 };