diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
index 16ce9985bf..2c04614a1c 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void spaceUpdate(std::pair<int32_t, glm::vec4> data);
+    void requestRenderUpdate();
 
 protected:
     QHash<ChangeHandlerId, ChangeHandlerCallback> _changeHandlers;
@@ -766,6 +767,8 @@ protected:
     QHash<QUuid, EntityDynamicPointer> _grabActions;
 
     bool _cullWithParent { false };
+    
+    mutable bool _needsRenderUpdate { false };
 
 private:
     static std::function<glm::quat(const glm::vec3&, const glm::quat&, BillboardMode, const glm::vec3&)> _getBillboardRotationOperator;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
index d7983bbe50..e82af5395f 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void MeshPartPayload::render(RenderArgs* args) {
 
     if (!_drawMaterials.empty() && _drawMaterials.top().material && _drawMaterials.top().material->isProcedural() &&
             _drawMaterials.top().material->isReady()) {
-        if (!(enableMaterialProceduralShaders && ENABLE_MATERIAL_PROCEDURAL_SHADERS)) {
+        if (!enableMaterialProceduralShaders) {
             return;
         }
         auto procedural = std::static_pointer_cast<graphics::ProceduralMaterial>(_drawMaterials.top().material);
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h
index e7415c6b8d..ee205bd778 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h
@@ -75,9 +75,12 @@ public:
 
     void setCullWithParent(bool value) { _cullWithParent = value; }
 
+    static bool enableMaterialProceduralShaders;
+
 protected:
     render::ItemKey _itemKey{ render::ItemKey::Builder::opaqueShape().build() };
     bool _cullWithParent { false };
+    uint64_t _created;
 };
 
 namespace render {
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/Item.h b/libraries/render/src/render/Item.h
index c94732eafe..3383101b5b 100644
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/Item.h
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/Item.h
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ public:
     virtual ShapeKey getShapeKey() = 0;
     virtual Item::Bound getBound() = 0;
     virtual void render(RenderArgs* args) = 0;
-    virtual uint32_t metaFetchMetaSubItems(ItemIDs& subItems) = 0;
+    virtual uint32_t metaFetchMetaSubItems(ItemIDs& subItems) const = 0;
 };
 
 template <> const ItemKey payloadGetKey(const PayloadProxyInterface::Pointer& payload);