diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/ui/types/ContextAwareProfile.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/ui/types/ContextAwareProfile.cpp
index f74e8754c9..210e1f36b1 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/ui/types/ContextAwareProfile.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/ui/types/ContextAwareProfile.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 #include "ContextAwareProfile.h"
 
 #include <cassert>
+#include <QtCore/QReadLocker>
 #include <QtCore/QThread>
+#include <QtCore/QWriteLocker>
 #include <QtQml/QQmlContext>
 
 #include <shared/QtHelpers.h>
@@ -20,20 +22,63 @@
 
 static const QString RESTRICTED_FLAG_PROPERTY = "RestrictFileAccess";
 
-ContextAwareProfile::ContextAwareProfile(QQmlContext* context) :
-    ContextAwareProfileParent(context), _context(context) { 
+QReadWriteLock ContextAwareProfile::_contextMapProtect;
+ContextAwareProfile::ContextMap ContextAwareProfile::_contextMap;
+
+ContextAwareProfile::ContextAwareProfile(QQmlContext* context) : ContextAwareProfileParent(context), _context(context) {
     assert(context);
+
+    {   // register our object for future updates
+        QWriteLocker guard(&_contextMapProtect);
+        ContextMap::iterator setLookup = _contextMap.find(_context);
+        if (setLookup == _contextMap.end()) {
+            setLookup = _contextMap.insert(_context, ContextAwareProfileSet());
+        }
+        assert(setLookup != _contextMap.end());
+        ContextAwareProfileSet& profileSet = setLookup.value();
+        assert(profileSet.find(this) == profileSet.end());
+        profileSet.insert(this);
+    }
+
+    _isRestricted.store(isRestrictedGetProperty());
 }
 
+ContextAwareProfile::~ContextAwareProfile() {
+    // deregister our object
+    QWriteLocker guard(&_contextMapProtect);
+    ContextMap::iterator setLookup = _contextMap.find(_context);
+    assert(setLookup != _contextMap.end());
+    if (setLookup != _contextMap.end()) {
+        ContextAwareProfileSet& profileSet = setLookup.value();
+        assert(profileSet.find(this) != profileSet.end());
+        profileSet.remove(this);
+        if (profileSet.isEmpty()) {
+            _contextMap.erase(setLookup);
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 void ContextAwareProfile::restrictContext(QQmlContext* context, bool restrict) {
+
+    // set the QML property
     context->setContextProperty(RESTRICTED_FLAG_PROPERTY, restrict);
+
+    // broadcast the new value to any registered ContextAwareProfile objects
+    QReadLocker guard(&_contextMapProtect);
+    ContextMap::const_iterator setLookup = _contextMap.find(context);
+    if (setLookup != _contextMap.end()) {
+        const ContextAwareProfileSet& profileSet = setLookup.value();
+        for (ContextAwareProfileSet::const_iterator profileIterator = profileSet.begin();
+                profileIterator != profileSet.end(); profileIterator++) {
+            (*profileIterator)->_isRestricted.store(restrict);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
-bool ContextAwareProfile::isRestrictedInternal() {
+bool ContextAwareProfile::isRestrictedGetProperty() {
     if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
         bool restrictedResult = false;
-        BLOCKING_INVOKE_METHOD(this, "isRestrictedInternal", Q_RETURN_ARG(bool, restrictedResult));
+        BLOCKING_INVOKE_METHOD(this, "isRestrictedGetProperty", Q_RETURN_ARG(bool, restrictedResult));
         return restrictedResult;
     }
 
@@ -48,10 +93,5 @@ bool ContextAwareProfile::isRestrictedInternal() {
 }
 
 bool ContextAwareProfile::isRestricted() {
-    auto now = usecTimestampNow();
-    if (now > _cacheExpiry) {
-        _cachedValue = isRestrictedInternal();
-        _cacheExpiry = now + MAX_CACHE_AGE;
-    }
-    return _cachedValue;
+    return _isRestricted.load();
 }
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/ui/types/ContextAwareProfile.h b/libraries/ui/src/ui/types/ContextAwareProfile.h
index 3192d2be54..486ac5481a 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/ui/types/ContextAwareProfile.h
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/ui/types/ContextAwareProfile.h
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 #ifndef hifi_ContextAwareProfile_h
 #define hifi_ContextAwareProfile_h
 
-#include <QtCore/QtGlobal>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <QtCore/QHash>
+#include <QtCore/QReadWriteLock>
+#include <QtCore/QSet>
+#include <QtCore/QSharedPointer>
 
 #if !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
 #include <QtWebEngine/QQuickWebEngineProfile>
@@ -26,8 +30,6 @@ using ContextAwareProfileParent = QObject;
 using RequestInterceptorParent = QObject;
 #endif
 
-#include <NumericalConstants.h>
-
 class QQmlContext;
 
 class ContextAwareProfile : public ContextAwareProfileParent {
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ class ContextAwareProfile : public ContextAwareProfileParent {
 public:
     static void restrictContext(QQmlContext* context, bool restrict = true);
     bool isRestricted();
-    Q_INVOKABLE bool isRestrictedInternal();
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool isRestrictedGetProperty();
 protected:
 
     class RequestInterceptor : public RequestInterceptorParent {
@@ -47,10 +49,17 @@ protected:
     };
 
     ContextAwareProfile(QQmlContext* parent);
+    ~ContextAwareProfile();
+
+private:
+    typedef QSet<ContextAwareProfile*> ContextAwareProfileSet;
+    typedef QHash<QQmlContext*, ContextAwareProfileSet> ContextMap;
+
     QQmlContext* _context{ nullptr };
-    bool _cachedValue{ false };
-    quint64 _cacheExpiry{ 0 };
-    constexpr static quint64 MAX_CACHE_AGE = MSECS_PER_SECOND;
+    std::atomic<bool> _isRestricted{ false };
+
+    static QReadWriteLock _contextMapProtect;
+    static ContextMap _contextMap;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_FileTypeProfile_h