diff --git a/examples/edit.js b/examples/edit.js
index 0a1f31f0d7..98ad21f4e2 100644
--- a/examples/edit.js
+++ b/examples/edit.js
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ PropertiesTool = function(opts) {
         webView.eventBridge.emitScriptEvent(JSON.stringify(data));
     });
 
-    webView.eventBridge.webEventReceived.connect(function(data) {
+    webView.eventBridge.webEventReceived.connect(function (data) {
         data = JSON.parse(data);
         if (data.type == "print") {
             if (data.message) {
diff --git a/examples/html/entityProperties.html b/examples/html/entityProperties.html
index 268e95010c..ac46272a4d 100644
--- a/examples/html/entityProperties.html
+++ b/examples/html/entityProperties.html
@@ -305,14 +305,10 @@
 
             var elParticleSections = document.querySelectorAll(".particle-section");
             allSections.push(elParticleSections);
+            var elParticleIsEmitting = document.getElementById("property-particle-is-emitting");
             var elParticleMaxParticles = document.getElementById("property-particle-maxparticles");
             var elParticleLifeSpan = document.getElementById("property-particle-lifespan");
             var elParticleEmitRate = document.getElementById("property-particle-emit-rate");
-            var elParticleEmitDirectionX = document.getElementById("property-particle-emit-direction-x");
-            var elParticleEmitDirectionY = document.getElementById("property-particle-emit-direction-y");
-            var elParticleEmitDirectionZ = document.getElementById("property-particle-emit-direction-z");
-            var elParticleEmitStrength = document.getElementById("property-particle-emit-strength");
-            var elParticleLocalGravity = document.getElementById("property-particle-localgravity");
             var elParticleRadius = document.getElementById("property-particle-radius");
 
             var elTextSections = document.querySelectorAll(".text-section");
@@ -511,7 +507,7 @@
                                 elColorSection.style.display = 'none';
                             }
 
-                            if (properties.type == "Model" || properties.type == "ParticleEffect") {
+                            if (properties.type == "Model") {
                                 for (var i = 0; i < elModelSections.length; i++) {
                                     elModelSections[i].style.display = 'block';
                                 }
@@ -617,15 +613,38 @@
                                     elParticleSections[i].style.display = 'block';
                                 }
 
+                                elParticleIsEmitting.checked = properties.isEmitting;
                                 elParticleMaxParticles.value = properties.maxParticles;
                                 elParticleLifeSpan.value = properties.lifespan.toFixed(2);
                                 elParticleEmitRate.value = properties.emitRate.toFixed(1);
-                                elParticleEmitDirectionX.value = properties.emitDirection.x.toFixed(2);
-                                elParticleEmitDirectionY.value = properties.emitDirection.y.toFixed(2);
-                                elParticleEmitDirectionZ.value = properties.emitDirection.z.toFixed(2);
-                                elParticleEmitStrength.value = properties.emitStrength.toFixed(2);
-                                elParticleLocalGravity.value = properties.localGravity.toFixed(2);
                                 elParticleRadius.value = properties.particleRadius.toFixed(3);
+
+                                /*
+                                COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(shapeType, getShapeType);
+                                COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(colorSpread, getColorSpread);
+                                COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(colorStart, getColorStart);
+                                COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(colorFinish, getColorFinish);
+                                COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(alphaSpread, getAlphaSpread);
+                                COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(alphaStart, getAlphaStart);
+                                COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(alphaFinish, getAlphaFinish);
+                                COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(textures, getTextures);
+                                // float emitSpeed
+                                // float speedSpread
+                                // quat emitOrientation
+                                // vec3 emitDimensions
+                                // float emitRadiusStart
+                                // float polarStart
+                                // float polarFinish
+                                // float azimuthStart
+                                // float azimuthFinish
+                                // vec3 emitAcceleration
+                                // vec3 accelerationSpread
+                                // float radiusStart
+                                // float radiusSpread??
+                                // float radiusFinish
+                                // float RadiusSpread
+                                */
+
                             } else if (properties.type == "PolyVox") {
                                 for (var i = 0; i < elPolyVoxSections.length; i++) {
                                     elPolyVoxSections[i].style.display = 'block';
@@ -758,16 +777,10 @@
 
             elWebSourceURL.addEventListener('change', createEmitTextPropertyUpdateFunction('sourceUrl'));
 
+            elParticleIsEmitting.addEventListener('change', createEmitCheckedPropertyUpdateFunction('isEmitting'));
             elParticleMaxParticles.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('maxParticles'));
             elParticleLifeSpan.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('lifespan'));
             elParticleEmitRate.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('emitRate'));
-            var particleEmitDirectionChangeFunction = createEmitVec3PropertyUpdateFunctionWithMultiplier(
-                'emitDirection', elParticleEmitDirectionX, elParticleEmitDirectionY, elParticleEmitDirectionZ, DEGREES_TO_RADIANS);
-            elParticleEmitDirectionX.addEventListener('change', particleEmitDirectionChangeFunction);
-            elParticleEmitDirectionY.addEventListener('change', particleEmitDirectionChangeFunction);
-            elParticleEmitDirectionZ.addEventListener('change', particleEmitDirectionChangeFunction);
-            elParticleEmitStrength.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('emitStrength'));
-            elParticleLocalGravity.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('localGravity'));
             elParticleRadius.addEventListener('change', createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction('particleRadius'));
 
             elModelURL.addEventListener('change', createEmitTextPropertyUpdateFunction('modelURL'));
@@ -1362,6 +1375,12 @@
             <label>Particle</label>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="particle-section property">
+            <span class="label">Is Emitting</span>
+            <span class="value">
+                <input type='checkbox' id="property-particle-is-emitting">
+            </span>
+        </div>
         <div class="particle-section property">
             <div class="label">Max Particles</div>
             <div class="value">
@@ -1380,26 +1399,6 @@
                 <input type='number' id="property-particle-emit-rate" min="0" step="0.5">
             </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="particle-section property">
-            <div class="label">Particle Emission Direction</div>
-            <div class="value">
-                <div class="input-area">X <input class="coord" type='number' id="property-particle-emit-direction-x"></div>
-                <div class="input-area">Y <input class="coord" type='number' id="property-particle-emit-direction-y"></div>
-                <div class="input-area">Z <input class="coord" type='number' id="property-particle-emit-direction-z"></div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="particle-section property">
-            <div class="label">Particle Emission Strength</div>
-            <div class="value">
-                <input type='number' id="property-particle-emit-strength" min="0" step="0.1">
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="particle-section property">
-            <div class="label">Particle Local Gravity</div>
-            <div class="value">
-                <input class="coord" type='number' id="property-particle-localgravity" step="0.05">
-            </div>
-        </div>
         <div class="particle-section property">
             <div class="label">Particle Radius</div>
             <div class="value">
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
index b17ca41e9b..62d7e69202 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ EntityPropertyFlags EntityItemProperties::getChangedProperties() const {
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_TEXT_COLOR, textColor);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_BACKGROUND_COLOR, backgroundColor);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_SHAPE_TYPE, shapeType);
+    CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_EMITTING_PARTICLES, isEmitting);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_MAX_PARTICLES, maxParticles);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_LIFESPAN, lifespan);
     CHECK_PROPERTY_CHANGE(PROP_EMIT_RATE, emitRate);
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ QScriptValue EntityItemProperties::copyToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, bool
 
     // Particles only
     if (_type == EntityTypes::ParticleEffect) {
+        COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_EMITTING_PARTICLES, isEmitting);
         COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_MAX_PARTICLES, maxParticles);
         COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_LIFESPAN, lifespan);
         COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(PROP_EMIT_RATE, emitRate);
@@ -1118,6 +1120,7 @@ bool EntityItemProperties::encodeEntityEditPacket(PacketType command, EntityItem
             APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_ACTION_DATA, properties.getActionData());
             APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_ALPHA, properties.getAlpha());
         }
+
         if (propertyCount > 0) {
             int endOfEntityItemData = packetData->getUncompressedByteOffset();
 
@@ -1472,6 +1475,7 @@ void EntityItemProperties::markAllChanged() {
     _backgroundColorChanged = true;
     _shapeTypeChanged = true;
 
+    _isEmittingChanged = true;
     _maxParticlesChanged = true;
     _lifespanChanged = true;
     _emitRateChanged = true;