diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index b901db38e7..55c766c267 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -646,6 +646,12 @@ bool RenderableModelEntityItem::isReadyToComputeShape() {
         // the model is still being downloaded.
         return false;
     } else if (type >= SHAPE_TYPE_SIMPLE_HULL && type <= SHAPE_TYPE_STATIC_MESH) {
+        if (!_model) {
+            EntityTreePointer tree = getTree();
+            if (tree) {
+                QMetaObject::invokeMethod(tree.get(), "callLoader", Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(EntityItemID, getID()));
+            }
+        }
         return (_model && _model->isLoaded());
     }
     return true;