diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/BoxEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/BoxEntityItem.h
index fd760a97e1..e8459e7dbb 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/BoxEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/BoxEntityItem.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
         _color[BLUE_INDEX] = value.blue;
     }
     
-    ShapeType getShapeType() const { return SHAPE_TYPE_BOX; }
+    virtual ShapeType getShapeType() const { return SHAPE_TYPE_BOX; }
 
     virtual void debugDump() const;
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.h
index bad053551e..94d262fc9f 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.h
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ public:
     virtual void debugDump() const;
 
     void updateShapeType(ShapeType type);
-    ShapeType getShapeType() const { return _shapeType; }
-
+    virtual ShapeType getShapeType() const { return _shapeType; }
 
     // TODO: Move these to subclasses, or other appropriate abstraction
     // getters/setters applicable to models and particles
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/SphereEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/SphereEntityItem.h
index 610db483c2..f79a2db7ff 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/SphereEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/SphereEntityItem.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
     // TODO: implement proper contains for 3D ellipsoid
     //virtual bool contains(const glm::vec3& point) const;
 
-    ShapeType getShapeType() const { return SHAPE_TYPE_SPHERE; }
+    virtual ShapeType getShapeType() const { return SHAPE_TYPE_SPHERE; }
     
     virtual bool supportsDetailedRayIntersection() const { return true; }
     virtual bool findDetailedRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction,