diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp
index 9e32977de1..fb9aba636b 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<T> make_renderer(const EntityItemPointer& entity) {
 }
 
 EntityRenderer::EntityRenderer(const EntityItemPointer& entity) : _entity(entity) {
+    connect(entity.get(), &EntityItem::requestRenderUpdate, this, [&] {
+        _needsRenderUpdate = true;
+        emit requestRenderUpdate();
+    });
 }
 
 EntityRenderer::~EntityRenderer() { }
@@ -311,6 +315,9 @@ void EntityRenderer::setSubRenderItemIDs(const render::ItemIDs& ids) {
 // Returns true if the item needs to have updateInscene called because of internal rendering 
 // changes (animation, fading, etc)
 bool EntityRenderer::needsRenderUpdate() const {
+    if (_needsRenderUpdate) {
+        return true;
+    }
     if (_prevIsTransparent != isTransparent()) {
         return true;
     }
@@ -331,10 +338,6 @@ bool EntityRenderer::needsRenderUpdateFromEntity(const EntityItemPointer& entity
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (_visible != entity->getVisible()) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
     if (_moving != entity->isMovingRelativeToParent()) {
         return true;
     }
@@ -363,6 +366,7 @@ void EntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateSynchronous(const ScenePointer& scene, Transa
 
         _moving = entity->isMovingRelativeToParent();
         _visible = entity->getVisible();
+        _needsRenderUpdate = false;
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
index 5deb69711d..8eb82e2c6e 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ protected:
     bool _prevIsTransparent { false };
     bool _visible { false };
     bool _moving { false };
+    bool _needsRenderUpdate { false };
     // Only touched on the rendering thread
     bool _renderUpdateQueued{ false };
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
index fc753713ba..722ad416e4 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
@@ -2715,9 +2715,17 @@ bool EntityItem::getVisible() const {
 }
 
 void EntityItem::setVisible(bool value) {
+    bool changed = false;
     withWriteLock([&] {
-        _visible = value;
+        if (_visible != value) {
+            changed = true;
+            _visible = value;
+        }
     });
+
+    if (changed) {
+        emit requestRenderUpdate();
+    }
 }
 
 bool EntityItem::isChildOfMyAvatar() const {
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
index d8fb3b3ab6..ecfb7b5dcd 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
@@ -469,6 +469,9 @@ public:
     static QString _marketplacePublicKey;
     static void retrieveMarketplacePublicKey();
 
+signals:
+    void requestRenderUpdate();
+
 protected:
     QHash<ChangeHandlerId, ChangeHandlerCallback> _changeHandlers;