diff --git a/examples/html/entityProperties.html b/examples/html/entityProperties.html
index e525818e51..26bcc63f15 100644
--- a/examples/html/entityProperties.html
+++ b/examples/html/entityProperties.html
@@ -26,6 +26,20 @@
                 );
             };
         }
+        function createEmitGroupCheckedPropertyUpdateFunction(group, propertyName) {
+            return function() {
+                var properties = {};
+                properties[group] = {};
+                properties[group][propertyName] = this.checked;
+                EventBridge.emitWebEvent(
+                    JSON.stringify({
+                        type: "update",
+                        properties: properties
+                    })
+                );
+            };
+        }
+
         function createEmitNumberPropertyUpdateFunction(propertyName) {
             return function() {
                 EventBridge.emitWebEvent(
@@ -286,6 +300,8 @@
             var elZoneAtmosphereScatteringWavelengthsX = document.getElementById("property-zone-atmosphere-scattering-wavelengths-x");
             var elZoneAtmosphereScatteringWavelengthsY = document.getElementById("property-zone-atmosphere-scattering-wavelengths-y");
             var elZoneAtmosphereScatteringWavelengthsZ = document.getElementById("property-zone-atmosphere-scattering-wavelengths-z");
+            var elZoneAtmosphereHasStars = document.getElementById("property-zone-atmosphere-has-stars");
+
 
             if (window.EventBridge !== undefined) {
                 EventBridge.scriptEventReceived.connect(function(data) {
@@ -486,7 +502,7 @@
                                 elZoneAtmosphereScatteringWavelengthsX.value = properties.atmosphere.scatteringWavelengths.x;
                                 elZoneAtmosphereScatteringWavelengthsY.value = properties.atmosphere.scatteringWavelengths.y;
                                 elZoneAtmosphereScatteringWavelengthsZ.value = properties.atmosphere.scatteringWavelengths.z;
-                                
+                                elZoneAtmosphereHasStars.checked = properties.atmosphere.hasStars;
                                 
                             }
 
@@ -650,6 +666,8 @@
             elZoneAtmosphereScatteringWavelengthsX.addEventListener('change', zoneAtmosphereScatterWavelengthsChangeFunction);
             elZoneAtmosphereScatteringWavelengthsY.addEventListener('change', zoneAtmosphereScatterWavelengthsChangeFunction);
             elZoneAtmosphereScatteringWavelengthsZ.addEventListener('change', zoneAtmosphereScatterWavelengthsChangeFunction);
+            elZoneAtmosphereHasStars.addEventListener('change', createEmitGroupCheckedPropertyUpdateFunction('atmosphere','hasStars'));
+
 
             elMoveSelectionToGrid.addEventListener("click", function() {
                 EventBridge.emitWebEvent(JSON.stringify({
@@ -1136,23 +1154,29 @@
         <div class="zone-section property">
             <div class="label">Atmosphere Mie Scattering</div>
             <div class="value">
-                <input class="coord" type='number' id="property-zone-atmosphere-mie-scattering" min="0" max="0.5" step="0.001"></input>
+                <input class="coord no-spin" type='number' id="property-zone-atmosphere-mie-scattering" min="0" max="0.5" step="any"></input>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="zone-section property">
             <div class="label">Atmosphere Rayleigh Scattering</div>
             <div class="value">
-                <input class="coord" type='number' id="property-zone-atmosphere-rayleigh-scattering" min="0" max="0.5" step="0.001"></input>
+                <input class="coord no-spin" type='number' id="property-zone-atmosphere-rayleigh-scattering" min="0" max="0.5" step="any"></input>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="zone-section property">
             <div class="label">Atmosphere Scattering Wavelenghts</div>
             <div class="value">
-                <div class="input-area">X <br><input class="coord" type='number' id="property-zone-atmosphere-scattering-wavelengths-x" min="0" max="1" step="0.001"></input></div>
-                <div class="input-area">Y <br><input class="coord" type='number' id="property-zone-atmosphere-scattering-wavelengths-y" min="0" max="1" step="0.001"></input></div>
-                <div class="input-area">Z <br><input class="coord" type='number' id="property-zone-atmosphere-scattering-wavelengths-z" min="0" max="1" step="0.001"></input></div>
+                <div class="input-area">X <br><input class="coord no-spin" type='number' id="property-zone-atmosphere-scattering-wavelengths-x" min="0" max="1" step="any"></input></div>
+                <div class="input-area">Y <br><input class="coord no-spin" type='number' id="property-zone-atmosphere-scattering-wavelengths-y" min="0" max="1" step="any"></input></div>
+                <div class="input-area">Z <br><input class="coord no-spin" type='number' id="property-zone-atmosphere-scattering-wavelengths-z" min="0" max="1" step="any"></input></div>
             </div>
         </div>
+        <div class="zone-section property">
+            <span class="label">Atmosphere Has Stars</span>
+            <span class="value">
+                <input type='checkbox' id="property-zone-atmosphere-has-stars">
+            </span>
+        </div>
 
     </div>
 
diff --git a/examples/html/style.css b/examples/html/style.css
index 8be9b92a51..c87201da4b 100644
--- a/examples/html/style.css
+++ b/examples/html/style.css
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ input.coord {
     display: block;
 }
 
+input.no-spin::-webkit-outer-spin-button,
+input.no-spin::-webkit-inner-spin-button {
+    display: none;
+    -webkit-appearance: none;
+    -moz-appearance: none;
+    margin: 0; /* <-- Apparently some margin are still there even though it's hidden */
+}
+
 table#entity-table {
     border-collapse: collapse;
     font-family: Sans-Serif;
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
index b268ba6031..e4c476c6f7 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ void EntityTreeRenderer::render(RenderArgs::RenderMode renderMode,
 
             } else {
                 _viewState->endOverrideEnvironmentData();
+                auto stage = scene->getSkyStage();
                  if (_bestZone->getBackgroundMode() == BACKGROUND_MODE_SKYBOX) {
-                    auto stage = scene->getSkyStage();
                     stage->getSkybox()->setColor(_bestZone->getSkyboxProperties().getColorVec3());
                     if (_bestZone->getSkyboxProperties().getURL().isEmpty()) {
                         stage->getSkybox()->clearCubemap();
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@ void EntityTreeRenderer::render(RenderArgs::RenderMode renderMode,
                         stage->getSkybox()->setCubemap(cubeMap->getGPUTexture()); 
                     }
                     stage->setBackgroundMode(model::SunSkyStage::SKY_BOX);
+                } else {
+                    stage->setBackgroundMode(model::SunSkyStage::SKY_DOME); // let the application atmosphere through
                 }
             }
 
@@ -478,7 +480,7 @@ void EntityTreeRenderer::render(RenderArgs::RenderMode renderMode,
                 _hasPreviousZone = false;
             }
             _viewState->endOverrideEnvironmentData();
-            scene->getSkyStage()->setBackgroundMode(model::SunSkyStage::SKY_DOME);
+            scene->getSkyStage()->setBackgroundMode(model::SunSkyStage::SKY_DOME);  // let the application atmosphere through
         }
 
         // we must call endScene while we still have the tree locked so that no one deletes a model