diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/NewModelDialog.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/NewModelDialog.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2aaf0f3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/NewModelDialog.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import QtQuick 2.5
+import QtQuick.Window 2.2
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.5
+
+Item {
+    id: newModelDialog
+    property var eventBridge;
+
+    Column {
+        id: column1
+        anchors.rightMargin: 10
+        anchors.leftMargin: 10
+        anchors.bottomMargin: 10
+        anchors.topMargin: 10
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        spacing: 5
+
+        Text {
+            id: text1
+            text: qsTr("Model URL")
+            font.pixelSize: 12
+        }
+
+        TextInput {
+            id: textInput1
+            height: 20
+            text: qsTr("")
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.leftMargin: 0
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            anchors.rightMargin: 0
+            font.pixelSize: 12
+        }
+
+        Row {
+            id: row1
+            height: 400
+            spacing: 30
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.leftMargin: 0
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            anchors.rightMargin: 0
+
+            Column {
+                id: column2
+                width: 200
+                height: 400
+
+                CheckBox {
+                    id: checkBox1
+                    text: qsTr("Dynamic")
+                }
+
+                Row {
+                    id: row2
+                    width: 200
+                    height: 400
+                    spacing: 20
+
+                    Image {
+                        id: image1
+                        width: 30
+                        height: 30
+                        source: "qrc:/qtquickplugin/images/template_image.png"
+                    }
+
+                    Text {
+                        id: text2
+                        width: 160
+                        text: qsTr("Models with automatic collisions set to 'Exact' cannot be dynamic")
+                        wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                        font.pixelSize: 12
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            Column {
+                id: column3
+                height: 400
+
+                Text {
+                    id: text3
+                    text: qsTr("Automatic Collisions")
+                    font.pixelSize: 12
+                }
+
+                ComboBox {
+                    id: comboBox1
+                    width: 200
+                    transformOrigin: Item.Center
+                    model: ListModel {
+                        id: collisionDropdown
+                        ListElement { text: "No Collision" }
+                        ListElement { text: "Basic - Whole model" }
+                        ListElement { text: "Good - Sub-meshes" }
+                        ListElement { text: "Exact - All polygons" }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Row {
+                    id: row3
+                    width: 200
+                    height: 400
+
+                    Button {
+                        id: button1
+                        text: qsTr("Add")
+                    }
+
+                    Button {
+                        id: button2
+                        text: qsTr("Cancel")
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/system/edit.js b/scripts/system/edit.js
index c91e97cf56..9df6a30322 100644
--- a/scripts/system/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/edit.js
@@ -287,30 +287,33 @@ var toolBar = (function () {
 
             var SHAPE_TYPE_DEFAULT = SHAPE_TYPE_STATIC_MESH;
             var DYNAMIC_DEFAULT = false;
-            var result = Window.customPrompt({
-                textInput: {
-                    label: "Model URL"
-                },
-                comboBox: {
-                    label: "Automatic Collisions",
-                    index: SHAPE_TYPE_DEFAULT,
-                    items: SHAPE_TYPES
-                },
-                checkBox: {
-                    label: "Dynamic",
-                    checked: DYNAMIC_DEFAULT,
-                    disableForItems: [
-                        SHAPE_TYPE_STATIC_MESH
-                    ],
-                    checkStateOnDisable: false,
-                    warningOnDisable: "Models with automatic collisions set to 'Exact' cannot be dynamic"
-                }
-            });
 
-            if (result) {
-                var url = result.textInput;
-                var shapeType;
-                switch (result.comboBox) {
+            if (Settings.getValue("HUDUIEnabled")) {
+                // HUD-ui version of new-model dialog
+                var result = Window.customPrompt({
+                    textInput: {
+                        label: "Model URL"
+                    },
+                    comboBox: {
+                        label: "Automatic Collisions",
+                        index: SHAPE_TYPE_DEFAULT,
+                        items: SHAPE_TYPES
+                    },
+                    checkBox: {
+                        label: "Dynamic",
+                        checked: DYNAMIC_DEFAULT,
+                        disableForItems: [
+                            SHAPE_TYPE_STATIC_MESH
+                        ],
+                        checkStateOnDisable: false,
+                        warningOnDisable: "Models with automatic collisions set to 'Exact' cannot be dynamic"
+                    }
+                });
+
+                if (result) {
+                    var url = result.textInput;
+                    var shapeType;
+                    switch (result.comboBox) {
                     case SHAPE_TYPE_SIMPLE_HULL:
                         shapeType = "simple-hull";
                         break;
@@ -322,21 +325,26 @@ var toolBar = (function () {
                         break;
                     default:
                         shapeType = "none";
-                }
+                    }
 
-                var dynamic = result.checkBox !== null ? result.checkBox : DYNAMIC_DEFAULT;
-                if (shapeType === "static-mesh" && dynamic) {
-                    // The prompt should prevent this case
-                    print("Error: model cannot be both static mesh and dynamic.  This should never happen.");
-                } else if (url) {
-                    createNewEntity({
-                        type: "Model",
-                        modelURL: url,
-                        shapeType: shapeType,
-                        dynamic: dynamic,
-                        gravity: dynamic ? { x: 0, y: -10, z: 0 } : { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 }
-                    });
+                    var dynamic = result.checkBox !== null ? result.checkBox : DYNAMIC_DEFAULT;
+                    if (shapeType === "static-mesh" && dynamic) {
+                        // The prompt should prevent this case
+                        print("Error: model cannot be both static mesh and dynamic.  This should never happen.");
+                    } else if (url) {
+                        createNewEntity({
+                            type: "Model",
+                            modelURL: url,
+                            shapeType: shapeType,
+                            dynamic: dynamic,
+                            gravity: dynamic ? { x: 0, y: -10, z: 0 } : { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 }
+                        });
+                    }
                 }
+            } else {
+                // tablet version of new-model dialog
+                var tablet = Tablet.getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system");
+                tablet.loadQMLSource("NewModelDialog.qml");
             }
         });