diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
index 30b72891dd..44acb61a52 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void MeshPartPayload::bindTransform(gpu::Batch& batch, const ModelRender::Locati
 
 void MeshPartPayload::render(RenderArgs* args) const {
     PerformanceTimer perfTimer("MeshPartPayload::render");
-    if (!model->_readyWhenAdded) {
+    if (!model->_readyWhenAdded || !model->_isVisible) {
         return; // bail asap
     }