diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp
index f4e0c9769d..e54ee613ff 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp
@@ -177,8 +177,10 @@ void ApplicationOverlay::renderOverlay(bool renderToTexture) {
     }
     
     glPushMatrix(); {
+        const float NEAR_CLIP = -10000;
+        const float FAR_CLIP = 10000;
         glLoadIdentity();
-        gluOrtho2D(0, glWidget->width(), glWidget->height(), 0);
+        glOrtho(0, glWidget->width(), glWidget->height(), 0, NEAR_CLIP, FAR_CLIP);
         
         renderAudioMeter();
         
@@ -1081,7 +1083,7 @@ void ApplicationOverlay::TexturedHemisphere::buildFramebufferObject() {
         delete _framebufferObject;
     }
     
-    _framebufferObject = new QOpenGLFramebufferObject(size);
+    _framebufferObject = new QOpenGLFramebufferObject(size, QOpenGLFramebufferObject::Depth);
     bindTexture();
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.cpp
index a9588cd7a3..7e5bb543d6 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Base3DOverlay::Base3DOverlay() :
     _isSolid(DEFAULT_IS_SOLID),
     _isDashedLine(DEFAULT_IS_DASHED_LINE),
     _ignoreRayIntersection(false),
-    _drawInFront(false)
+    _drawInFront(false),
+    _drawOnApplicationOverlay(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +163,9 @@ QScriptValue Base3DOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
     if (property == "drawInFront") {
         return _drawInFront;
     }
+    if (property == "drawOnApplicationOverlay") {
+        return _drawOnApplicationOverlay;
+    }
 
     return Overlay::getProperty(property);
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.h
index b5314bd6d3..b3e3c3df8a 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Base3DOverlay.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public:
     const glm::quat& getRotation() const { return _rotation; }
     bool getIgnoreRayIntersection() const { return _ignoreRayIntersection; }
     bool getDrawInFront() const { return _drawInFront; }
+    bool getDrawOnApplicationOverlay() const { return _drawOnApplicationOverlay; }
 
     // setters
     void setPosition(const glm::vec3& position) { _position = position; }
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     void setRotation(const glm::quat& value) { _rotation = value; }
     void setIgnoreRayIntersection(bool value) { _ignoreRayIntersection = value; }
     void setDrawInFront(bool value) { _drawInFront = value; }
+    void setDrawOnApplicationOverlay(bool value) { _drawOnApplicationOverlay = value; }
 
     virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
     virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ protected:
     bool _isDashedLine;
     bool _ignoreRayIntersection;
     bool _drawInFront;
+    bool _drawOnApplicationOverlay;
 };
  
 #endif // hifi_Base3DOverlay_h
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
index ace4ecf353..5871f408da 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ void Overlays::render2D() {
     foreach(Overlay* thisOverlay, _overlays2D) {
         thisOverlay->render(&args);
     }
+
+    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+    glEnable(GL_LIGHTING);
+    foreach(Overlay* thisOverlay, _overlays3D) {
+        Base3DOverlay* overlay3D = static_cast<Base3DOverlay*>(thisOverlay);
+        if (overlay3D->getDrawOnApplicationOverlay()) {
+            thisOverlay->render(&args);
+        }
+    }
+    glDisable(GL_LIGHTING);
+    glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 }
 
 void Overlays::render3D(bool drawFront, RenderArgs::RenderMode renderMode, RenderArgs::RenderSide renderSide) {
@@ -114,7 +125,7 @@ void Overlays::render3D(bool drawFront, RenderArgs::RenderMode renderMode, Rende
 
     foreach(Overlay* thisOverlay, _overlays3D) {
         Base3DOverlay* overlay3D = static_cast<Base3DOverlay*>(thisOverlay);
-        if (overlay3D->getDrawInFront() != drawFront) {
+        if (overlay3D->getDrawInFront() != drawFront || overlay3D->getDrawOnApplicationOverlay()) {
             continue;
         }
         glPushMatrix();
@@ -251,7 +262,27 @@ unsigned int Overlays::getOverlayAtPoint(const glm::vec2& point) {
     }
     
     QReadLocker lock(&_lock);
-    QMapIterator<unsigned int, Overlay*> i(_overlays2D);
+    QMapIterator<unsigned int, Overlay*> i(_overlays3D);
+    i.toBack();
+
+    const float LARGE_NEGATIVE_FLOAT = -9999999;
+    glm::vec3 origin(pointCopy.x, pointCopy.y, LARGE_NEGATIVE_FLOAT);
+    glm::vec3 direction(0, 0, 1);
+    BoxFace thisFace;
+    float distance;
+
+    while (i.hasPrevious()) {
+        i.previous();
+        unsigned int thisID = i.key();
+        Base3DOverlay* thisOverlay = static_cast<Base3DOverlay*>(i.value());
+        if (thisOverlay->getDrawOnApplicationOverlay() && !thisOverlay->getIgnoreRayIntersection()) {
+            if (thisOverlay->findRayIntersection(origin, direction, distance, thisFace)) {
+                return thisID;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    i = QMapIterator<unsigned int, Overlay*>(_overlays2D);
     i.toBack();
     while (i.hasPrevious()) {
         i.previous();
@@ -262,6 +293,7 @@ unsigned int Overlays::getOverlayAtPoint(const glm::vec2& point) {
             return thisID;
         }
     }
+
     return 0; // not found
 }
 
@@ -320,6 +352,9 @@ RayToOverlayIntersectionResult Overlays::findRayIntersection(const PickRay& ray)
         i.previous();
         unsigned int thisID = i.key();
         Base3DOverlay* thisOverlay = static_cast<Base3DOverlay*>(i.value());
+        if (thisOverlay->getDrawOnApplicationOverlay()) {
+            continue;
+        }
         if (thisOverlay->getVisible() && !thisOverlay->getIgnoreRayIntersection() && thisOverlay->isLoaded()) {
             float thisDistance;
             BoxFace thisFace;