diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Face.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Face.cpp
index 22ce3c0727..1949fa6c8c 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Face.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Face.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ void Face::setFrameFromWebcam() {
         _textureSize = webcam->getTextureSize();
         _textureRect = webcam->getFaceRect();
         _aspectRatio = webcam->getAspectRatio();
-    
     } else {
         clearFrame();
     }
@@ -262,6 +261,11 @@ bool Face::render(float alpha) {
         xScale = FULL_FRAME_SCALE * _owningHead->getScale();
         zScale = xScale * 0.3f;
         
+        glPushMatrix();
+        glColor4f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, alpha);
+        glScalef(xScale / 12, xScale / (aspect * 3), zScale / 2);
+        Application::getInstance()->getGeometryCache()->renderHalfCylinder(25, 20);
+        glPopMatrix();
     } else {
         aspect = _aspectRatio;
         xScale = BODY_BALL_RADIUS_HEAD_BASE * _owningHead->getScale();
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ bool Face::render(float alpha) {
             glGenBuffers(1, &_iboID);
             glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, _iboID);
             int* indices = new int[INDEX_COUNT];
-            int* indexPosition = indices;
+            int* indexPosition = indices; 
             for (int i = 0; i < QUAD_HEIGHT; i++) {
                 for (int j = 0; j < QUAD_WIDTH; j++) {
                     *indexPosition++ = i * VERTEX_WIDTH + j;
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Face.h b/interface/src/avatar/Face.h
index f3e681ff72..1a68f8173e 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Face.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Face.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private:
     cv::Size2f _textureSize;
     cv::RotatedRect _textureRect;
     float _aspectRatio;
-    
+
     vpx_codec_ctx_t _colorCodec;
     vpx_codec_ctx_t _depthCodec;
     bool _lastFullFrame;
diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/GeometryCache.cpp b/interface/src/renderer/GeometryCache.cpp
index 8331a5deb9..adc4d98361 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/GeometryCache.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/GeometryCache.cpp
@@ -163,3 +163,77 @@ void GeometryCache::renderSquare(int xDivisions, int yDivisions) {
     glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
     glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
 }
+
+void GeometryCache::renderHalfCylinder(int slices, int stacks) {
+    VerticesIndices& vbo = _halfCylinderVBOs[IntPair(slices, stacks)];
+    int vertices = (slices + 1) * stacks;
+    int indices = 2 * 3 * slices * (stacks - 1);
+    if (vbo.first == 0) {    
+        GLfloat* vertexData = new GLfloat[vertices * 2 * 3];
+        GLfloat* vertex = vertexData;
+        for (int i = 0; i <= (stacks - 1); i++) {
+            float y = (float)i / (stacks - 1);
+            
+            for (int j = 0; j <= slices; j++) {
+                float theta = 3 * PIf / 2 + PIf * j / slices;
+
+                //normals
+                *(vertex++) = sinf(theta);
+                *(vertex++) = 0;
+                *(vertex++) = cosf(theta);
+
+                // vertices
+                *(vertex++) = sinf(theta);
+                *(vertex++) = y;
+                *(vertex++) = cosf(theta);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        glGenBuffers(1, &vbo.first);
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo.first);
+        const int BYTES_PER_VERTEX = 3 * sizeof(GLfloat);
+        glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 2 * vertices * BYTES_PER_VERTEX, vertexData, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+        delete[] vertexData;
+        
+        GLushort* indexData = new GLushort[indices];
+        GLushort* index = indexData;
+        for (int i = 0; i < stacks - 1; i++) {
+            GLushort bottom = i * (slices + 1);
+            GLushort top = bottom + slices + 1;
+            for (int j = 0; j < slices; j++) {
+                int next = j + 1;
+                
+                *(index++) = bottom + j;
+                *(index++) = top + next;
+                *(index++) = top + j;
+                
+                *(index++) = bottom + j;
+                *(index++) = bottom + next;
+                *(index++) = top + next;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        glGenBuffers(1, &vbo.second);
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo.second);
+        const int BYTES_PER_INDEX = sizeof(GLushort);
+        glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, indices * BYTES_PER_INDEX, indexData, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+        delete[] indexData;
+    
+    } else {
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo.first);
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo.second);
+    }
+    glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
+    glEnableClientState(GL_NORMAL_ARRAY);
+
+    glNormalPointer(GL_FLOAT, 6 * sizeof(float), 0);
+    glVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, (6 * sizeof(float)), (const void *)(3 * sizeof(float)));
+        
+    glDrawRangeElementsEXT(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, vertices - 1, indices, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, 0);
+        
+    glDisableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
+    glDisableClientState(GL_NORMAL_ARRAY);
+    
+    glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+    glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/GeometryCache.h b/interface/src/renderer/GeometryCache.h
index bfce642554..f1e1ec4e34 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/GeometryCache.h
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/GeometryCache.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
     
     void renderHemisphere(int slices, int stacks);
     void renderSquare(int xDivisions, int yDivisions);
+    void renderHalfCylinder(int slices, int stacks);
 
 private:
     
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ private:
     
     QHash<IntPair, VerticesIndices> _hemisphereVBOs;
     QHash<IntPair, VerticesIndices> _squareVBOs;
+    QHash<IntPair, VerticesIndices> _halfCylinderVBOs;
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__interface__GeometryCache__) */