diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/BloomEffect.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/BloomEffect.cpp
index e58d07ac33..f83c05cff8 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/BloomEffect.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/BloomEffect.cpp
@@ -187,12 +187,17 @@ void BloomDraw::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const Inp
     }
 }
 
+void DebugBloomConfig::setMode(int mode) {
+    _mode = std::min((int)DebugBloomConfig::MODE_COUNT, std::max(0, mode));
+    emit dirty();
+}
+
 DebugBloom::DebugBloom() {
     _params = std::make_shared<gpu::Buffer>(sizeof(glm::vec4), nullptr);
 }
 
 void DebugBloom::configure(const Config& config) {
-    _mode = static_cast<DebugBloomConfig::Mode>(config.mode);
+    _mode = (DebugBloomConfig::Mode) config.getMode();
     assert(_mode < DebugBloomConfig::MODE_COUNT);
 }
 
@@ -201,6 +206,10 @@ void DebugBloom::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const In
     assert(renderContext->args->hasViewFrustum());
     RenderArgs* args = renderContext->args;
 
+    if (_mode == DebugBloomConfig::OFF) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     const auto frameBuffer = inputs.get0();
     const auto combinedBlurBuffer = inputs.get4();
     const auto framebufferSize = frameBuffer->getSize();
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/BloomEffect.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/BloomEffect.h
index 07ae2887c9..9c170e771a 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/BloomEffect.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/BloomEffect.h
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@ private:
 
 class DebugBloomConfig : public render::Job::Config {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(int mode MEMBER mode NOTIFY dirty)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int mode READ getMode WRITE setMode NOTIFY dirty)
 
 public:
 
     enum Mode {
-        MODE_LEVEL0 = 0,
+        OFF = 0,
+        MODE_LEVEL0,
         MODE_LEVEL1,
         MODE_LEVEL2,
         MODE_ALL_LEVELS,
@@ -102,7 +103,10 @@ public:
 
     DebugBloomConfig() : render::Job::Config(false) {}
 
-    int mode{ MODE_ALL_LEVELS };
+    void setMode(int mode);
+    int getMode() const { return _mode; }
+
+    int _mode{ MODE_ALL_LEVELS };
 
 signals:
     void dirty();
diff --git a/scripts/developer/utilities/render/luci/Bloom.qml b/scripts/developer/utilities/render/luci/Bloom.qml
index 28d6fe7697..67c931f66c 100644
--- a/scripts/developer/utilities/render/luci/Bloom.qml
+++ b/scripts/developer/utilities/render/luci/Bloom.qml
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ Column {
     property var config: Render.getConfig("RenderMainView.DebugBloom")
 
     function setDebugMode(mode) {
+        console.log("Bloom mode is " + mode)
         bloom.config.enabled = (mode != 0);
         bloom.config.mode = mode;
     }
 
     Prop.PropEnum {
         label: "Debug Bloom Buffer"
-        object: config
-        property: "mode"
-       // valueVar: 0
+       // object: config
+       // property: "mode"
         enums: [
             "Off",
             "Lvl 0",