diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
index 39b8892f13..563d90f6b9 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "Grid3DOverlay.h"
 #include "TextOverlay.h"
 #include "Text3DOverlay.h"
+#include "Web3DOverlay.h"
 
 
 Overlays::Overlays() : _nextOverlayID(1) {
@@ -170,6 +171,8 @@ unsigned int Overlays::addOverlay(const QString& type, const QScriptValue& prope
         thisOverlay = std::make_shared<LocalModelsOverlay>(Application::getInstance()->getEntityClipboardRenderer());
     } else if (type == ModelOverlay::TYPE) {
         thisOverlay = std::make_shared<ModelOverlay>();
+    } else if (type == Web3DOverlay::TYPE) {
+        thisOverlay = std::make_shared<Web3DOverlay>();
     }
 
     if (thisOverlay) {
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c173c5927f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+//
+//  Web3DOverlay.cpp
+//
+//
+//  Created by Clement on 7/1/14.
+//  Modified and renamed by Zander Otavka on 8/4/15
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include "Web3DOverlay.h"
+
+#include <QtScript/QScriptValue>
+#include <QtGui/QOpenGLContext>
+#include <QtQuick/QQuickItem>
+
+
+#include <DeferredLightingEffect.h>
+#include <DependencyManager.h>
+#include <GeometryCache.h>
+#include <GeometryUtil.h>
+#include <TextureCache.h>
+#include <PathUtils.h>
+#include <gpu/Batch.h>
+#include <RegisteredMetaTypes.h>
+#include <AbstractViewStateInterface.h>
+
+#include <OffscreenQmlSurface.h>
+
+// #include "Application.h"
+// #include "GeometryUtil.h"
+
+static const float DPI = 30.47f;
+static const float METERS_TO_INCHES = 39.3701f;
+static const float INCHES_TO_METERS = 1.0f / 39.3701f;
+
+QString const Web3DOverlay::TYPE = "web3d";
+
+Web3DOverlay::Web3DOverlay() : _dpi(DPI) { }
+
+Web3DOverlay::Web3DOverlay(const Web3DOverlay* Web3DOverlay) :
+    Billboard3DOverlay(Web3DOverlay),
+    _url(Web3DOverlay->_url),
+    _dpi(Web3DOverlay->_dpi),
+    _resolution(Web3DOverlay->_resolution)
+{
+}
+
+Web3DOverlay::~Web3DOverlay() {
+    if (_webSurface) {
+        _webSurface->pause();
+        _webSurface->disconnect(_connection);
+        // The lifetime of the QML surface MUST be managed by the main thread
+        // Additionally, we MUST use local variables copied by value, rather than
+        // member variables, since they would implicitly refer to a this that 
+        // is no longer valid
+        auto webSurface = _webSurface;
+        AbstractViewStateInterface::instance()->postLambdaEvent([webSurface] {
+            webSurface->deleteLater();
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+void Web3DOverlay::update(float deltatime) {
+    applyTransformTo(_transform);
+}
+
+void Web3DOverlay::render(RenderArgs* args) {
+    if (!_visible || !getParentVisible()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QOpenGLContext * currentContext = QOpenGLContext::currentContext();
+    QSurface * currentSurface = currentContext->surface();
+    if (!_webSurface) {
+        _webSurface = new OffscreenQmlSurface();
+        _webSurface->create(currentContext);
+        _webSurface->setBaseUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(PathUtils::resourcesPath() + "/qml/"));
+        _webSurface->load("WebEntity.qml");
+        _webSurface->resume();
+        _webSurface->getRootItem()->setProperty("url", _url);
+        _webSurface->resize(QSize(_resolution.x, _resolution.y));
+        _connection = QObject::connect(_webSurface, &OffscreenQmlSurface::textureUpdated, [&](GLuint textureId) {
+            _texture = textureId;
+        });
+        currentContext->makeCurrent(currentSurface);
+    }
+
+    vec2 size = _resolution / _dpi * INCHES_TO_METERS;
+    vec2 halfSize = size / 2.0f;
+    vec4 color(toGlm(getColor()), getAlpha());
+
+    applyTransformTo(_transform, true);
+    Transform transform = _transform;
+    if (glm::length2(getDimensions()) != 1.0f) {
+        transform.postScale(vec3(getDimensions(), 1.0f));
+    }
+
+    Q_ASSERT(args->_batch);
+    gpu::Batch& batch = *args->_batch;
+    if (_texture) {
+        batch._glActiveBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, _texture);
+    } else {
+        batch.setResourceTexture(0, DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>()->getWhiteTexture());
+    }
+
+    batch.setModelTransform(transform);
+    DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->bindSimpleProgram(batch, true, false, false, true);
+    DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>()->renderQuad(batch, halfSize * -1.0f, halfSize, vec2(0), vec2(1), color);
+    batch.setResourceTexture(0, args->_whiteTexture); // restore default white color after me
+}
+
+void Web3DOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue &properties) {
+    Billboard3DOverlay::setProperties(properties);
+
+    QScriptValue urlValue = properties.property("url");
+    if (urlValue.isValid()) {
+        QString newURL = urlValue.toVariant().toString();
+        if (newURL != _url) {
+            setURL(newURL);
+        }
+    }
+
+    QScriptValue resolution = properties.property("resolution");
+    if (resolution.isValid()) {
+        vec2FromScriptValue(resolution, _resolution);
+    }
+
+
+    QScriptValue dpi = properties.property("dpi");
+    if (dpi.isValid()) {
+        _dpi = dpi.toVariant().toFloat();
+    }
+}
+
+QScriptValue Web3DOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
+    if (property == "url") {
+        return _url;
+    }
+    if (property == "dpi") {
+        return _dpi;
+    }
+    return Billboard3DOverlay::getProperty(property);
+}
+
+void Web3DOverlay::setURL(const QString& url) {
+    _url = url;
+    _isLoaded = false;
+}
+
+bool Web3DOverlay::findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction, float& distance, BoxFace& face) {
+    //// Make sure position and rotation is updated.
+    applyTransformTo(_transform, true);
+    vec2 size = _resolution / _dpi * INCHES_TO_METERS * vec2(getDimensions());
+    // Produce the dimensions of the overlay based on the image's aspect ratio and the overlay's scale.
+    return findRayRectangleIntersection(origin, direction, getRotation(), getPosition(), size, distance);
+}
+
+Web3DOverlay* Web3DOverlay::createClone() const {
+    return new Web3DOverlay(this);
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59c8fae0fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+//
+//  Created by Bradley Austin Davis on 2015/08/31
+//  Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#ifndef hifi_Web3DOverlay_h
+#define hifi_Web3DOverlay_h
+
+#include "Billboard3DOverlay.h"
+
+class OffscreenQmlSurface;
+
+class Web3DOverlay : public Billboard3DOverlay {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    static QString const TYPE;
+    virtual QString getType() const { return TYPE; }
+
+    Web3DOverlay();
+    Web3DOverlay(const Web3DOverlay* Web3DOverlay);
+    virtual ~Web3DOverlay();
+
+    virtual void render(RenderArgs* args);
+
+    virtual void update(float deltatime);
+
+    // setters
+    void setURL(const QString& url);
+
+    virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+    virtual QScriptValue getProperty(const QString& property);
+
+    virtual bool findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction, float& distance, BoxFace& face);
+
+    virtual Web3DOverlay* createClone() const;
+
+private:
+    OffscreenQmlSurface* _webSurface{ nullptr };
+    QMetaObject::Connection _connection;
+    uint32_t _texture{ 0 };
+    QString _url;
+    float _dpi;
+    vec2 _resolution{ 640, 480 };
+};
+
+#endif // hifi_Web3DOverlay_h