diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index 14cb2e5c55..0d9423218e 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -573,6 +573,61 @@ bool Model::findRayIntersectionAgainstSubMeshes(const glm::vec3& origin, const g
     return intersectedSomething;
 }
 
+bool Model::convexHullContains(glm::vec3 point) {
+    // if we aren't active, we can't compute that yet...
+    if (!isActive()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    // extents is the entity relative, scaled, centered extents of the entity
+    glm::vec3 position = _translation;
+    glm::mat4 rotation = glm::mat4_cast(_rotation);
+    glm::mat4 translation = glm::translate(position);
+    glm::mat4 modelToWorldMatrix = translation * rotation;
+    glm::mat4 worldToModelMatrix = glm::inverse(modelToWorldMatrix);
+    
+    Extents modelExtents = getMeshExtents(); // NOTE: unrotated
+    
+    glm::vec3 dimensions = modelExtents.maximum - modelExtents.minimum;
+    glm::vec3 corner = -(dimensions * _registrationPoint); // since we're going to do the ray picking in the model frame of reference
+    AABox modelFrameBox(corner, dimensions);
+    
+    glm::vec3 modelFramePoint = glm::vec3(worldToModelMatrix * glm::vec4(point, 1.0f));
+    
+    // we can use the AABox's ray intersection by mapping our origin and direction into the model frame
+    // and testing intersection there.
+    if (modelFrameBox.contains(modelFramePoint)){
+        if (!_calculatedMeshTrianglesValid) {
+            recalculateMeshBoxes(true);
+        }
+        
+        // If we are inside the models box, then consider the submeshes...
+        int subMeshIndex = 0;
+        foreach(const AABox& subMeshBox, _calculatedMeshBoxes) {
+            if (subMeshBox.contains(point)) {
+                bool insideMesh = true;
+                // To be inside the sub mesh, we need to be behind every triangles' planes
+                const QVector<Triangle>& meshTriangles = _calculatedMeshTriangles[subMeshIndex];
+                foreach (const Triangle& triangle, meshTriangles) {
+                    if (!isPointBehindTrianglesPlane(point, triangle.v0, triangle.v1, triangle.v2)) {
+                        // it's not behind at least one so we bail
+                        insideMesh = false;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    
+                }
+                if (insideMesh) {
+                    // It's inside this mesh, return true.
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            subMeshIndex++;
+        }
+    }
+    // It wasn't in any mesh, return false.
+    return false;
+}
+
 // TODO: we seem to call this too often when things haven't actually changed... look into optimizing this
 void Model::recalculateMeshBoxes(bool pickAgainstTriangles) {
     bool calculatedMeshTrianglesNeeded = pickAgainstTriangles && !_calculatedMeshTrianglesValid;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
index 1559e73e61..10f294dc7c 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ public:
 
     bool findRayIntersectionAgainstSubMeshes(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction, float& distance, 
                                                 BoxFace& face, QString& extraInfo, bool pickAgainstTriangles = false);
+    bool convexHullContains(glm::vec3 point);
 
 protected:
     QSharedPointer<NetworkGeometry> _geometry;