diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/SpectatorCamera.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/SpectatorCamera.qml
index 12861ee386..4f27ab8b8e 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/SpectatorCamera.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/SpectatorCamera.qml
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ Rectangle {
             // Spectator Camera Preview
             Hifi.ResourceImageItem {
                 id: spectatorCameraPreview;
-                visible: false;
-                url: "resource://spectatorCameraFrame";
+                visible: cameraToggleCheckbox.checked;
+                url: monitorShowsSwitch.checked ? "resource://spectatorCameraFrame" : "resource://hmdPreviewFrame";
                 ready: cameraToggleCheckBox.checked;
                 mirrorVertically: true;
                 anchors.fill: parent;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ResourceImageItem.cpp b/interface/src/ui/ResourceImageItem.cpp
index d7ad793bb8..dbe5cbe60d 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ResourceImageItem.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ResourceImageItem.cpp
@@ -66,15 +66,20 @@ void ResourceImageItemRenderer::synchronize(QQuickFramebufferObject* item) {
         _ready = resourceImageItem->getReady();
         readyChanged = true;
     }
-
+    bool visibleChanged = false;
+    if (_visible != resourceImageItem->isVisible()) {
+        _visible = resourceImageItem->isVisible();
+        visibleChanged=true;
+    }
     _window = resourceImageItem->window();
-    if (_ready && !_url.isNull() && !_url.isEmpty() && (urlChanged || readyChanged || !_networkTexture)) {
+
+    if (_ready && _visible && !_url.isNull() && !_url.isEmpty() && (visibleChanged || urlChanged || readyChanged || !_networkTexture)) {
         _networkTexture = DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>()->getTexture(_url);
     }
     static const int UPDATE_TIMER_DELAY_IN_MS = 100; // 100 ms = 10 hz for now
-    if (_ready && !_updateTimer.isActive()) {
+    if (_ready && _visible && !_updateTimer.isActive()) {
         _updateTimer.start(UPDATE_TIMER_DELAY_IN_MS);
-    } else if (!_ready && _updateTimer.isActive()) {
+    } else if (!(_ready && _visible) && _updateTimer.isActive()) {
         _updateTimer.stop();
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ResourceImageItem.h b/interface/src/ui/ResourceImageItem.h
index 39cae44ed0..183e86ec63 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ResourceImageItem.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ResourceImageItem.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
 private:
     bool _ready;
     QString _url;
+    bool _visible;
 
     NetworkTexturePointer _networkTexture;
     QQuickWindow* _window;