diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 7eb5807c6f..136f94166b 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ Menu::Menu() :
     QMenu* avatarOptionsMenu = developerMenu->addMenu("Avatar Options");
 
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarOptionsMenu, MenuOption::Avatars, 0, true);
-    addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarOptionsMenu, MenuOption::CollisionProxies);
+    addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarOptionsMenu, MenuOption::RenderSkeletonCollisionProxies);
+    addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarOptionsMenu, MenuOption::RenderHeadCollisionProxies);
 
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarOptionsMenu, MenuOption::LookAtVectors, 0, true);
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarOptionsMenu,
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 742b9fc66f..3df986d29a 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString Bandwidth = "Bandwidth Display";
     const QString BandwidthDetails = "Bandwidth Details";
     const QString ChatCircling = "Chat Circling";
-    const QString CollisionProxies = "Collision Proxies";
     const QString Collisions = "Collisions";
     const QString CollideWithAvatars = "Collide With Avatars";
     const QString CollideWithParticles = "Collide With Particles";
@@ -246,6 +245,8 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString PipelineWarnings = "Show Render Pipeline Warnings";
     const QString Preferences = "Preferences...";
     const QString RandomizeVoxelColors = "Randomize Voxel TRUE Colors";
+    const QString RenderSkeletonCollisionProxies = "Skeleton Collision Proxies";
+    const QString RenderHeadCollisionProxies = "Head Collision Proxies";
     const QString ResetAvatarSize = "Reset Avatar Size";
     const QString ResetSwatchColors = "Reset Swatch Colors";
     const QString RunTimingTests = "Run Timing Tests";
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index 761ed59db9..bc7f56f534 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -160,10 +160,12 @@ void Avatar::render(bool forceRenderHead) {
         Glower glower(_moving && glm::length(toTarget) > GLOW_DISTANCE ? 1.0f : 0.0f);
         
         // render body
-        if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::CollisionProxies)) {
-            _skeletonModel.renderCollisionProxies(1.f);
+        if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::RenderSkeletonCollisionProxies)) {
+            _skeletonModel.renderCollisionProxies(0.7f);
+        }
+        if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::RenderHeadCollisionProxies)) {
+            _head.getFaceModel().renderCollisionProxies(0.7f);
         }
-
         if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::Avatars)) {
             renderBody(forceRenderHead);
         }
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp
index b9803c17cd..076ad074f2 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ bool FaceModel::render(float alpha) {
     if (!Model::render(alpha)) {
         return false;
     }
-    if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::CollisionProxies)) {
-        renderCollisionProxies(alpha);
-    }
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
index c2ea3f8f31..939ebaeae9 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ void Hand::render(bool isMine) {
         _buckyBalls.render();
     }
     
-    if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::CollisionProxies)) {
+    if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::RenderSkeletonCollisionProxies)) {
+        // draw a green sphere at hand joint location, which is actually near the wrist)
         for (size_t i = 0; i < getNumPalms(); i++) {
             PalmData& palm = getPalms()[i];
             if (!palm.isActive()) {
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index da5ad0b902..3b1fa90959 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -480,7 +480,10 @@ void MyAvatar::renderDebugBodyPoints() {
 void MyAvatar::render(bool forceRenderHead) {
 
     // render body
-    if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::CollisionProxies)) {
+    if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::RenderSkeletonCollisionProxies)) {
+        _skeletonModel.renderCollisionProxies(1.f);
+    }
+    if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::RenderHeadCollisionProxies)) {
         _skeletonModel.renderCollisionProxies(1.f);
     }
     if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::Avatars)) {