diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
index 4bfb2a2de1..0358f169b8 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ QScriptValue pickRayToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const PickRay& pickRay)
     QScriptValue direction = vec3toScriptValue(engine, pickRay.direction);
     obj.setProperty("direction", direction);
     return obj;
-
 }
 
 void pickRayFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object, PickRay& pickRay) {
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
index 91eb3848c7..130a48cdeb 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
@@ -46,5 +46,4 @@ Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(PickRay)
 QScriptValue pickRayToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const PickRay& pickRay);
 void pickRayFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object, PickRay& pickRay);
 
-
 #endif
diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelDetail.cpp b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelDetail.cpp
index d4ab5cafcb..8d9f7df0c5 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelDetail.cpp
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelDetail.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 void registerVoxelMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine) {
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, voxelDetailToScriptValue, voxelDetailFromScriptValue);
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, rayToVoxelIntersectionResultToScriptValue, rayToVoxelIntersectionResultFromScriptValue);
 }
 
 QScriptValue voxelDetailToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const VoxelDetail& voxelDetail) {
@@ -33,5 +34,71 @@ void voxelDetailFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, VoxelDetail& voxelDe
     voxelDetail.blue = object.property("blue").toVariant().toInt();
 }
 
+RayToVoxelIntersectionResult::RayToVoxelIntersectionResult() : 
+    intersects(false), 
+    voxel(),
+    distance(0),
+    face()
+{ 
+};
+
+QScriptValue rayToVoxelIntersectionResultToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const RayToVoxelIntersectionResult& value) {
+    QScriptValue obj = engine->newObject();
+    obj.setProperty("intersects", value.intersects);
+    QScriptValue voxelValue = voxelDetailToScriptValue(engine, value.voxel);
+    obj.setProperty("voxel", voxelValue);
+    obj.setProperty("distance", value.distance);
+
+    QString faceName = "";    
+    // handle BoxFace
+    switch (value.face) {
+        case MIN_X_FACE:
+            faceName = "MIN_X_FACE";
+            break;
+        case MAX_X_FACE:
+            faceName = "MAX_X_FACE";
+            break;
+        case MIN_Y_FACE:
+            faceName = "MIN_Y_FACE";
+            break;
+        case MAX_Y_FACE:
+            faceName = "MAX_Y_FACE";
+            break;
+        case MIN_Z_FACE:
+            faceName = "MIN_Z_FACE";
+            break;
+        case MAX_Z_FACE:
+            faceName = "MAX_Z_FACE";
+            break;
+    }
+    obj.setProperty("face", faceName);
+    return obj;
+}
+
+void rayToVoxelIntersectionResultFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object, RayToVoxelIntersectionResult& value) {
+    value.intersects = object.property("intersects").toVariant().toBool();
+    QScriptValue voxelValue = object.property("voxel");
+    if (voxelValue.isValid()) {
+        voxelDetailFromScriptValue(voxelValue, value.voxel);
+    }
+    value.distance = object.property("distance").toVariant().toFloat();
+
+    QString faceName = object.property("face").toVariant().toString();
+    if (faceName == "MIN_X_FACE") {
+        value.face = MIN_X_FACE;
+    } else if (faceName == "MAX_X_FACE") {
+        value.face = MAX_X_FACE;
+    } else if (faceName == "MIN_Y_FACE") {
+        value.face = MIN_Y_FACE;
+    } else if (faceName == "MAX_Y_FACE") {
+        value.face = MAX_Y_FACE;
+    } else if (faceName == "MIN_Z_FACE") {
+        value.face = MIN_Z_FACE;
+    } else {
+        value.face = MAX_Z_FACE;
+    };
+}
+
+
 
 
diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelDetail.h b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelDetail.h
index ca1ff3940b..9da2e40776 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelDetail.h
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelDetail.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <QtScript/QScriptEngine>
 
+#include <AABox.h>
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
 #include "VoxelConstants.h"
 
@@ -32,5 +33,18 @@ void registerVoxelMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine);
 QScriptValue voxelDetailToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const VoxelDetail& color);
 void voxelDetailFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, VoxelDetail& color);
 
+class RayToVoxelIntersectionResult {
+public:
+    RayToVoxelIntersectionResult();
+    bool intersects;
+    VoxelDetail voxel;
+    float distance;
+    BoxFace face;
+};
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(RayToVoxelIntersectionResult)
+
+QScriptValue rayToVoxelIntersectionResultToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const RayToVoxelIntersectionResult& results);
+void rayToVoxelIntersectionResultFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object, RayToVoxelIntersectionResult& results);
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__VoxelDetail__) */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelsScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelsScriptingInterface.cpp
index d82912c44b..34c91c8f60 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelsScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelsScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ void VoxelsScriptingInterface::eraseVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float scale
     getVoxelPacketSender()->queueVoxelEditMessages(PacketTypeVoxelErase, 1, &deleteVoxelDetail);
 }
 
+
+RayToVoxelIntersectionResult VoxelsScriptingInterface::findRayIntersection(const PickRay& ray) {
+    RayToVoxelIntersectionResult result;
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelsScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelsScriptingInterface.h
index 877383e0b0..f87e8d0a4c 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelsScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelsScriptingInterface.h
@@ -12,18 +12,22 @@
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 
 #include <OctreeScriptingInterface.h>
+#include <RegisteredMetaTypes.h>
 
 #include "VoxelConstants.h"
 #include "VoxelEditPacketSender.h"
+#include "VoxelTree.h"
 
 /// handles scripting of voxel commands from JS passed to assigned clients
 class VoxelsScriptingInterface : public OctreeScriptingInterface {
     Q_OBJECT
-public:    
+public:
+    VoxelsScriptingInterface() : _tree(NULL) {};
     VoxelEditPacketSender* getVoxelPacketSender() { return (VoxelEditPacketSender*)getPacketSender(); }
 
     virtual NodeType_t getServerNodeType() const { return NodeType::VoxelServer; }
     virtual OctreeEditPacketSender* createPacketSender() { return new VoxelEditPacketSender(); }
+    void setVoxelTree(VoxelTree* tree) { _tree = tree; }
 
 public slots:
     /// queues the creation of a voxel which will be sent by calling process on the PacketSender
@@ -53,8 +57,12 @@ public slots:
     /// \param scale the scale of the voxel (in meter units)
     void eraseVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float scale);
 
+    /// If the scripting context has visible voxels, this will determine a ray intersection
+    RayToVoxelIntersectionResult findRayIntersection(const PickRay& ray);
+
 private:
     void queueVoxelAdd(PacketType addPacketType, VoxelDetail& addVoxelDetails);
+    VoxelTree* _tree;
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__VoxelsScriptingInterface__) */