diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index 71178070c6..c2b5540aee 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -1795,6 +1795,7 @@ AABox Model::getPartBounds(int meshIndex, int partIndex) {
 }
 
 void Model::renderPart(RenderArgs* args, int meshIndex, int partIndex, bool translucent) {
+    PerformanceTimer perfTimer("Model::renderPart");
 
     if (!_readyWhenAdded) {
         return; // bail asap
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
index 978a3dede2..9266018796 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ RenderDeferredTask::RenderDeferredTask() : Task() {
 RenderDeferredTask::RenderDeferredTask() : Task() {
    _jobs.push_back(Job(new PrepareDeferred::JobModel()));
    _jobs.push_back(Job(new DrawBackground::JobModel()));
-   _jobs.push_back(Job(new FetchItems::JobModel()));
+   _jobs.push_back(Job(new FetchItems::JobModel(FetchItems())));
    _jobs.push_back(Job(new CullItems::JobModel(_jobs.back().getOutput())));
    _jobs.push_back(Job(new DepthSortItems::JobModel(_jobs.back().getOutput())));
    _jobs.push_back(Job(new DrawOpaqueDeferred::JobModel(_jobs.back().getOutput())));
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ RenderDeferredTask::RenderDeferredTask() : Task() {
    _jobs.push_back(Job(new ResetGLState::JobModel()));
    _jobs.push_back(Job(new RenderDeferred::JobModel()));
    _jobs.push_back(Job(new ResolveDeferred::JobModel()));
-   _jobs.push_back(Job(new DrawTransparentDeferred::JobModel()));
+   _jobs.push_back(Job(new FetchItems::JobModel(FetchItems(ItemFilter::Builder::transparentShape().withoutLayered()))));
+   _jobs.push_back(Job(new CullItems::JobModel(_jobs.back().getOutput())));
+   _jobs.push_back(Job(new DepthSortItems::JobModel(_jobs.back().getOutput())));
+   _jobs.push_back(Job(new DrawTransparentDeferred::JobModel(_jobs.back().getOutput())));
    _jobs.push_back(Job(new DrawPostLayered::JobModel()));
    _jobs.push_back(Job(new ResetGLState::JobModel()));
 }
@@ -209,7 +212,7 @@ void DrawOpaqueDeferred::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const Rend
     args->_context->render((*args->_batch));
     args->_batch = nullptr;
 }
-
+/*
 void DrawTransparentDeferred::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext) {
     PerformanceTimer perfTimer("DrawTransparentDeferred");
     assert(renderContext->args);
@@ -288,4 +291,44 @@ void DrawTransparentDeferred::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const
         // reset blend function to standard...
         glBlendFuncSeparate(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA, GL_CONSTANT_ALPHA, GL_ONE);
     }
-}
+}*/
+
+void DrawTransparentDeferred::run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const ItemIDsBounds& inItems) {
+    PerformanceTimer perfTimer("DrawTransparentDeferred");
+    assert(renderContext->args);
+    assert(renderContext->args->_viewFrustum);
+    auto& renderDetails = renderContext->args->_details;
+
+    RenderArgs* args = renderContext->args;
+    gpu::Batch batch;
+    args->_batch = &batch;
+
+    glm::mat4 projMat;
+    Transform viewMat;
+    args->_viewFrustum->evalProjectionMatrix(projMat);
+    args->_viewFrustum->evalViewTransform(viewMat);
+    if (args->_renderMode == RenderArgs::MIRROR_RENDER_MODE) {
+        viewMat.postScale(glm::vec3(-1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
+    }
+    batch.setProjectionTransform(projMat);
+    batch.setViewTransform(viewMat);
+
+    const float TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_THRESHOLD = 0.0f;
+
+    {
+        GLenum buffers[3];
+        int bufferCount = 0;
+        buffers[bufferCount++] = GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0;
+        batch._glDrawBuffers(bufferCount, buffers);
+        args->_alphaThreshold = TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_THRESHOLD;
+    }
+
+
+    renderItems(sceneContext, renderContext, inItems, renderContext->_maxDrawnTransparentItems);
+
+    args->_context->render((*args->_batch));
+    args->_batch = nullptr;
+
+        // reset blend function to standard...
+        glBlendFuncSeparate(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA, GL_CONSTANT_ALPHA, GL_ONE);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h
index b587c7526b..3c1de8e6d6 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderDeferredTask.h
@@ -43,19 +43,11 @@ public:
     typedef render::Job::ModelI<DrawOpaqueDeferred, render::ItemIDsBounds> JobModel;
 };
 
-/*class DrawOpaqueDeferred {
-public:
-    void run(const render::SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext);
-
-    typedef render::Job::Model<DrawOpaqueDeferred> JobModel;
-};
-*/
-
 class DrawTransparentDeferred {
 public:
-    void run(const render::SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext);
+    void run(const render::SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const render::ItemIDsBounds& inItems);
 
-    typedef render::Job::Model<DrawTransparentDeferred> JobModel;
+    typedef render::Job::ModelI<DrawTransparentDeferred, render::ItemIDsBounds> JobModel;
 };
 
 class RenderDeferredTask : public render::Task {
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
index d81dee2b37..cb4b4ae26e 100755
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/DrawTask.h
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ void renderItems(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPoi
 
 class FetchItems {
 public:
+
+    FetchItems() {}
+    FetchItems(const ItemFilter& filter): _filter(filter) {}
+
     ItemFilter _filter = ItemFilter::Builder::opaqueShape().withoutLayered();
 
     void run(const SceneContextPointer& sceneContext, const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, ItemIDsBounds& outItems);