diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
index 333371ed76..17a8c07c39 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
@@ -370,14 +370,22 @@ void ModelMeshPartPayload::notifyLocationChanged() {
 
 }
 
-void ModelMeshPartPayload::updateTransformForSkinnedMesh(const Transform& transform, const QVector<glm::mat4>& clusterMatrices) {
+void ModelMeshPartPayload::updateTransformForSkinnedMesh(const Transform& transform,
+        const QVector<glm::mat4>& clusterMatrices,
+        const QVector<glm::mat4>& cauterizedClusterMatrices) {
     _transform = transform;
+    _cauterizedTransform = transform;
 
     if (clusterMatrices.size() > 0) {
         _worldBound = _adjustedLocalBound;
         _worldBound.transform(_transform);
         if (clusterMatrices.size() == 1) {
             _transform = _transform.worldTransform(Transform(clusterMatrices[0]));
+            if (cauterizedClusterMatrices.size() != 0) {
+                _cauterizedTransform = _cauterizedTransform.worldTransform(Transform(cauterizedClusterMatrices[0]));
+            } else {
+                _cauterizedTransform = _transform;
+            }
         }
     } else {
         _worldBound = _localBound;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h
index c585c95025..bdd9d737e9 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.h
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ public:
 
     void notifyLocationChanged() override;
     void updateTransformForSkinnedMesh(const Transform& transform,
-            const QVector<glm::mat4>& clusterMatrices);
+            const QVector<glm::mat4>& clusterMatrices,
+            const QVector<glm::mat4>& cauterizedClusterMatrices);
 
     float computeFadeAlpha() const;
 
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ public:
 
     Model* _model;
 
+    Transform _cauterizedTransform;
     int _meshIndex;
     int _shapeID;
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index e1627f2fd6..53e57541c1 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void Model::updateRenderItems() {
 
                         // update the model transform and bounding box for this render item.
                         const Model::MeshState& state = data._model->_meshStates.at(data._meshIndex);
-                        data.updateTransformForSkinnedMesh(modelTransform, state.clusterMatrices);
+                        data.updateTransformForSkinnedMesh(modelTransform, state.clusterMatrices, state.cauterizedClusterMatrices);
                     }
                 }
             });