diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp
index f9e88b430f..9e4d832037 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.cpp
@@ -295,6 +295,14 @@ void EntityRenderer::updateInScene(const ScenePointer& scene, Transaction& trans
     });
 }
 
+void EntityRenderer::clearSubRenderItemIDs() {
+    _subRenderItemIDs.clear();
+}
+
+void EntityRenderer::setSubRenderItemIDs(const render::ItemIDs& ids) {
+    _subRenderItemIDs = ids;
+}
+
 //
 // Internal methods
 //
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
index d770e7c7aa..ed636ebf73 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableEntityItem.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public:
     virtual bool addToScene(const ScenePointer& scene, Transaction& transaction) final;
     virtual void removeFromScene(const ScenePointer& scene, Transaction& transaction);
 
+    void clearSubRenderItemIDs();
+    void setSubRenderItemIDs(const render::ItemIDs& ids);
+
 protected:
     virtual bool needsRenderUpdateFromEntity() const final { return needsRenderUpdateFromEntity(_entity); }
     virtual void onAddToScene(const EntityItemPointer& entity);
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ protected:
     SharedSoundPointer _collisionSound;
     QUuid _changeHandlerId;
     ItemID _renderItemID{ Item::INVALID_ITEM_ID };
+    ItemIDs _subRenderItemIDs;
     quint64 _fadeStartTime{ usecTimestampNow() };
     bool _isFading{ _entitiesShouldFadeFunction() };
     bool _prevIsTransparent { false };
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index 03380ad321..6b30d2a7e8 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ ItemKey ModelEntityRenderer::getKey() {
 
 uint32_t ModelEntityRenderer::metaFetchMetaSubItems(ItemIDs& subItems) { 
     if (_model) {
-        auto metaSubItems = _model->fetchRenderItemIDs();
+        auto metaSubItems = _subRenderItemIDs;
         subItems.insert(subItems.end(), metaSubItems.begin(), metaSubItems.end());
         return (uint32_t)metaSubItems.size();
     }
@@ -1202,6 +1202,10 @@ void ModelEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateSynchronousTyped(const ScenePointer& sce
         if ((bool)model) {
             model->removeFromScene(scene, transaction);
             withWriteLock([&] { _model.reset(); });
+            transaction.updateItem<PayloadProxyInterface>(getRenderItemID(), [](PayloadProxyInterface& data) {
+                auto entityRenderer = static_cast<EntityRenderer*>(&data);
+                entityRenderer->clearSubRenderItemIDs();
+            });
         }
         return;
     }
@@ -1297,6 +1301,12 @@ void ModelEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateSynchronousTyped(const ScenePointer& sce
             render::Item::Status::Getters statusGetters;
             makeStatusGetters(entity, statusGetters);
             model->addToScene(scene, transaction, statusGetters);
+
+            auto newRenderItemIDs{ model->fetchRenderItemIDs() };
+            transaction.updateItem<PayloadProxyInterface>(getRenderItemID(), [newRenderItemIDs](PayloadProxyInterface& data) {
+                auto entityRenderer = static_cast<EntityRenderer*>(&data);
+                entityRenderer->setSubRenderItemIDs(newRenderItemIDs);
+            });
         }
     }