diff --git a/Source/Renderer/DrawCommand.js b/Source/Renderer/DrawCommand.js
index d9fc70db0d4e..b45e86c7144a 100644
--- a/Source/Renderer/DrawCommand.js
+++ b/Source/Renderer/DrawCommand.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ define([
         this._castShadows = defaultValue(options.castShadows, false);
         this._receiveShadows = defaultValue(options.receiveShadows, false);
         this._pickId = options.pickId;
+        this._pickOnly = defaultValue(options.pickOnly, false);
 
         this.dirty = true;
         this.lastDirtyTime = 0;
@@ -471,6 +472,19 @@ define([
                     this.dirty = true;
                 }
             }
+        },
+        /**
+         * Whether this command should be executed in the pick pass only.
+         *
+         * @memberof DrawCommand.prototype
+         * @type {Boolean}
+         * @default false
+         * @readonly
+         */
+        pickOnly : {
+            get : function() {
+                return this._pickOnly;
+            }
         }
     });
 
@@ -506,6 +520,7 @@ define([
         result._castShadows = command._castShadows;
         result._receiveShadows = command._receiveShadows;
         result._pickId = command._pickId;
+        result._pickOnly = command._pickOnly;
 
         result.dirty = true;
         result.lastDirtyTime = 0;
diff --git a/Source/Scene/ClassificationPrimitive.js b/Source/Scene/ClassificationPrimitive.js
index 675e2f9d5ef5..edbe1a840460 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/ClassificationPrimitive.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/ClassificationPrimitive.js
@@ -802,7 +802,8 @@ define([
             if (!defined(command)) {
                 command = pickCommands[j] = new DrawCommand({
                     owner : classificationPrimitive,
-                    primitiveType : primitive._primitiveType
+                    primitiveType : primitive._primitiveType,
+                    pickOnly : true
                 });
             }
 
@@ -820,7 +821,8 @@ define([
             if (!defined(command)) {
                 command = pickCommands[j + 1] = new DrawCommand({
                     owner : classificationPrimitive,
-                    primitiveType : primitive._primitiveType
+                    primitiveType : primitive._primitiveType,
+                    pickOnly : true
                 });
             }
 
@@ -838,7 +840,8 @@ define([
             if (!defined(command)) {
                 command = pickCommands[j + 2] = new DrawCommand({
                     owner : classificationPrimitive,
-                    primitiveType : primitive._primitiveType
+                    primitiveType : primitive._primitiveType,
+                    pickOnly : true
                 });
             }
 
diff --git a/Source/Scene/EllipsoidPrimitive.js b/Source/Scene/EllipsoidPrimitive.js
index 8b1ca28e4043..c5250a58fd92 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/EllipsoidPrimitive.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/EllipsoidPrimitive.js
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ define([
             owner : defaultValue(options._owner, this)
         });
         this._pickCommand = new DrawCommand({
-            owner : defaultValue(options._owner, this)
+            owner : defaultValue(options._owner, this),
+            pickOnly : true
         });
 
         var that = this;
diff --git a/Source/Scene/Scene.js b/Source/Scene/Scene.js
index 5a7ff2e75670..895c1b9df938 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/Scene.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/Scene.js
@@ -1518,11 +1518,9 @@ define([
                 }
             }
 
-            if (frameState.passes.pick && !defined(command.pickId)) {
-                return;
+            if (!command.pickOnly) {
+                derivedCommands.depth = DerivedCommand.createDepthOnlyDerivedCommand(this, command, context, derivedCommands.depth);
             }
-
-            derivedCommands.depth = DerivedCommand.createDepthOnlyDerivedCommand(this, command, context, derivedCommands.depth);
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/Source/Scene/Vector3DTilePrimitive.js b/Source/Scene/Vector3DTilePrimitive.js
index 91cee93c9a62..41459814c3a5 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/Vector3DTilePrimitive.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/Vector3DTilePrimitive.js
@@ -819,7 +819,8 @@ define([
             var stencilPreloadCommand = pickCommands[j * 3];
             if (!defined(stencilPreloadCommand)) {
                 stencilPreloadCommand = pickCommands[j * 3] = new DrawCommand({
-                    owner : primitive
+                    owner : primitive,
+                    pickOnly : true
                 });
             }
 
@@ -835,7 +836,8 @@ define([
             var stencilDepthCommand = pickCommands[j * 3 + 1];
             if (!defined(stencilDepthCommand)) {
                 stencilDepthCommand = pickCommands[j * 3 + 1] = new DrawCommand({
-                    owner : primitive
+                    owner : primitive,
+                    pickOnly : true
                 });
             }
 
@@ -851,7 +853,8 @@ define([
             var colorCommand = pickCommands[j * 3 + 2];
             if (!defined(colorCommand)) {
                 colorCommand = pickCommands[j * 3 + 2] = new DrawCommand({
-                    owner : primitive
+                    owner : primitive,
+                    pickOnly : true
                 });
             }