diff --git a/Source/Scene/Model.js b/Source/Scene/Model.js
index 1f4524fbb8d0..c277f27bf21d 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/Model.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/Model.js
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ define([
 
         /**
          * The model's bounding sphere in its local coordinate system.  This does not take into
-         * account glTF animations and skins.
+         * account glTF animations and skins nor does it take into account {@link Model#minimumPixelSize}.
          *
          * @memberof Model.prototype
          *
@@ -640,7 +640,8 @@ define([
                 //>>includeEnd('debug');
 
                 var nonUniformScale = Matrix4.getScale(this.modelMatrix, boundingSphereCartesian3Scratch);
-                Cartesian3.multiplyByScalar(nonUniformScale, this.scale, nonUniformScale);
+                var scale = defined(this.maximumScale) ? Math.min(this.maximumScale, this.scale) : this.scale;
+                Cartesian3.multiplyByScalar(nonUniformScale, scale, nonUniformScale);
 
                 var scaledBoundingSphere = this._scaledBoundingSphere;
                 scaledBoundingSphere.center = Cartesian3.multiplyComponents(this._boundingSphere.center, nonUniformScale, scaledBoundingSphere.center);
@@ -3065,12 +3066,14 @@ define([
             // Model's model matrix needs to be updated
             var modelTransformChanged = !Matrix4.equals(this._modelMatrix, this.modelMatrix) ||
                 (this._scale !== this.scale) ||
-                (this._minimumPixelSize !== this.minimumPixelSize) || (this.minimumPixelSize !== 0.0); // Minimum pixel size changed or is enabled
+                (this._minimumPixelSize !== this.minimumPixelSize) || (this.minimumPixelSize !== 0.0) || // Minimum pixel size changed or is enabled
+                (this._maximumScale !== this.maximumScale);
 
             if (modelTransformChanged || justLoaded) {
                 Matrix4.clone(this.modelMatrix, this._modelMatrix);
                 this._scale = this.scale;
                 this._minimumPixelSize = this.minimumPixelSize;
+                this._maximumScale = this.maximumScale;
 
                 var scale = getScale(this, context, frameState);
                 var computedModelMatrix = this._computedModelMatrix;
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/ModelSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/ModelSpec.js
index 5f41e8c82813..b9ec15dda770 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/ModelSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/ModelSpec.js
@@ -451,6 +451,20 @@ defineSuite([
         texturedBoxModel.scale = originalScale;
     });
 
+    it('boundingSphere returns the bounding sphere when maximumScale is reached', function() {
+        var originalScale = texturedBoxModel.scale;
+        var originalMaximumScale = texturedBoxModel.maximumScale;
+        texturedBoxModel.scale = 20;
+        texturedBoxModel.maximumScale = 10;
+
+        var boundingSphere = texturedBoxModel.boundingSphere;
+        expect(boundingSphere.center).toEqualEpsilon(new Cartesian3(0.0, -2.5, 0.0), CesiumMath.EPSILON3);
+        expect(boundingSphere.radius).toEqualEpsilon(7.5, CesiumMath.EPSILON3);
+
+        texturedBoxModel.scale = originalScale;
+        texturedBoxModel.maximumScale = originalMaximumScale;
+    });
+
     it('boundingSphere returns the bounding sphere when modelMatrix has non-uniform scale', function() {
         var originalMatrix = Matrix4.clone(texturedBoxModel.modelMatrix);
         Matrix4.multiplyByScale(texturedBoxModel.modelMatrix, new Cartesian3(2, 5, 10), texturedBoxModel.modelMatrix);