diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9e29bfe3909a..0e9176c17f89 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Change Log
 
 * Added ability to show tile urls in the 3D Tiles Inspector. [#5592](https://github.com/AnalyticalGraphicsInc/cesium/pull/5592)
 * Added behavior to `Cesium3DTilesInspector` that selects the first tileset hovered over if no tilest is specified. [#5139](https://github.com/AnalyticalGraphicsInc/cesium/issues/5139)
+* Added ability to provide a `width` and `height` to `scene.pick`. [#5602](https://github.com/AnalyticalGraphicsInc/cesium/pull/5602)
 
 ### 1.35.2 - 2017-07-11
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index c5b0760c6be6..c35d3099ac1b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how to contribute to Cesiu
    * [Joel Depooter](https://github.com/JDepooter)
 * [Bentley Systems, Inc.](https://www.bentley.com)
    * [Paul Connelly](https://github.com/pmconne)
+   * [Jason Crow](https://github.com/jason-crow)
 * [Flightradar24 AB](https://www.flightradar24.com)
    * [Aleksei Kalmykov](https://github.com/kalmykov)
 
diff --git a/Source/Scene/Scene.js b/Source/Scene/Scene.js
index 9c52f0f7c97d..d9fb50af9bbb 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/Scene.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/Scene.js
@@ -2793,17 +2793,22 @@ define([
      * }, Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventType.MOUSE_MOVE);
      *
      * @param {Cartesian2} windowPosition Window coordinates to perform picking on.
+     * @param {Number} [width=3] Width of the pick rectangle.
+     * @param {Number} [height=3] Height of the pick rectangle.
      * @returns {Object} Object containing the picked primitive.
      *
      * @exception {DeveloperError} windowPosition is undefined.
      */
-    Scene.prototype.pick = function(windowPosition) {
+    Scene.prototype.pick = function(windowPosition, width, height) {
         //>>includeStart('debug', pragmas.debug);
         if(!defined(windowPosition)) {
             throw new DeveloperError('windowPosition is undefined.');
         }
         //>>includeEnd('debug');
 
+        rectangleWidth = defaultValue(width, 3.0);
+        rectangleHeight = defaultValue(height, rectangleWidth);
+
         var context = this._context;
         var us = context.uniformState;
         var frameState = this._frameState;
@@ -2825,7 +2830,8 @@ define([
 
         scratchRectangle.x = drawingBufferPosition.x - ((rectangleWidth - 1.0) * 0.5);
         scratchRectangle.y = (this.drawingBufferHeight - drawingBufferPosition.y) - ((rectangleHeight - 1.0) * 0.5);
-
+        scratchRectangle.width = rectangleWidth;
+        scratchRectangle.height = rectangleHeight;
         var passState = this._pickFramebuffer.begin(scratchRectangle);
 
         updateEnvironment(this, passState);
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/PickSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/PickSpec.js
index 4e2028176b05..84862b392ce4 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/PickSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/PickSpec.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ defineSuite([
         'Scene/PerspectiveFrustum',
         'Scene/Primitive',
         'Scene/SceneMode',
-        'Specs/createScene'
+        'Specs/createScene',
+        'Specs/createCanvas'
     ], 'Scene/Pick', function(
         FeatureDetection,
         GeometryInstance,
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ defineSuite([
         PerspectiveFrustum,
         Primitive,
         SceneMode,
-        createScene) {
+        createScene,
+        createCanvas) {
     'use strict';
 
     var scene;
@@ -32,7 +34,9 @@ defineSuite([
     var primitiveRectangle = Rectangle.fromDegrees(-1.0, -1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
 
     beforeAll(function() {
-        scene = createScene();
+        scene = createScene({
+            canvas : createCanvas(10, 10)
+        });
         primitives = scene.primitives;
         camera = scene.camera;
     });
@@ -94,6 +98,22 @@ defineSuite([
         expect(scene).toPickPrimitive(rectangle);
     });
 
+    it('picks a primitive with a modified pick search area', function() {
+        if (FeatureDetection.isInternetExplorer()) {
+            // Workaround IE 11.0.9.  This test fails when all tests are ran without a breakpoint here.
+            return;
+        }
+
+        camera.setView({
+            destination : Rectangle.fromDegrees(-10.0, -10.0, 10.0, 10.0)
+        });
+
+        var rectangle = createRectangle();
+
+        expect(scene).toPickPrimitive(rectangle, 7, 7, 5);
+        expect(scene).notToPick(7, 7, 3);
+    });
+
     it('does not pick primitives when show is false', function() {
         var rectangle = createRectangle();
         rectangle.show = false;
diff --git a/Specs/addDefaultMatchers.js b/Specs/addDefaultMatchers.js
index 0435305e18e1..bc12f7465523 100644
--- a/Specs/addDefaultMatchers.js
+++ b/Specs/addDefaultMatchers.js
@@ -263,16 +263,16 @@ define([
 
             toPickPrimitive : function(util, customEqualityTesters) {
                 return {
-                    compare : function(actual, expected) {
-                        return pickPrimitiveEquals(actual, expected);
+                    compare : function(actual, expected, x, y, width, height) {
+                        return pickPrimitiveEquals(actual, expected, x, y, width, height);
                     }
                 };
             },
 
             notToPick : function(util, customEqualityTesters) {
                 return {
-                    compare : function(actual, expected) {
-                        return pickPrimitiveEquals(actual, undefined);
+                    compare : function(actual, expected, x, y, width, height) {
+                        return pickPrimitiveEquals(actual, undefined, x, y, width, height);
                     }
                 };
             },
@@ -465,9 +465,10 @@ define([
         };
     }
 
-    function pickPrimitiveEquals(actual, expected) {
+    function pickPrimitiveEquals(actual, expected, x, y, width, height) {
         var scene = actual;
-        var result = scene.pick(new Cartesian2(0, 0));
+        var windowPosition = new Cartesian2(x, y);
+        var result = scene.pick(windowPosition, width, height);
 
         if (!!window.webglStub) {
             return {