diff --git a/commons/src/main/com/mbrlabs/mundus/commons/Scene.java b/commons/src/main/com/mbrlabs/mundus/commons/Scene.java
index 648a9e54c..4a7c3ded2 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/com/mbrlabs/mundus/commons/Scene.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/com/mbrlabs/mundus/commons/Scene.java
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ protected void captureDepth(float delta) {
     }
 
     protected void renderSkybox() {
-        if (skybox != null) {
+        if (skybox != null && skybox.active) {
             batch.begin(cam);
             batch.render(skybox.getSkyboxInstance(), environment, skybox.shader);
             batch.end();
diff --git a/commons/src/main/com/mbrlabs/mundus/commons/skybox/Skybox.java b/commons/src/main/com/mbrlabs/mundus/commons/skybox/Skybox.java
index 902e998fd..77b2fa0ef 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/com/mbrlabs/mundus/commons/skybox/Skybox.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/com/mbrlabs/mundus/commons/skybox/Skybox.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class Skybox implements Disposable {
     public static final float DEFAULT_ROTATE_SPEED = 0.1f;
 
     public Shader shader;
+    public boolean active;
 
     private Model boxModel;
     private ModelInstance boxInstance;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public Skybox(FileHandle positiveX, FileHandle negativeX, FileHandle positiveY,
             FileHandle positiveZ, FileHandle negativeZ, Shader shader) {
         set(positiveX, negativeX, positiveY, negativeY, positiveZ, negativeZ);
 
+        this.active = true;
         this.shader = shader;
         boxModel = createModel();
         boxInstance = new ModelInstance(boxModel);