diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 8a348278c07522a4a24deebab5de2d6afe000610..512ef985bd86f2d46b258dde8ce9efaaa7741653 100755
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -8429,6 +8429,18 @@
     <integer>0</integer>
   </map>
 
+  <key>RenderDepthOfFieldInEditMode</key>
+  <map>
+    <key>Comment</key>
+    <string>Whether to use depth of field effect when in edit mode</string>
+    <key>Persist</key>
+    <integer>1</integer>
+    <key>Type</key>
+    <string>Boolean</string>
+    <key>Value</key>
+    <integer>0</integer>
+  </map>
+
   <key>CameraDoFResScale</key>
   <map>
     <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
index de5445d1409e22511925a31abd5413514bab7a37..b5a9b4220472f05eb80fbe29d958d6305eca5722 100755
--- a/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/pipeline.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ S32 LLPipeline::RenderGlowIterations;
 F32 LLPipeline::RenderGlowWidth;
 F32 LLPipeline::RenderGlowStrength;
 BOOL LLPipeline::RenderDepthOfField;
+BOOL LLPipeline::RenderDepthOfFieldInEditMode;
 F32 LLPipeline::CameraFocusTransitionTime;
 F32 LLPipeline::CameraFNumber;
 F32 LLPipeline::CameraFocalLength;
@@ -602,6 +603,7 @@ void LLPipeline::init()
 	connectRefreshCachedSettingsSafe("RenderGlowWidth");
 	connectRefreshCachedSettingsSafe("RenderGlowStrength");
 	connectRefreshCachedSettingsSafe("RenderDepthOfField");
+	connectRefreshCachedSettingsSafe("RenderDepthOfFieldInEditMode");
 	connectRefreshCachedSettingsSafe("CameraFocusTransitionTime");
 	connectRefreshCachedSettingsSafe("CameraFNumber");
 	connectRefreshCachedSettingsSafe("CameraFocalLength");
@@ -1085,6 +1087,7 @@ void LLPipeline::refreshCachedSettings()
 	RenderGlowWidth = gSavedSettings.getF32("RenderGlowWidth");
 	RenderGlowStrength = gSavedSettings.getF32("RenderGlowStrength");
 	RenderDepthOfField = gSavedSettings.getBOOL("RenderDepthOfField");
+	RenderDepthOfFieldInEditMode = gSavedSettings.getBOOL("RenderDepthOfFieldInEditMode");
 	CameraFocusTransitionTime = gSavedSettings.getF32("CameraFocusTransitionTime");
 	CameraFNumber = gSavedSettings.getF32("CameraFNumber");
 	CameraFocalLength = gSavedSettings.getF32("CameraFocalLength");
@@ -7150,7 +7153,7 @@ void LLPipeline::renderBloom(BOOL for_snapshot, F32 zoom_factor, int subfield)
 	{
 
 		bool dof_enabled = !LLViewerCamera::getInstance()->cameraUnderWater() &&
-							!LLToolMgr::getInstance()->inBuildMode() &&
+			(RenderDepthOfFieldInEditMode || !LLToolMgr::getInstance()->inBuildMode()) &&
 							RenderDepthOfField;
 
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/pipeline.h b/indra/newview/pipeline.h
index a8db93585e66aa8c22ae37f8446e32dcd3629ec0..9706fd569ce5ea358d345c80a84faee0a20ac163 100755
--- a/indra/newview/pipeline.h
+++ b/indra/newview/pipeline.h
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ public:
 	static F32 RenderGlowWidth;
 	static F32 RenderGlowStrength;
 	static BOOL RenderDepthOfField;
+	static BOOL RenderDepthOfFieldInEditMode;
 	static F32 CameraFocusTransitionTime;
 	static F32 CameraFNumber;
 	static F32 CameraFocalLength;