diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.cpp b/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.cpp
index 4d312a17d3..a1a6dafdfb 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ ImplementFeatureType( MFT_LightMap, MFG_Lighting, 3.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_ToneMap, MFG_Lighting, 4.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_VertLitTone, MFG_Lighting, 5.0f, false );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_PixSpecular, MFG_Lighting, 6.0f, true );
+ImplementFeatureType( MFT_StaticCubemap, U32(-1), -1.0, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_CubeMap, MFG_Lighting, 7.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_SubSurface, MFG_Lighting, 8.0f, true );
 ImplementFeatureType( MFT_VertLit, MFG_Lighting, 9.0f, true );
diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.h b/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.h
index a4d15296ef..5920ce1d36 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.h
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/materialFeatureTypes.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ DeclareFeatureType( MFT_ToneMap );
 DeclareFeatureType( MFT_VertLit );
 DeclareFeatureType( MFT_VertLitTone );
 
+DeclareFeatureType( MFT_StaticCubemap );
 DeclareFeatureType( MFT_CubeMap );
 DeclareFeatureType( MFT_PixSpecular );
 DeclareFeatureType( MFT_FlipRB );
diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp b/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp
index f7b6cf9edc..75a51d79ec 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ void ProcessedShaderMaterial::_determineFeatures(  U32 stageNum,
    //if (features.hasFeature(MFT_SkyBox))
    if (mMaterial->mIsSky)
    {
+      fd.features.addFeature(MFT_StaticCubemap);
       fd.features.addFeature(MFT_CubeMap);
       fd.features.addFeature(MFT_SkyBox);
    }
diff --git a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderPrePassMgr.cpp b/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderPrePassMgr.cpp
index c0bf4ca9f1..576afbebc0 100644
--- a/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderPrePassMgr.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/renderInstance/renderPrePassMgr.cpp
@@ -772,11 +772,12 @@ void ProcessedPrePassMaterial::_determineFeatures( U32 stageNum,
    if (!mMaterial->mEmissive[stageNum] && test && (test->getTypeMask() & (DynamicShapeObjectType | StaticObjectType | StaticShapeObjectType)))
       envmapped = true;
    // cubemaps only available on stage 0 for now - bramage   
-   if ( stageNum < 1 && 
+   if ( stageNum < 1 &&
          (  (  mMaterial->mCubemapData && mMaterial->mCubemapData->mCubemap ) ||
-               mMaterial->mDynamicCubemap ) ||
-               mMaterial->mDynamicCubemap || envmapped)
+               mMaterial->mDynamicCubemap || envmapped) )
    {
+      if (!mMaterial->mDynamicCubemap)
+         fd.features.addFeature(MFT_StaticCubemap);
       newFeatures.addFeature( MFT_CubeMap );
       newFeatures.removeFeature(MFT_UseInstancing);
    }
diff --git a/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.cpp
index 8adc13e14c..26b8955f85 100644
--- a/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderFeatureGLSL.cpp
@@ -1908,9 +1908,10 @@ void ReflectCubeFeatGLSL::processPix(  Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList,
       else
          blendOp = Material::Mul;
    }
+   
+   Var* targ = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::RenderTarget3));
    if (fd.features[MFT_isDeferred])
    {
-      Var* targ = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::RenderTarget3));
       //metalness: black(0) = color, white(1) = reflection
       if (fd.features[MFT_ToneMap])
          meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @ *= vec4(pow(@,vec4(2.2)));\r\n", targ, texCube));
@@ -1919,7 +1920,7 @@ void ReflectCubeFeatGLSL::processPix(  Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList,
    }
    else
    {
-      Var* targ = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::DefaultTarget));
+      targ = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::DefaultTarget));
       Var *metalness = (Var*)LangElement::find("metalness");
       if (metalness)
       {
@@ -1930,6 +1931,8 @@ void ReflectCubeFeatGLSL::processPix(  Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList,
       else
          meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @.rgb *= @.rgb;\r\n", targ, texCube));
    }
+   if (fd.features[MFT_StaticCubemap]) //dynamic reflections are linearized coming and going. so do statics twice
+      meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @ = vec4(pow(@,vec4(2.2)));\r\n", targ, targ));
    output = meta;
 }
 
diff --git a/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderGenGLSLInit.cpp b/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderGenGLSLInit.cpp
index 84495f4e59..ca5b3b1e59 100644
--- a/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderGenGLSLInit.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/shaderGen/GLSL/shaderGenGLSLInit.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ void _initShaderGenGLSL( ShaderGen *shaderGen )
    FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_NormalMap, new BumpFeatGLSL );
 	FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_DetailNormalMap, new NamedFeatureGLSL( "Detail Normal Map" ) );
    FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_DetailMap, new DetailFeatGLSL );
+	FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_StaticCubemap, new NamedFeatureGLSL( "Static Cubemap" ) );
    FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_CubeMap, new ReflectCubeFeatGLSL );
    FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_PixSpecular, new PixelSpecularGLSL );
    FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_FlipRB, new NamedFeatureGLSL( "Substance Workaround" ) );
diff --git a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
index 9db60e96f5..6f9e45864f 100644
--- a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp
@@ -1907,9 +1907,10 @@ void ReflectCubeFeatHLSL::processPix(  Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList,
       else
          blendOp = Material::Mul;
    }
+   
+   Var* targ = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::RenderTarget3));
    if (fd.features[MFT_isDeferred])
    {
-       Var* targ = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::RenderTarget3));
        //metalness: black(0) = color, white(1) = reflection
        if (fd.features[MFT_ToneMap])
           meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @ *= pow(@,2.2);\r\n", targ, texCube));
@@ -1919,7 +1920,7 @@ void ReflectCubeFeatHLSL::processPix(  Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList,
    else
    {
       meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   //forward lit cubemapping\r\n"));
-      Var* targ = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::DefaultTarget));
+      targ = (Var*)LangElement::find(getOutputTargetVarName(ShaderFeature::DefaultTarget));
       
       Var *metalness = (Var*)LangElement::find("metalness");
       if (metalness)
@@ -1931,6 +1932,8 @@ void ReflectCubeFeatHLSL::processPix(  Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList,
       else
          meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @.rgb *= @.rgb;\r\n", targ, texCube));
    }
+   if (fd.features[MFT_StaticCubemap]) //dynamic reflections are linearized coming and going. so do statics twice
+      meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @ = pow(@,2.2);\r\n", targ, targ));
    output = meta;
 }
 
diff --git a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderGenHLSLInit.cpp b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderGenHLSLInit.cpp
index f0f1a93f60..4e649111a0 100644
--- a/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderGenHLSLInit.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderGenHLSLInit.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void _initShaderGenHLSL( ShaderGen *shaderGen )
    FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_NormalMap, new BumpFeatHLSL );
    FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_DetailNormalMap, new NamedFeatureHLSL( "Detail Normal Map" ) );
    FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_DetailMap, new DetailFeatHLSL );
+	FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_StaticCubemap, new NamedFeatureHLSL( "Static Cubemap" ) );
    FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_CubeMap, new ReflectCubeFeatHLSL );
    FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_PixSpecular, new PixelSpecularHLSL );
    FEATUREMGR->registerFeature( MFT_IsTranslucent, new NamedFeatureHLSL( "Translucent" ) );