diff --git a/Source/Scene/ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider.js b/Source/Scene/ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider.js
index 8575ef77babd..cbe2ea3a4589 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider.js
@@ -256,6 +256,23 @@ define([
         return this._maximumLevel;
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the minimum level-of-detail that can be requested.  This function should
+     * not be called before {@link ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
+     *
+     * @memberof ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider
+     *
+     * @returns {Number} The minimum level.  Unlike the maximum level, the minimum level must not be undefined.
+     *
+     * @exception {DeveloperError} <code>getMinimumLevel</code> must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.
+     */
+    ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider.prototype.getMinimumLevel = function() {
+        if (!this._ready) {
+            throw new DeveloperError('getMinimumLevel must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.');
+        }
+        return 0;
+    };
+
     /**
      * Gets the tiling scheme used by this provider.  This function should
      * not be called before {@link ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
diff --git a/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js b/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js
index fe819618679c..f5b71316a255 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider.js
@@ -307,6 +307,23 @@ define([
         return this._maximumLevel;
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the minimum level-of-detail that can be requested.  This function should
+     * not be called before {@link BingMapsImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
+     *
+     * @memberof BingMapsImageryProvider
+     *
+     * @returns {Number} The minimum level.  Unlike the maximum level, the minimum level must not be undefined.
+     *
+     * @exception {DeveloperError} <code>getMinimumLevel</code> must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.
+     */
+    BingMapsImageryProvider.prototype.getMinimumLevel = function() {
+        if (!this._ready) {
+            throw new DeveloperError('getMinimumLevel must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.');
+        }
+        return 0;
+    };
+
     /**
      * Gets the tiling scheme used by this provider.  This function should
      * not be called before {@link BingMapsImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
diff --git a/Source/Scene/CentralBodySurface.js b/Source/Scene/CentralBodySurface.js
index 022b099ef4f0..13b91d87e52c 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/CentralBodySurface.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/CentralBodySurface.js
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ define([
                     if (imageryLayer.getImageryProvider().isReady()) {
                         // Remove the placeholder and add the actual skeletons (if any)
                         // at the same position.  Then continue the loop at the same index.
-                        imagery.releaseReference();
+                        tileImagery.freeResources();
                         tileImageryCollection.splice(i, 1);
                         imageryLayer._createTileImagerySkeletons(tile, terrainProvider, i);
                         --i;
@@ -704,6 +704,15 @@ define([
                         parent = parent.parent;
                     }
 
+                    // If there's no valid parent, remove this TileImagery from the tile.
+                    if (typeof parent === 'undefined') {
+                        tileImagery.freeResources();
+                        tileImageryCollection.splice(i, 1);
+                        --i;
+                        len = tileImageryCollection.length;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     // use that parent imagery instead, storing the original imagery
                     // in originalImagery to keep it alive
                     tileImagery.originalImagery = imagery;
diff --git a/Source/Scene/ImageryLayer.js b/Source/Scene/ImageryLayer.js
index c4fcaa5076f4..5d37d6323f73 100755
--- a/Source/Scene/ImageryLayer.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/ImageryLayer.js
@@ -260,9 +260,13 @@ define([
         var imageryLevel = getLevelWithMaximumTexelSpacing(this, targetGeometricError, latitudeClosestToEquator);
         imageryLevel = Math.max(0, imageryLevel);
         var maximumLevel = imageryProvider.getMaximumLevel();
+        var minimumLevel = imageryProvider.getMinimumLevel();
         if (imageryLevel > maximumLevel) {
             imageryLevel = maximumLevel;
         }
+        if (imageryLevel < minimumLevel) {
+            imageryLevel = minimumLevel;
+        }
 
         var imageryTilingScheme = imageryProvider.getTilingScheme();
         var northwestTileCoordinates = imageryTilingScheme.positionToTileXY(extent.getNorthwest(), imageryLevel);
diff --git a/Source/Scene/ImageryProvider.js b/Source/Scene/ImageryProvider.js
index 026ab5976a3e..bd1a43ad0fd4 100755
--- a/Source/Scene/ImageryProvider.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/ImageryProvider.js
@@ -83,6 +83,18 @@ define([
         throw new DeveloperError('This type should not be instantiated directly.');
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the minimum level-of-detail that can be requested.  This function should
+     * not be called before {@link ImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
+     *
+     * @returns {Number} The minimum level.  Unlike the maximum level, the minimum level must not be undefined.
+     *
+     * @exception {DeveloperError} <code>getMinimumLevel</code> must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.
+     */
+    ImageryProvider.prototype.getMinimumLevel = function() {
+        throw new DeveloperError('This type should not be instantiated directly.');
+    };
+
     /**
      * Gets the tiling scheme used by this provider.  This function should
      * not be called before {@link ImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
diff --git a/Source/Scene/OpenStreetMapImageryProvider.js b/Source/Scene/OpenStreetMapImageryProvider.js
index 0cda620a7835..f1925bbfcbe3 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/OpenStreetMapImageryProvider.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/OpenStreetMapImageryProvider.js
@@ -153,6 +153,23 @@ define([
         return this._maximumLevel;
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the minimum level-of-detail that can be requested.  This function should
+     * not be called before {@link OpenStreetMapImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
+     *
+     * @memberof OpenStreetMapImageryProvider
+     *
+     * @returns {Number} The minimum level.  Unlike the maximum level, the minimum level must not be undefined.
+     *
+     * @exception {DeveloperError} <code>getMinimumLevel</code> must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.
+     */
+    OpenStreetMapImageryProvider.prototype.getMinimumLevel = function() {
+        if (!this._ready) {
+            throw new DeveloperError('getMinimumLevel must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.');
+        }
+        return 0;
+    };
+
     /**
      * Gets the tiling scheme used by this provider.  This function should
      * not be called before {@link OpenStreetMapImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
diff --git a/Source/Scene/SingleTileImageryProvider.js b/Source/Scene/SingleTileImageryProvider.js
index c2853887eeaf..a2936e12e3e2 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/SingleTileImageryProvider.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/SingleTileImageryProvider.js
@@ -174,6 +174,23 @@ define([
         return 0;
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the minimum level-of-detail that can be requested.  This function should
+     * not be called before {@link SingleTileImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
+     *
+     * @memberof SingleTileImageryProvider
+     *
+     * @returns {Number} The minimum level.  Unlike the maximum level, the minimum level must not be undefined.
+     *
+     * @exception {DeveloperError} <code>getMinimumLevel</code> must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.
+     */
+    SingleTileImageryProvider.prototype.getMinimumLevel = function() {
+        if (!this._ready) {
+            throw new DeveloperError('getMinimumLevel must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.');
+        }
+        return 0;
+    };
+
     /**
      * Gets the tiling scheme used by this provider.  This function should
      * not be called before {@link SingleTileImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
diff --git a/Source/Scene/WebMapServiceImageryProvider.js b/Source/Scene/WebMapServiceImageryProvider.js
index 339a9ce642ce..fc0e0e52d6d4 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/WebMapServiceImageryProvider.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/WebMapServiceImageryProvider.js
@@ -229,6 +229,23 @@ define([
         return this._maximumLevel;
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the minimum level-of-detail that can be requested.  This function should
+     * not be called before {@link WebMapServiceImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
+     *
+     * @memberof WebMapServiceImageryProvider
+     *
+     * @returns {Number} The minimum level.  Unlike the maximum level, the minimum level must not be undefined.
+     *
+     * @exception {DeveloperError} <code>getMinimumLevel</code> must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.
+     */
+    WebMapServiceImageryProvider.prototype.getMinimumLevel = function() {
+        if (!this._ready) {
+            throw new DeveloperError('getMinimumLevel must not be called before the imagery provider is ready.');
+        }
+        return 0;
+    };
+
     /**
      * Gets the tiling scheme used by this provider.  This function should
      * not be called before {@link WebMapServiceImageryProvider#isReady} returns true.
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/ArcGisMapServerImageryProviderSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/ArcGisMapServerImageryProviderSpec.js
index 9ac2f60ff3a3..cc7867d9bc58 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/ArcGisMapServerImageryProviderSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/ArcGisMapServerImageryProviderSpec.js
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ defineSuite([
         runs(function() {
             expect(provider.getTileWidth()).toEqual(128);
             expect(provider.getTileHeight()).toEqual(256);
+            expect(provider.getMinimumLevel()).toEqual(0);
             expect(provider.getMaximumLevel()).toEqual(2);
             expect(provider.getTilingScheme()).toBeInstanceOf(WebMercatorTilingScheme);
             expect(provider.getLogo()).not.toBeUndefined();
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ defineSuite([
         runs(function() {
             expect(provider.getTileWidth()).toEqual(128);
             expect(provider.getTileHeight()).toEqual(256);
+            expect(provider.getMinimumLevel()).toEqual(0);
             expect(provider.getMaximumLevel()).toEqual(2);
             expect(provider.getTilingScheme()).toBeInstanceOf(GeographicTilingScheme);
             expect(provider.getLogo()).not.toBeUndefined();
@@ -218,6 +220,7 @@ defineSuite([
         runs(function() {
             expect(provider.getTileWidth()).toEqual(256);
             expect(provider.getTileHeight()).toEqual(256);
+            expect(provider.getMinimumLevel()).toEqual(0);
             expect(provider.getMaximumLevel()).toBeUndefined();
             expect(provider.getTilingScheme()).toBeInstanceOf(GeographicTilingScheme);
             expect(provider.getLogo()).not.toBeUndefined();
@@ -303,6 +306,7 @@ defineSuite([
         runs(function() {
             expect(provider.getTileWidth()).toEqual(128);
             expect(provider.getTileHeight()).toEqual(256);
+            expect(provider.getMinimumLevel()).toEqual(0);
             expect(provider.getMaximumLevel()).toEqual(2);
             expect(provider.getTilingScheme()).toBeInstanceOf(GeographicTilingScheme);
             expect(provider.getLogo()).not.toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/BingMapsImageryProviderSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/BingMapsImageryProviderSpec.js
index d844691996b5..2173e9311158 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/BingMapsImageryProviderSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/BingMapsImageryProviderSpec.js
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ defineSuite([
         runs(function() {
             expect(provider.getTileWidth()).toEqual(256);
             expect(provider.getTileHeight()).toEqual(256);
+            expect(provider.getMinimumLevel()).toEqual(0);
             expect(provider.getMaximumLevel()).toEqual(20);
             expect(provider.getTilingScheme()).toBeInstanceOf(WebMercatorTilingScheme);
             expect(provider.getTileDiscardPolicy()).toBeInstanceOf(DiscardMissingTileImagePolicy);
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/CentralBodySurfaceSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/CentralBodySurfaceSpec.js
index ec35301d6dda..eb00a223d9ec 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/CentralBodySurfaceSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/CentralBodySurfaceSpec.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ defineSuite([
          'Scene/ImageryLayerCollection',
          'Scene/OrthographicFrustum',
          'Scene/SceneMode',
-         'Scene/SingleTileImageryProvider'
+         'Scene/SingleTileImageryProvider',
+         'Scene/WebMapServiceImageryProvider'
      ], function(
          CentralBodySurface,
          createContext,
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ defineSuite([
          ImageryLayerCollection,
          OrthographicFrustum,
          SceneMode,
-         SingleTileImageryProvider) {
+         SingleTileImageryProvider,
+         WebMapServiceImageryProvider) {
     "use strict";
     /*global jasmine,describe,xdescribe,it,xit,expect,beforeEach,afterEach,beforeAll,afterAll,spyOn,runs,waits,waitsFor*/
 
@@ -346,5 +348,25 @@ defineSuite([
                 expect(render(context, frameState, cb)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
             });
         });
+
+        it('renders even if imagery root tiles fail to load', function() {
+            var layerCollection = cb.getImageryLayers();
+            layerCollection.removeAll();
+
+            var providerWithInvalidRootTiles = new WebMapServiceImageryProvider({
+                url : '/invalid',
+                layers : 'invalid'
+            });
+
+            layerCollection.addImageryProvider(providerWithInvalidRootTiles);
+
+            frameState.camera.viewExtent(new Extent(0.0001, 0.0001, 0.0025, 0.0025), Ellipsoid.WGS84);
+
+            updateUntilDone(cb);
+
+            runs(function() {
+                expect(render(context, frameState, cb)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+            });
+        });
     });
 });
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/ImageryLayerSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/ImageryLayerSpec.js
index 4130754a0b83..6d35aed07959 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/ImageryLayerSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/ImageryLayerSpec.js
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ defineSuite([
          'Core/jsonp',
          'Core/loadImage',
          'Scene/BingMapsImageryProvider',
+         'Scene/EllipsoidTerrainProvider',
+         'Scene/GeographicTilingScheme',
          'Scene/Imagery',
          'Scene/ImageryState',
          'Scene/NeverTileDiscardPolicy',
          'Scene/SingleTileImageryProvider',
+         'Scene/Tile',
          'Scene/WebMapServiceImageryProvider'
      ], function(
          ImageryLayer,
@@ -20,10 +23,13 @@ defineSuite([
          jsonp,
          loadImage,
          BingMapsImageryProvider,
+         EllipsoidTerrainProvider,
+         GeographicTilingScheme,
          Imagery,
          ImageryState,
          NeverTileDiscardPolicy,
          SingleTileImageryProvider,
+         Tile,
          WebMapServiceImageryProvider) {
     "use strict";
     /*global jasmine,describe,xdescribe,it,xit,expect,beforeEach,afterEach,beforeAll,afterAll,spyOn,runs,waits,waitsFor*/
@@ -182,4 +188,51 @@ defineSuite([
         expect(layer.getExtent()).toEqual(extent);
         expect(layer.isDestroyed()).toEqual(false);
     });
+
+    it('honors the imagery provider\'s minimum level', function() {
+        var tilingScheme = new GeographicTilingScheme();
+        var imageryProviderWithMinimumLevel = {
+                isReady : function() { return true; },
+                getExtent : function() { return Extent.MAX_VALUE; },
+                getTileWidth : function() { return 256; },
+                getTileHeight : function() { return 256; },
+                getMaximumLevel : function() { return 10; },
+                getMinimumLevel : function() { return 5; },
+                getTilingScheme : function() { return tilingScheme; },
+                getTileDiscardPolicy : function() { return undefined; },
+                getErrorEvent : function() { return undefined; },
+                getLogo : function() { return undefined; },
+                requestImage : function(hostnames, hostnameIndex, x, y, level) {
+                    expect(level).toBeLessThanOrEqualTo(this.getMaximumLevel());
+                    expect(level).toBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(this.getMinimumLevel());
+                    return undefined;
+                }
+            };
+
+        var layer = new ImageryLayer(imageryProviderWithMinimumLevel);
+
+        waitsFor(function() {
+            return imageryProviderWithMinimumLevel.isReady();
+        }, 'imagery provider to become ready');
+
+        runs(function() {
+            var tile = new Tile({
+                x : 0,
+                y: 0,
+                level : 0,
+                tilingScheme : tilingScheme
+            });
+            var terrainProvider = new EllipsoidTerrainProvider();
+            layer._createTileImagerySkeletons(tile, terrainProvider);
+
+            expect(tile.imagery.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+            for (var i = 0, len = tile.imagery.length; i < len; ++i) {
+                var tileImagery = tile.imagery[i];
+                var imagery = tileImagery.imagery;
+                expect(imagery.level).toBeLessThanOrEqualTo(imageryProviderWithMinimumLevel.getMaximumLevel());
+                expect(imagery.level).toBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(imageryProviderWithMinimumLevel.getMinimumLevel());
+            }
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/OpenStreetMapImageryProviderSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/OpenStreetMapImageryProviderSpec.js
index 46f2f7d60327..93cd68701b3c 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/OpenStreetMapImageryProviderSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/OpenStreetMapImageryProviderSpec.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ defineSuite([
         runs(function() {
             expect(provider.getTileWidth()).toEqual(256);
             expect(provider.getTileHeight()).toEqual(256);
+            expect(provider.getMinimumLevel()).toEqual(0);
             expect(provider.getMaximumLevel()).toEqual(18);
             expect(provider.getTilingScheme()).toBeInstanceOf(WebMercatorTilingScheme);
             expect(provider.getExtent()).toEqual(new WebMercatorTilingScheme().getExtent());
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ defineSuite([
         runs(function() {
             expect(provider.getTileWidth()).toEqual(256);
             expect(provider.getTileHeight()).toEqual(256);
+            expect(provider.getMinimumLevel()).toEqual(0);
             expect(provider.getMaximumLevel()).toEqual(18);
             expect(provider.getTilingScheme()).toBeInstanceOf(WebMercatorTilingScheme);
             expect(provider.getExtent()).toEqual(extent);
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/SingleTileImageryProviderSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/SingleTileImageryProviderSpec.js
index 57ffce441ae4..ae045801e410 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/SingleTileImageryProviderSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/SingleTileImageryProviderSpec.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ defineSuite([
             expect(provider.getTilingScheme().getExtent()).toEqual(extent);
             expect(provider.getTileWidth()).toEqual(16);
             expect(provider.getTileHeight()).toEqual(16);
+            expect(provider.getMinimumLevel()).toEqual(0);
             expect(provider.getMaximumLevel()).toEqual(0);
             expect(provider.getTileDiscardPolicy()).toBeUndefined();
         });
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/WebMapServiceImageryProviderSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/WebMapServiceImageryProviderSpec.js
index ad419d7819df..0cce2793e276 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/WebMapServiceImageryProviderSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/WebMapServiceImageryProviderSpec.js
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ defineSuite([
         runs(function() {
             expect(provider.getTileWidth()).toEqual(256);
             expect(provider.getTileHeight()).toEqual(256);
+            expect(provider.getMinimumLevel()).toEqual(0);
             expect(provider.getMaximumLevel()).toBeUndefined();
             expect(provider.getTilingScheme()).toBeInstanceOf(GeographicTilingScheme);
             expect(provider.getExtent()).toEqual(new GeographicTilingScheme().getExtent());
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ defineSuite([
         runs(function() {
             expect(provider.getTileWidth()).toEqual(256);
             expect(provider.getTileHeight()).toEqual(256);
+            expect(provider.getMinimumLevel()).toEqual(0);
             expect(provider.getMaximumLevel()).toBeUndefined();
             expect(provider.getTilingScheme()).toBeInstanceOf(GeographicTilingScheme);
             expect(provider.getExtent()).toEqual(extent);