diff --git a/src/tests/vtkh/t_vtk-h_render.cpp b/src/tests/vtkh/t_vtk-h_render.cpp
index ec923e2..1acc494 100644
--- a/src/tests/vtkh/t_vtk-h_render.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/vtkh/t_vtk-h_render.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,74 @@ TEST(vtkh_render, vtkh_no_bg_or_annotations)
   scene.Render();
 }
 
+TEST(vtkh_render, vtkh_no_world_annotations)
+{
+  vtkh::DataSet data_set;
+
+  const int base_size = 32;
+  const int num_blocks = 2;
+
+  for(int i = 0; i < num_blocks; ++i)
+  {
+    data_set.AddDomain(CreateTestData(i, num_blocks, base_size), i);
+  }
+
+  vtkm::Bounds bounds = data_set.GetGlobalBounds();
+
+  vtkm::rendering::Camera camera;
+  camera.SetPosition(vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,3>(-16, -16, -16));
+  camera.ResetToBounds(bounds);
+  vtkh::Render render = vtkh::MakeRender(512,
+                                         512,
+                                         camera,
+                                         data_set,
+                                         "no_world");
+  render.DoRenderWorldAnnotations(false);
+  vtkh::RayTracer tracer;
+
+  tracer.SetInput(&data_set);
+  tracer.SetField("point_data_Float64");
+
+  vtkh::Scene scene;
+  scene.AddRender(render);
+  scene.AddRenderer(&tracer);
+  scene.Render();
+}
+
+TEST(vtkh_render, vtkh_no_screen_annotations)
+{
+  vtkh::DataSet data_set;
+
+  const int base_size = 32;
+  const int num_blocks = 2;
+
+  for(int i = 0; i < num_blocks; ++i)
+  {
+    data_set.AddDomain(CreateTestData(i, num_blocks, base_size), i);
+  }
+
+  vtkm::Bounds bounds = data_set.GetGlobalBounds();
+
+  vtkm::rendering::Camera camera;
+  camera.SetPosition(vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,3>(-16, -16, -16));
+  camera.ResetToBounds(bounds);
+  vtkh::Render render = vtkh::MakeRender(512,
+                                         512,
+                                         camera,
+                                         data_set,
+                                         "no_screen");
+  render.DoRenderScreenAnnotations(false);
+  vtkh::RayTracer tracer;
+
+  tracer.SetInput(&data_set);
+  tracer.SetField("point_data_Float64");
+
+  vtkh::Scene scene;
+  scene.AddRender(render);
+  scene.AddRenderer(&tracer);
+  scene.Render();
+}
+
 TEST(vtkh_render, vtkh_bg_color)
 {
   vtkh::DataSet data_set;
diff --git a/src/vtkh/rendering/Render.cpp b/src/vtkh/rendering/Render.cpp
index 31427ae..9afcad9 100644
--- a/src/vtkh/rendering/Render.cpp
+++ b/src/vtkh/rendering/Render.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Render::Render()
   : m_width(1024),
     m_height(1024),
     m_render_annotations(true),
+    m_render_world_annotations(true),
+    m_render_screen_annotations(true),
     m_render_background(true),
     m_shading(true),
     m_canvas(m_width, m_height)
@@ -44,6 +46,20 @@ Render::DoRenderAnnotations(bool on)
   m_render_annotations = on;
 }
 
+void
+Render::DoRenderWorldAnnotations(bool on)
+{
+  m_render_world_annotations = on;
+}
+
+
+void
+Render::DoRenderScreenAnnotations(bool on)
+{
+  m_render_screen_annotations = on;
+}
+
+
 void
 Render::DoRenderBackground(bool on)
 {
@@ -168,6 +184,7 @@ void
 Render::RenderWorldAnnotations()
 {
   if(!m_render_annotations) return;
+  if(!m_render_world_annotations) return;
 #ifdef VTKH_PARALLEL
   if(vtkh::GetMPIRank() != 0) return;
 #endif
@@ -184,6 +201,8 @@ Render::RenderScreenAnnotations(const std::vector<std::string> &field_names,
                                 const std::vector<vtkm::Range> &ranges,
                                 const std::vector<vtkm::cont::ColorTable> &colors)
 {
+  if(!m_render_annotations) return;
+  if(!m_render_screen_annotations) return;
 #ifdef VTKH_PARALLEL
   if(vtkh::GetMPIRank() != 0) return;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/vtkh/rendering/Render.hpp b/src/vtkh/rendering/Render.hpp
index f51e120..4edbe30 100644
--- a/src/vtkh/rendering/Render.hpp
+++ b/src/vtkh/rendering/Render.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class VTKH_API Render
   void                            Print() const;
 
   void                            DoRenderAnnotations(bool on);
+  void                            DoRenderWorldAnnotations(bool on);
+  void                            DoRenderScreenAnnotations(bool on);
   void                            DoRenderBackground(bool on);
   void                            ScaleWorldAnnotations(float x, float y, float z);
   void                            SetWidth(const vtkm::Int32 width);
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ class VTKH_API Render
   vtkm::rendering::Color       m_fg_color;
   vtkmCanvas                   CreateCanvas() const;
   bool                         m_render_annotations;
+  bool                         m_render_world_annotations;
+  bool                         m_render_screen_annotations;
   bool                         m_render_background;
   bool                         m_shading;
   vtkmCanvas                   m_canvas;