diff --git a/Source/Scene/Model.js b/Source/Scene/Model.js
index 63e57103369f..dd1f6795d450 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/Model.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/Model.js
@@ -3505,7 +3505,8 @@ define([
 
     function updateColor(model, frameState) {
         var scene3DOnly = frameState.scene3DOnly;
-        if (model.color.alpha < 1.0) {
+        var alpha = model.color.alpha;
+        if ((alpha > 0.0) && (alpha < 1.0)) {
             var nodeCommands = model._nodeCommands;
             var length = nodeCommands.length;
             // Generate translucent commands when the blend color has an alpha less than 1.0
@@ -3857,8 +3858,9 @@ define([
             }
         }
 
+        var alpha = this.color.alpha;
         var displayConditionPassed = defined(this.distanceDisplayCondition) ? distanceDisplayConditionVisible(this, frameState) : true;
-        var show = this.show && displayConditionPassed && (this.scale !== 0.0);
+        var show = this.show && displayConditionPassed && (this.scale !== 0.0) && (alpha > 0.0);
 
         if ((show && this._state === ModelState.LOADED) || justLoaded) {
             var animated = this.activeAnimations.update(frameState) || this._cesiumAnimationsDirty;
@@ -3945,11 +3947,12 @@ define([
             var idl2D = frameState.mapProjection.ellipsoid.maximumRadius * CesiumMath.PI;
             var boundingVolume;
 
+
             if (passes.render) {
                 for (i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
                     nc = nodeCommands[i];
                     if (nc.show) {
-                        var translucent = (this.color.alpha < 1.0);
+                        var translucent = (alpha < 1.0);
                         var command = translucent ? nc.translucentCommand : nc.command;
                         commandList.push(command);
                         boundingVolume = nc.command.boundingVolume;
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/ModelSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/ModelSpec.js
index c6e056fb8808..3e4d240a34e1 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/ModelSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/ModelSpec.js
@@ -1915,13 +1915,19 @@ defineSuite([
             expect(sourceColor[1]).toEqual(0);
             expect(sourceColor[2]).toEqual(0);
 
-            // Check alpha.
+            // Check alpha
             model.colorBlendMode = ColorBlendMode.REPLACE;
             model.color = Color.fromAlpha(Color.LIME, 0.5);
             color = scene.renderForSpecs();
             expect(color[0]).toEqual(0);
             expect(color[1]).toBeLessThan(255);
             expect(color[1]).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+            // No commands are issued when the alpha is 0.0
+            model.color = Color.fromAlpha(Color.LIME, 0.0);
+            scene.renderForSpecs();
+            var commands = scene.frameState.commandList;
+            expect(commands.length).toBe(0);
         });
     });