diff --git a/Source/Core/CorridorGeometry.js b/Source/Core/CorridorGeometry.js
index 37ec3c50fe4b..0fdd97b8a2fe 100644
--- a/Source/Core/CorridorGeometry.js
+++ b/Source/Core/CorridorGeometry.js
@@ -1064,7 +1064,8 @@ define([
             attributes : attributes,
             indices : attr.indices,
             primitiveType : PrimitiveType.TRIANGLES,
-            boundingSphere : boundingSphere
+            boundingSphere : boundingSphere,
+            offsetAttribute : corridorGeometry._offsetAttribute
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/CorridorOutlineGeometry.js b/Source/Core/CorridorOutlineGeometry.js
index 069da5df4f1b..56bda2844cc5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/CorridorOutlineGeometry.js
+++ b/Source/Core/CorridorOutlineGeometry.js
@@ -546,7 +546,8 @@ define([
             attributes : attributes,
             indices : attr.indices,
             primitiveType : PrimitiveType.LINES,
-            boundingSphere : boundingSphere
+            boundingSphere : boundingSphere,
+            offsetAttribute : corridorOutlineGeometry._offsetAttribute
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/EllipseGeometry.js b/Source/Core/EllipseGeometry.js
index 69f46eddb096..9c855da8566d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/EllipseGeometry.js
+++ b/Source/Core/EllipseGeometry.js
@@ -1009,7 +1009,8 @@ define([
             attributes : geometry.attributes,
             indices : geometry.indices,
             primitiveType : PrimitiveType.TRIANGLES,
-            boundingSphere : geometry.boundingSphere
+            boundingSphere : geometry.boundingSphere,
+            offsetAttribute : ellipseGeometry._offsetAttribute
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/EllipseOutlineGeometry.js b/Source/Core/EllipseOutlineGeometry.js
index 6ed83c0d2e99..390ae2860552 100644
--- a/Source/Core/EllipseOutlineGeometry.js
+++ b/Source/Core/EllipseOutlineGeometry.js
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ define([
             attributes : geometry.attributes,
             indices : geometry.indices,
             primitiveType : PrimitiveType.LINES,
-            boundingSphere : geometry.boundingSphere
+            boundingSphere : geometry.boundingSphere,
+            offsetAttribute : ellipseGeometry._offsetAttribute
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Geometry.js b/Source/Core/Geometry.js
index 7190996c80ed..6edb62ad0554 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Geometry.js
+++ b/Source/Core/Geometry.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ define([
         './defaultValue',
         './defined',
         './DeveloperError',
+        './GeometryOffsetAttribute',
         './GeometryType',
         './Matrix2',
         './Matrix3',
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ define([
         defaultValue,
         defined,
         DeveloperError,
+        GeometryOffsetAttribute,
         GeometryType,
         Matrix2,
         Matrix3,
@@ -176,6 +178,12 @@ define([
          * @private
          */
         this.boundingSphereCV = options.boundingSphereCV;
+
+        /**
+         * @private
+         * Used for computing the bounding sphere for geometry using the applyOffset vertex attribute
+         */
+        this.offsetAttribute = options.offsetAttribute;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Source/Core/PolygonGeometry.js b/Source/Core/PolygonGeometry.js
index fab63507bc73..6d6477cbf709 100644
--- a/Source/Core/PolygonGeometry.js
+++ b/Source/Core/PolygonGeometry.js
@@ -963,7 +963,8 @@ define([
             attributes : attributes,
             indices : geometry.indices,
             primitiveType : geometry.primitiveType,
-            boundingSphere : boundingSphere
+            boundingSphere : boundingSphere,
+            offsetAttribute : polygonGeometry._offsetAttribute
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/PolygonOutlineGeometry.js b/Source/Core/PolygonOutlineGeometry.js
index 95a854cd1f65..3ff65722a6c4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/PolygonOutlineGeometry.js
+++ b/Source/Core/PolygonOutlineGeometry.js
@@ -591,7 +591,8 @@ define([
             attributes : geometry.attributes,
             indices : geometry.indices,
             primitiveType : geometry.primitiveType,
-            boundingSphere : boundingSphere
+            boundingSphere : boundingSphere,
+            offsetAttribute : polygonGeometry._offsetAttribute
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/RectangleGeometry.js b/Source/Core/RectangleGeometry.js
index dd8d3d728f50..f2ec375489c8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/RectangleGeometry.js
+++ b/Source/Core/RectangleGeometry.js
@@ -948,7 +948,8 @@ define([
             attributes : geometry.attributes,
             indices : geometry.indices,
             primitiveType : geometry.primitiveType,
-            boundingSphere : boundingSphere
+            boundingSphere : boundingSphere,
+            offsetAttribute : rectangleGeometry._offsetAttribute
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/RectangleOutlineGeometry.js b/Source/Core/RectangleOutlineGeometry.js
index 780e4b37800d..5853b46bce8a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/RectangleOutlineGeometry.js
+++ b/Source/Core/RectangleOutlineGeometry.js
@@ -397,7 +397,8 @@ define([
             attributes : geometry.attributes,
             indices : geometry.indices,
             primitiveType : PrimitiveType.LINES,
-            boundingSphere : boundingSphere
+            boundingSphere : boundingSphere,
+            offsetAttribute : rectangleGeometry._offsetAttribute
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/Source/Scene/Primitive.js b/Source/Scene/Primitive.js
index 4e471bd0179b..f539f2c51e9b 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/Primitive.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/Primitive.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ define([
         '../Core/Geometry',
         '../Core/GeometryAttribute',
         '../Core/GeometryAttributes',
+        '../Core/GeometryOffsetAttribute',
         '../Core/Intersect',
         '../Core/isArray',
         '../Core/Matrix4',
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ define([
         Geometry,
         GeometryAttribute,
         GeometryAttributes,
+        GeometryOffsetAttribute,
         Intersect,
         isArray,
         Matrix4,
@@ -526,7 +528,7 @@ define([
         var name;
 
         for (name in attributes0) {
-            if (attributes0.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
+            if (attributes0.hasOwnProperty(name) && defined(attributes0[name])) {
                 var attribute = attributes0[name];
                 var inAllInstances = true;
 
@@ -1893,13 +1895,13 @@ define([
 
     var offsetBoundingSphereScratch1 = new BoundingSphere();
     var offsetBoundingSphereScratch2 = new BoundingSphere();
-    function transformBoundingSphere(boundingSphere, offset, extend) {
-        if (extend) {
+    function transformBoundingSphere(boundingSphere, offset, offsetAttribute) {
+        if (offsetAttribute === GeometryOffsetAttribute.TOP) {
             var origBS = BoundingSphere.clone(boundingSphere, offsetBoundingSphereScratch1);
             var offsetBS = BoundingSphere.clone(boundingSphere, offsetBoundingSphereScratch2);
             offsetBS.center = Cartesian3.add(offsetBS.center, offset, offsetBS.center);
             boundingSphere = BoundingSphere.union(origBS, offsetBS, boundingSphere);
-        } else {
+        } else if (offsetAttribute === GeometryOffsetAttribute.ALL) {
             boundingSphere.center = Cartesian3.add(boundingSphere.center, offset, boundingSphere.center);
         }
 
@@ -1943,6 +1945,7 @@ define([
             get : function() {
                 var boundingSphere = primitive._instanceBoundingSpheres[index];
                 if (defined(boundingSphere)) {
+                    boundingSphere = boundingSphere.clone();
                     var modelMatrix = primitive.modelMatrix;
                     var offset = properties.offset;
                     if (defined(offset)) {
diff --git a/Source/Scene/PrimitivePipeline.js b/Source/Scene/PrimitivePipeline.js
index b4549b046d92..b65436c863c2 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/PrimitivePipeline.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/PrimitivePipeline.js
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ define([
                 boundingSpheres[i] = geometry.boundingSphere;
                 boundingSpheresCV[i] = geometry.boundingSphereCV;
                 if (hasOffset) {
-                    offsetInstanceExtend[i] = defined(instance.geometry.attributes) && defined(instance.geometry.attributes.applyOffset) && instance.geometry.attributes.applyOffset.values.indexOf(0) !== -1;
+                    offsetInstanceExtend[i] = instance.geometry.offsetAttribute;
                 }
             }