diff --git a/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.cpp b/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.cpp
index 7d114b45fc..0decfaac12 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ void AppConfig::set_defaults()
     if (get("show_3d_navigator").empty())
         set_bool("show_3d_navigator", true);
 
+    if (get("show_outline").empty())
+        set_bool("show_outline", false);
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
index c8cb2dd82d..7bfd8eb7d3 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ void GLVolumeCollection::render(GLVolumeCollection::ERenderType type, bool disab
         const Matrix3d view_normal_matrix = view_matrix.matrix().block(0, 0, 3, 3) * model_matrix.matrix().block(0, 0, 3, 3).inverse().transpose();
         shader->set_uniform("view_normal_matrix", view_normal_matrix);
 		//BBS: add outline related logic
-        if (volume.first->selected)
+        if (volume.first->selected && GUI::wxGetApp().show_outline())
             volume.first->render_with_outline(cnv_size);
         else
             volume.first->render();
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp
index 44d430d2d1..e4d735448c 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ private:
     bool show_3d_navigator() const { return app_config->get_bool("show_3d_navigator"); }
     void toggle_show_3d_navigator() const { app_config->set_bool("show_3d_navigator", !show_3d_navigator()); }
 
+    bool show_outline() const { return app_config->get_bool("show_outline"); }
+    void toggle_show_outline() const { app_config->set_bool("show_outline", !show_outline()); }
+
     wxString get_inf_dialog_contect () {return m_info_dialog_content;};
 
     std::vector<std::string> split_str(std::string src, std::string separator);
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
index 47d7c30e86..48212f45cb 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp
@@ -2642,6 +2642,16 @@ void MainFrame::init_menubar_as_editor()
                 m_plater->get_current_canvas3D()->post_event(SimpleEvent(wxEVT_PAINT));
             },
             this, [this]() { return m_plater->is_view3D_shown(); }, [this]() { return m_plater->is_view3D_overhang_shown(); }, this);
+
+        append_menu_check_item(
+            viewMenu, wxID_ANY, _L("Show Selected Outline (Experimental)"), _L("Show outline around selected object in 3D scene"),
+            [this](wxCommandEvent&) {
+                wxGetApp().toggle_show_outline();
+                m_plater->get_current_canvas3D()->post_event(SimpleEvent(wxEVT_PAINT));
+            },
+            this, [this]() { return m_tabpanel->GetSelection() == TabPosition::tp3DEditor; },
+            [this]() { return wxGetApp().show_outline(); }, this);
+
         /*viewMenu->AppendSeparator();
         append_menu_check_item(viewMenu, wxID_ANY, _L("Show &Wireframe") + "\tCtrl+Shift+Enter", _L("Show wireframes in 3D scene"),
             [this](wxCommandEvent&) { m_plater->toggle_show_wireframe(); m_plater->get_current_canvas3D()->post_event(SimpleEvent(wxEVT_PAINT)); }, this,