diff --git a/python/3d/auto_generated/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.sip.in b/python/3d/auto_generated/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.sip.in
index afe4829ffe1..74eb0b6c354 100644
--- a/python/3d/auto_generated/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.sip.in
+++ b/python/3d/auto_generated/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.sip.in
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ Sets the maximum screen ``error`` allowed when rendering the point cloud.
 Larger values result in a faster render with less points rendered.
 
 .. seealso:: :py:func:`maximumScreenError`
+%End
+
+    bool showBoundingBoxes() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns whether bounding boxes will be visible when rendering the point cloud.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setShowBoundingBoxes`
+%End
+
+    void setShowBoundingBoxes( bool showBoundingBoxes );
+%Docstring
+Sets whether bounding boxes will be visible when rendering the point cloud.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`showBoundingBoxes`
 %End
 
   private:
diff --git a/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.cpp b/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.cpp
index d2fe4f446ab..5909af9f600 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Qt3DCore::QEntity *QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer::createEntity( const Qgs3DMapSet
   if ( !mSymbol )
     return nullptr;
 
-  return new QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity( pcl->dataProvider()->index(), map, dynamic_cast<QgsPointCloud3DSymbol *>( mSymbol->clone() ), maximumScreenError() );
+  return new QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity( pcl->dataProvider()->index(), map, dynamic_cast<QgsPointCloud3DSymbol *>( mSymbol->clone() ), maximumScreenError(), showBoundingBoxes() );
 }
 
 void QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer::setSymbol( QgsPointCloud3DSymbol *symbol )
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ void QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer::writeXml( QDomElement &elem, const QgsReadWri
 
   elem.setAttribute( QStringLiteral( "layer" ), mLayerRef.layerId );
   elem.setAttribute( QStringLiteral( "max-screen-error" ), maximumScreenError() );
+  elem.setAttribute( QStringLiteral( "show-bounding-boxes" ), showBoundingBoxes() ? QStringLiteral( "1" ) : QStringLiteral( "0" ) );
 
   QDomElement elemSymbol = doc.createElement( QStringLiteral( "symbol" ) );
   if ( mSymbol )
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ void QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer::readXml( const QDomElement &elem, const QgsRe
 
   const QString symbolType = elemSymbol.attribute( QStringLiteral( "type" ) );
   mMaximumScreenError = elem.attribute( QStringLiteral( "max-screen-error" ), QStringLiteral( "1.0" ) ).toDouble();
+  mShowBoundingBoxes = elem.attribute( QStringLiteral( "show-bounding-boxes" ), "0" ).toInt();
 
   if ( symbolType == QLatin1String( "single-color" ) )
     mSymbol.reset( new QgsSingleColorPointCloud3DSymbol );
@@ -176,3 +178,14 @@ void QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer::setMaximumScreenError( double error )
 {
   mMaximumScreenError = error;
 }
+
+bool QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer::showBoundingBoxes() const
+{
+  return mShowBoundingBoxes;
+}
+
+void QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer::setShowBoundingBoxes( bool showBoundingBoxes )
+{
+  mShowBoundingBoxes = showBoundingBoxes;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.h b/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.h
index 61c156940ed..20ea99c4ec4 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.h
+++ b/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.h
@@ -208,10 +208,25 @@ class _3D_EXPORT QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer : public QgsAbstract3DRenderer
      */
     void setMaximumScreenError( double error );
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether bounding boxes will be visible when rendering the point cloud.
+     *
+     * \see setShowBoundingBoxes()
+     */
+    bool showBoundingBoxes() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets whether bounding boxes will be visible when rendering the point cloud.
+     *
+     * \see showBoundingBoxes()
+     */
+    void setShowBoundingBoxes( bool showBoundingBoxes );
+
   private:
     QgsMapLayerRef mLayerRef; //!< Layer used to extract mesh data from
     std::unique_ptr< QgsPointCloud3DSymbol > mSymbol;
     double mMaximumScreenError = 1.0;
+    bool mShowBoundingBoxes = true;
 
   private:
 #ifdef SIP_RUN
diff --git a/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayerchunkloader_p.cpp b/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayerchunkloader_p.cpp
index 7afac8a825d..a15a550b456 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayerchunkloader_p.cpp
+++ b/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayerchunkloader_p.cpp
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ QgsAABB nodeBoundsToAABB( QgsPointCloudDataBounds nodeBounds, QgsVector3D offset
 }
 
 
-QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity::QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity( QgsPointCloudIndex *pc, const Qgs3DMapSettings &map, QgsPointCloud3DSymbol *symbol, float maxScreenError )
+QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity::QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity( QgsPointCloudIndex *pc, const Qgs3DMapSettings &map, QgsPointCloud3DSymbol *symbol, float maxScreenError, bool showBoundingBoxes )
   : QgsChunkedEntity( maxScreenError,
                       new QgsPointCloudLayerChunkLoaderFactory( map, pc, symbol ), true )
 {
   setUsingAdditiveStrategy( true );
-  setShowBoundingBoxes( false );
+  setShowBoundingBoxes( showBoundingBoxes );
 }
 
 QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity::~QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity()
diff --git a/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayerchunkloader_p.h b/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayerchunkloader_p.h
index 1228e9ecab4..ae335b05c28 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayerchunkloader_p.h
+++ b/src/3d/qgspointcloudlayerchunkloader_p.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity : public QgsChunkedEntity
 {
     Q_OBJECT
   public:
-    explicit QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity( QgsPointCloudIndex *pc, const Qgs3DMapSettings &map, QgsPointCloud3DSymbol *symbol, float maxScreenError );
+    explicit QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity( QgsPointCloudIndex *pc, const Qgs3DMapSettings &map, QgsPointCloud3DSymbol *symbol, float maxScreenError, bool showBoundingBoxes );
 
     ~QgsPointCloudLayerChunkedEntity();
 };
diff --git a/src/app/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.cpp b/src/app/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.cpp
index 027fb369668..9a5e8d99c6d 100644
--- a/src/app/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ QgsPointCloud3DSymbolWidget::QgsPointCloud3DSymbolWidget( QgsPointCloudLayer *la
   connect( mColorRampShaderMaxEdit, qgis::overload<double>::of( &QDoubleSpinBox::valueChanged ), this, &QgsPointCloud3DSymbolWidget::minMaxChanged );
 
   connect( mMaxScreenErrorSpinBox, qgis::overload<double>::of( &QDoubleSpinBox::valueChanged ), this, &QgsPointCloud3DSymbolWidget::maximumScreenErrorChanged );
+  connect( mShowBoundingBoxesCheckBox, &QCheckBox::stateChanged, this, &QgsPointCloud3DSymbolWidget::showBoundingBoxesChanged );
 
   rampAttributeChanged();
 
@@ -571,3 +572,22 @@ void QgsPointCloud3DSymbolWidget::maximumScreenErrorChanged( double maxScreenErr
   mMaximumScreenError = maxScreenError;
   emitChangedSignal();
 }
+
+void QgsPointCloud3DSymbolWidget::showBoundingBoxesChanged( int checkBoxState )
+{
+  Q_UNUSED( checkBoxState );
+  bool showBoundingBoxes = mShowBoundingBoxesCheckBox->isChecked();
+  if ( showBoundingBoxes == mShowBoundingBoxes )
+    return;
+  mShowBoundingBoxes = showBoundingBoxes;
+  emitChangedSignal();
+}
+
+void QgsPointCloud3DSymbolWidget::setShowBoundingBoxes( bool showBoundingBoxes )
+{
+  if ( showBoundingBoxes == mShowBoundingBoxes )
+    return;
+  mShowBoundingBoxesCheckBox->setChecked( showBoundingBoxes );
+  mShowBoundingBoxes = showBoundingBoxes;
+  emitChangedSignal();
+}
diff --git a/src/app/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.h b/src/app/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.h
index e2d819474cf..d12e7c52b3c 100644
--- a/src/app/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.h
+++ b/src/app/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class QgsPointCloud3DSymbolWidget : public QWidget, private Ui::QgsPointCloud3DS
 
     void setMaximumScreenError( double maxScreenError );
     double maximumScreenError() const { return mMaximumScreenError; }
+    void setShowBoundingBoxes( bool showBoundingBoxes );
+    double showBoundingBoxes() const { return mShowBoundingBoxes; }
 
   private slots:
     void reloadColorRampShaderMinMax();
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ class QgsPointCloud3DSymbolWidget : public QWidget, private Ui::QgsPointCloud3DS
     void greenAttributeChanged();
     void blueAttributeChanged();
     void maximumScreenErrorChanged( double maxScreenError );
+    void showBoundingBoxesChanged( int state );
 
   signals:
     void changed();
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ class QgsPointCloud3DSymbolWidget : public QWidget, private Ui::QgsPointCloud3DS
 
     bool mBlockMinMaxChanged = false;
     double mMaximumScreenError = 1.0f;
+    bool mShowBoundingBoxes = false;
 
     double mProviderMin = std::numeric_limits< double >::quiet_NaN();
     double mProviderMax = std::numeric_limits< double >::quiet_NaN();
diff --git a/src/app/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drendererwidget.cpp b/src/app/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drendererwidget.cpp
index b5b8c69f96b..e80095f3b71 100644
--- a/src/app/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drendererwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/3d/qgspointcloudlayer3drendererwidget.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ void QgsPointCloudLayer3DRendererWidget::setRenderer( const QgsPointCloudLayer3D
   {
     mWidgetPointCloudSymbol->setSymbol( const_cast<QgsPointCloud3DSymbol *>( renderer->symbol() ) );
     mWidgetPointCloudSymbol->setMaximumScreenError( renderer->maximumScreenError() );
+    mWidgetPointCloudSymbol->setShowBoundingBoxes( renderer->showBoundingBoxes() );
   }
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer *QgsPointCloudLayer3DRendererWidget::renderer()
   renderer->setSymbol( sym );
   renderer->setLayer( qobject_cast<QgsPointCloudLayer *>( mLayer ) );
   renderer->setMaximumScreenError( mWidgetPointCloudSymbol->maximumScreenError() );
+  renderer->setShowBoundingBoxes( mWidgetPointCloudSymbol->showBoundingBoxes() );
   return renderer;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.ui b/src/ui/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.ui
index 1a7fa6fccbc..9a71fb0bc54 100644
--- a/src/ui/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.ui
+++ b/src/ui/3d/qgspointcloud3dsymbolwidget.ui
@@ -41,13 +41,6 @@
       <property name="rightMargin">
        <number>3</number>
       </property>
-      <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="lblTransparency_4">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Point size</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
       <item row="0" column="1">
        <widget class="QgsDoubleSpinBox" name="mPointSizeSpinBox">
         <property name="maximum">
@@ -58,6 +51,13 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="lblTransparency_4">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Point size</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item row="1" column="1">
        <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="mMaxScreenErrorSpinBox">
         <property name="maximum">
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="mShowBoundingBoxesCheckBox">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Show point cloud bounding boxes</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -461,16 +468,16 @@ enhancement</string>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>QgsPointCloudAttributeComboBox</class>
-   <extends>QComboBox</extends>
-   <header>qgspointcloudattributecombobox.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>QgsDoubleSpinBox</class>
    <extends>QDoubleSpinBox</extends>
    <header>qgsdoublespinbox.h</header>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>QgsPointCloudAttributeComboBox</class>
+   <extends>QComboBox</extends>
+   <header>qgspointcloudattributecombobox.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>QgsColorRampShaderWidget</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>