diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_freestyle.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_freestyle.py
index d9bfd89e6b5..6abd6f448f5 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_freestyle.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_freestyle.py
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ class RENDERLAYER_PT_freestyle(RenderLayerFreestyleButtonsPanel, Panel):
 
         layout.active = rl.use_freestyle
 
+        row = layout.row()
         layout.prop(freestyle, "mode", text="Control mode")
+        layout.prop(freestyle, "use_view_map_cache", text="View Map Cache")
         layout.label(text="Edge Detection Options:")
 
         split = layout.split()
diff --git a/source/blender/freestyle/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/freestyle/CMakeLists.txt
index c94a5ac9f92..bfd1c17df7d 100644
--- a/source/blender/freestyle/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/freestyle/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ set(SRC
 	intern/scene_graph/OrientedLineRep.h
 	intern/scene_graph/Rep.cpp
 	intern/scene_graph/Rep.h
+	intern/scene_graph/SceneHash.cpp
+	intern/scene_graph/SceneHash.h
 	intern/scene_graph/ScenePrettyPrinter.cpp
 	intern/scene_graph/ScenePrettyPrinter.h
 	intern/scene_graph/SceneVisitor.cpp
diff --git a/source/blender/freestyle/FRS_freestyle.h b/source/blender/freestyle/FRS_freestyle.h
index fc9fc35e410..1815883bf0d 100644
--- a/source/blender/freestyle/FRS_freestyle.h
+++ b/source/blender/freestyle/FRS_freestyle.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ int FRS_is_freestyle_enabled(struct SceneRenderLayer *srl);
 void FRS_init_stroke_rendering(struct Render *re);
 struct Render *FRS_do_stroke_rendering(struct Render *re, struct SceneRenderLayer *srl, int render);
 void FRS_finish_stroke_rendering(struct Render *re);
+void FRS_free_view_map_cache();
 void FRS_composite_result(struct Render *re, struct SceneRenderLayer *srl, struct Render *freestyle_render);
 void FRS_exit(void);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/freestyle/intern/application/Controller.cpp b/source/blender/freestyle/intern/application/Controller.cpp
index 176199600ac..a7f936ff171 100644
--- a/source/blender/freestyle/intern/application/Controller.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/freestyle/intern/application/Controller.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Controller::Controller()
 	_Canvas = new AppCanvas;
 
 	_inter = new PythonInterpreter();
+	_EnableViewMapCache = false;
 	_EnableQI = true;
 	_EnableFaceSmoothness = false;
 	_ComputeRidges = true;
@@ -212,6 +213,19 @@ void Controller::setContext(bContext *C)
 	py_inter->setContext(C);
 }
 
+bool Controller::hitViewMapCache()
+{
+	if (!_EnableViewMapCache) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	real hashCode = sceneHashFunc.getValue();
+	if (prevSceneHash == hashCode) {
+		return (NULL != _ViewMap);
+	}
+	prevSceneHash = hashCode;
+	return false;
+}
+
 int Controller::LoadMesh(Render *re, SceneRenderLayer *srl)
 {
 	BlenderFileLoader loader(re, srl);
@@ -242,6 +256,7 @@ int Controller::LoadMesh(Render *re, SceneRenderLayer *srl)
 	if (G.debug & G_DEBUG_FREESTYLE) {
 		cout << "Scene loaded" << endl;
 		printf("Mesh cleaning    : %lf\n", duration);
+		printf("View map cache   : %s\n", _EnableViewMapCache ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 	}
 	_SceneNumFaces += loader.numFacesRead();
 
@@ -263,6 +278,22 @@ int Controller::LoadMesh(Render *re, SceneRenderLayer *srl)
 	if (_pRenderMonitor->testBreak())
 		return 0;
 
+	if (_EnableViewMapCache) {
+		sceneHashFunc.reset();
+		blenderScene->accept(sceneHashFunc);
+		if (G.debug & G_DEBUG_FREESTYLE) {
+			printf("Scene hash       : %.16e\n", sceneHashFunc.getValue());
+		}
+		if (hitViewMapCache()) {
+			ClearRootNode();
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else {
+			delete _ViewMap;
+			_ViewMap = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
 	_Chrono.start();
 
 	WXEdgeBuilder wx_builder;
@@ -357,7 +388,7 @@ void Controller::DeleteWingedEdge()
 	_minEdgeSize = DBL_MAX;
 }
 
-void Controller::DeleteViewMap()
+void Controller::DeleteViewMap(bool freeCache)
 {
 	_pView->DetachSilhouette();
 	if (NULL != _SilhouetteNode) {
@@ -387,14 +418,15 @@ void Controller::DeleteViewMap()
 
 	_pView->DetachDebug();
 	if (NULL != _DebugNode) {
-	int ref = _DebugNode->destroy();
+		int ref = _DebugNode->destroy();
 		if (0 == ref)
 			_DebugNode->addRef();
 	}
 
-	if (NULL != _ViewMap) {
+	if ((freeCache || !_EnableViewMapCache) && NULL != _ViewMap) {
 		delete _ViewMap;
 		_ViewMap = NULL;
+		prevSceneHash = -1.0;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -403,40 +435,7 @@ void Controller::ComputeViewMap()
 	if (!_ListOfModels.size())
 		return;
 
-	if (NULL != _ViewMap) {
-		delete _ViewMap;
-		_ViewMap = NULL;
-	}
-
-	_pView->DetachDebug();
-	if (NULL != _DebugNode) {
-		int ref = _DebugNode->destroy();
-		if (0 == ref)
-			_DebugNode->addRef();
-	}
-
-	_pView->DetachSilhouette();
-	if (NULL != _SilhouetteNode) {
-		int ref = _SilhouetteNode->destroy();
-		if (0 == ref)
-			delete _SilhouetteNode;
-	}
-
-#if 0
-	if (NULL != _ProjectedSilhouette) {
-		int ref = _ProjectedSilhouette->destroy();
-		if (0 == ref)
-			delete _ProjectedSilhouette;
-	}
-
-	if (NULL != _VisibleProjectedSilhouette) {
-		int ref = _VisibleProjectedSilhouette->destroy();
-		if (0 == ref) {
-			delete _VisibleProjectedSilhouette;
-			_VisibleProjectedSilhouette = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-#endif
+	DeleteViewMap(true);
 
 	// retrieve the 3D viewpoint and transformations information
 	//----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -763,6 +762,16 @@ int Controller::getVisibilityAlgo()
 	return FREESTYLE_ALGO_ADAPTIVE_TRADITIONAL;
 }
 
+void Controller::setViewMapCache(bool iBool)
+{
+	_EnableViewMapCache = iBool;
+}
+
+bool Controller::getViewMapCache() const
+{
+	return _EnableViewMapCache;
+}
+
 void Controller::setQuantitativeInvisibility(bool iBool)
 {
 	_EnableQI = iBool;
diff --git a/source/blender/freestyle/intern/application/Controller.h b/source/blender/freestyle/intern/application/Controller.h
index f5e50347d0f..84ee3382612 100644
--- a/source/blender/freestyle/intern/application/Controller.h
+++ b/source/blender/freestyle/intern/application/Controller.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 //#include "ConfigIO.h"
 #include "../geometry/FastGrid.h"
+#include "../scene_graph/SceneHash.h"
 #include "../system/Interpreter.h"
 #include "../system/ProgressBar.h"
 #include "../system/Precision.h"
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public:
 	void Clear();
 	void ClearRootNode();
 	void DeleteWingedEdge();
-	void DeleteViewMap();
+	void DeleteViewMap(bool freeCache = false);
 	void toggleLayer(unsigned index, bool iDisplay);
 	void setModified(unsigned index, bool iMod);
 	void resetModified(bool iMod=false);
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ public:
 	void setVisibilityAlgo(int algo);
 	int getVisibilityAlgo();
 
+	void setViewMapCache(bool iBool);
+	bool getViewMapCache() const;
 	void setQuantitativeInvisibility(bool iBool); // if true, we compute quantitativeInvisibility
 	bool getQuantitativeInvisibility() const;
 	void setFaceSmoothness(bool iBool);
@@ -144,6 +147,8 @@ public:
 	void setModulesDir(const string& dir);
 	string getModulesDir() const;
 
+	bool hitViewMapCache();
+
 	void resetInterpreter();
 
 public:
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ private:
 	string _help_index;
 	string _browser_cmd;
 
+	bool _EnableViewMapCache;
 	bool _EnableQI;
 	bool _EnableFaceSmoothness;
 	bool _ComputeRidges;
@@ -244,6 +250,9 @@ private:
 
 	FEdgeXDetector edgeDetector;
 
+	SceneHash sceneHashFunc;
+	real prevSceneHash = -1.0;
+
 #ifdef WITH_CXX_GUARDEDALLOC
 	MEM_CXX_CLASS_ALLOC_FUNCS("Freestyle:Controller")
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/freestyle/intern/blender_interface/FRS_freestyle.cpp b/source/blender/freestyle/intern/blender_interface/FRS_freestyle.cpp
index 32f49d48ee7..7443da77399 100644
--- a/source/blender/freestyle/intern/blender_interface/FRS_freestyle.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/freestyle/intern/blender_interface/FRS_freestyle.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ static void prepare(Main *bmain, Render *re, SceneRenderLayer *srl)
 		cout << "  Z = " << (z ? "enabled" : "disabled") << endl;
 	}
 
+	if (controller->hitViewMapCache())
+		return;
+
 	// compute view map
 	re->i.infostr = "Freestyle: View map creation";
 	re->stats_draw(re->sdh, &re->i);
@@ -589,6 +592,7 @@ Render *FRS_do_stroke_rendering(Render *re, SceneRenderLayer *srl, int render)
 
 	RenderMonitor monitor(re);
 	controller->setRenderMonitor(&monitor);
+	controller->setViewMapCache((srl->freestyleConfig.flags & FREESTYLE_VIEW_MAP_CACHE) ? true : false);
 
 	if (G.debug & G_DEBUG_FREESTYLE) {
 		cout << endl;
@@ -647,6 +651,17 @@ void FRS_finish_stroke_rendering(Render *re)
 	controller->Clear();
 }
 
+void FRS_free_view_map_cache()
+{
+	// free cache
+	controller->DeleteViewMap(true);
+#if 0
+	if (G.debug & G_DEBUG_FREESTYLE) {
+		printf("View map cache freed\n");
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 //=======================================================
 //   Freestyle Panel Configuration
 //=======================================================
diff --git a/source/blender/freestyle/intern/scene_graph/SceneHash.cpp b/source/blender/freestyle/intern/scene_graph/SceneHash.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e8856f1b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blender/freestyle/intern/scene_graph/SceneHash.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * ***** END GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ */
+
+/** \file blender/freestyle/intern/scene_graph/SceneHash.cpp
+ *  \ingroup freestyle
+ */
+
+#include "SceneHash.h"
+
+namespace Freestyle {
+
+void SceneHash::visitIndexedFaceSet(IndexedFaceSet& ifs)
+{
+	const real *v = ifs.vertices();
+	const unsigned n = ifs.vsize();
+
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		_hashcode += v[i];
+	}
+}
+
+} /* namespace Freestyle */
diff --git a/source/blender/freestyle/intern/scene_graph/SceneHash.h b/source/blender/freestyle/intern/scene_graph/SceneHash.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f5f847eaab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blender/freestyle/intern/scene_graph/SceneHash.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * ***** END GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ */
+
+#ifndef __FREESTYLE_SCENE_HASH_H__
+#define __FREESTYLE_SCENE_HASH_H__
+
+/** \file blender/freestyle/intern/scene_graph/SceneHash.h
+ *  \ingroup freestyle
+ */
+
+#include "IndexedFaceSet.h"
+#include "SceneVisitor.h"
+
+#ifdef WITH_CXX_GUARDEDALLOC
+#include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
+#endif
+
+namespace Freestyle {
+
+class SceneHash : public SceneVisitor
+{
+public:
+	inline SceneHash() : SceneVisitor()
+	{
+		_hashcode = 0.0;
+	}
+
+	virtual ~SceneHash() {}
+
+	VISIT_DECL(IndexedFaceSet)
+
+	inline real getValue() {
+		return _hashcode;
+	}
+
+	inline void reset() {
+		_hashcode = 0.0;
+	}
+
+private:
+	real _hashcode;
+
+#ifdef WITH_CXX_GUARDEDALLOC
+	MEM_CXX_CLASS_ALLOC_FUNCS("Freestyle:SceneHash")
+#endif
+};
+
+} /* namespace Freestyle */
+
+#endif // __FREESTYLE_SCENE_HASH_H__
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_freestyle_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_freestyle_types.h
index 195c7eb4841..d099511a088 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_freestyle_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_freestyle_types.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct Text;
 #define FREESTYLE_FACE_SMOOTHNESS_FLAG      (1 << 3)
 #define FREESTYLE_ADVANCED_OPTIONS_FLAG     (1 << 4)
 #define FREESTYLE_CULLING                   (1 << 5)
+#define FREESTYLE_VIEW_MAP_CACHE            (1 << 6)
 
 /* FreestyleConfig::mode */
 #define FREESTYLE_CONTROL_SCRIPT_MODE  1
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/CMakeLists.txt
index 15f5253257a..d62a2e2c76e 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ if(WITH_BULLET)
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_FREESTYLE)
+	list(APPEND INC
+		../../freestyle
+	)
 	add_definitions(-DWITH_FREESTYLE)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/SConscript b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/SConscript
index 08cbd6143a5..179a332336e 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/SConscript
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/SConscript
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ if env['WITH_BF_CYCLES']:
 
 if env['WITH_BF_FREESTYLE']:
     defs.append('WITH_FREESTYLE')
+    incs += ' ../../freestyle'
 
 if env['OURPLATFORM'] == 'linux':
     cflags='-pthread'
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
index 97890997bbb..9af38ae2322 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
@@ -370,6 +370,10 @@ EnumPropertyItem bake_save_mode_items[] = {
 
 #include "RE_engine.h"
 
+#ifdef WITH_FREESTYLE
+#include "FRS_freestyle.h"
+#endif
+
 static void rna_SpaceImageEditor_uv_sculpt_update(Main *bmain, Scene *scene, PointerRNA *UNUSED(ptr))
 {
 	ED_space_image_uv_sculpt_update(bmain->wm.first, scene->toolsettings);
@@ -1179,6 +1183,13 @@ static void rna_Scene_freestyle_update(Main *UNUSED(bmain), Scene *UNUSED(scene)
 	DAG_id_tag_update(&scene->id, 0);
 }
 
+static void rna_Scene_use_view_map_cache_update(Main *UNUSED(bmain), Scene *UNUSED(scene), PointerRNA *ptr)
+{
+#ifdef WITH_FREESTYLE
+	FRS_free_view_map_cache();
+#endif
+}
+
 static void rna_SceneRenderLayer_name_set(PointerRNA *ptr, const char *value)
 {
 	Scene *scene = (Scene *)ptr->id.data;
@@ -3109,6 +3120,11 @@ static void rna_def_freestyle_settings(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	                         "Enable advanced edge detection options (sphere radius and Kr derivative epsilon)");
 	RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SCENE | ND_RENDER_OPTIONS, "rna_Scene_freestyle_update");
 
+	prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "use_view_map_cache", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+	RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, NULL, "flags", FREESTYLE_VIEW_MAP_CACHE);
+	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "View Map Cache", "Keep the computed view map and avoid re-calculating it if mesh geometry is unchanged");
+	RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SCENE | ND_RENDER_OPTIONS, "rna_Scene_use_view_map_cache_update");
+
 	prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "sphere_radius", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_NONE);
 	RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, NULL, "sphere_radius");
 	RNA_def_property_range(prop, 0.0, 1000.0);