diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp
index d6a33892e75..2897ef1a0b6 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp
@@ -457,10 +457,10 @@ void BlenderSync::sync_objects(BL::SpaceView3D b_v3d, float motion_time)
 	BL::Scene::object_bases_iterator b_base;
 	BL::Scene b_sce = b_scene;
 	/* modifier result type (not exposed as enum in C++ API)
-	 * 1 : eModifierMode_Realtime
-	 * 2 : eModifierMode_Render
-	 */
-	int dupli_settings = preview ? 1 : 2;
+     * 1 : DAG_EVAL_PREVIEW
+     * 2 : DAG_EVAL_RENDER
+     */
+    int dupli_settings = preview ? 1 : 2;
 
 	bool cancel = false;
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_depsgraph.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_depsgraph.h
index bde15d29a1b..2ac5e5eb4be 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_depsgraph.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_depsgraph.h
@@ -56,10 +56,15 @@ struct ListBase;
  * which is needed for it's evaluation,
  */
 typedef struct EvaluationContext {
-	bool for_render;  /* Set to true if evaluation shall be performed for render purposes,
-	                   * keep at false if update shall happen for the viewport. */
+	int mode;               /* evaluation mode */
 } EvaluationContext;
 
+typedef enum eEvaluationMode {
+	DAG_EVAL_VIEWPORT       = 0,    /* evaluate for OpenGL viewport */
+    DAG_EVAL_PREVIEW        = 1,    /* evaluate for render with preview settings */
+    DAG_EVAL_RENDER         = 2,    /* evaluate for render purposes */
+} eEvaluationMode;
+
 /* DagNode->eval_flags */
 enum {
 	/* Regardless to curve->path animation flag path is to be evaluated anyway,
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mball.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mball.c
index 47aeb18ff36..43b19f0c869 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mball.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mball.c
@@ -2280,7 +2280,7 @@ void BKE_mball_polygonize(EvaluationContext *eval_ctx, Scene *scene, Object *ob,
 	mball_count(eval_ctx, &process, scene, ob);
 
 	if (process.totelem == 0) return;
-	if ((eval_ctx->for_render == false) && (mb->flag == MB_UPDATE_NEVER)) return;
+	if ((eval_ctx->mode != DAG_EVAL_RENDER) && (mb->flag == MB_UPDATE_NEVER)) return;
 	if ((G.moving & (G_TRANSFORM_OBJ | G_TRANSFORM_EDIT)) && mb->flag == MB_UPDATE_FAST) return;
 
 	process.thresh = mb->thresh;
@@ -2318,7 +2318,7 @@ void BKE_mball_polygonize(EvaluationContext *eval_ctx, Scene *scene, Object *ob,
 	}
 
 	/* width is size per polygonize cube */
-	if (eval_ctx->for_render) {
+	if (eval_ctx->mode == DAG_EVAL_RENDER) {
 		width = mb->rendersize;
 	}
 	else {
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c
index 7c6164a8174..2bf33b97a70 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c
@@ -2179,7 +2179,7 @@ Mesh *BKE_mesh_new_from_object(
 				 *               implemented, this is to be rethinked.
 				 */
 				EvaluationContext eval_ctx = {0};
-				eval_ctx.for_render = render;
+				eval_ctx.mode = DAG_EVAL_RENDER;
 				BKE_displist_make_mball_forRender(&eval_ctx, sce, ob, &disp);
 				BKE_mesh_from_metaball(&disp, tmpmesh);
 				BKE_displist_free(&disp);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
index 415606d1fdc..cfa2dbe0eff 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
@@ -2989,7 +2989,7 @@ void BKE_object_handle_update_ex(EvaluationContext *eval_ctx,
 
 					if (psys_check_enabled(ob, psys)) {
 						/* check use of dupli objects here */
-						if (psys->part && (psys->part->draw_as == PART_DRAW_REND || eval_ctx->for_render) &&
+						if (psys->part && (psys->part->draw_as == PART_DRAW_REND || eval_ctx->mode == DAG_EVAL_RENDER) &&
 						    ((psys->part->ren_as == PART_DRAW_OB && psys->part->dup_ob) ||
 						     (psys->part->ren_as == PART_DRAW_GR && psys->part->dup_group)))
 						{
@@ -3009,7 +3009,7 @@ void BKE_object_handle_update_ex(EvaluationContext *eval_ctx,
 						psys = psys->next;
 				}
 
-				if (eval_ctx->for_render && ob->transflag & OB_DUPLIPARTS) {
+				if (eval_ctx->mode == DAG_EVAL_RENDER && ob->transflag & OB_DUPLIPARTS) {
 					/* this is to make sure we get render level duplis in groups:
 					 * the derivedmesh must be created before init_render_mesh,
 					 * since object_duplilist does dupliparticles before that */
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object_dupli.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object_dupli.c
index 84e626a3104..0f8f7ad410d 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object_dupli.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object_dupli.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static void init_context(DupliContext *r_ctx, EvaluationContext *eval_ctx, Scene
 	r_ctx->eval_ctx = eval_ctx;
 	r_ctx->scene = scene;
 	/* don't allow BKE_object_handle_update for viewport during render, can crash */
-	r_ctx->do_update = update && !(G.is_rendering && !eval_ctx->for_render);
+	r_ctx->do_update = update && !(G.is_rendering && eval_ctx->mode != DAG_EVAL_RENDER);
 	r_ctx->animated = false;
 	r_ctx->group = NULL;
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static void make_child_duplis(const DupliContext *ctx, void *userdata, MakeChild
 /* OB_DUPLIGROUP */
 static void make_duplis_group(const DupliContext *ctx)
 {
-	bool for_render = ctx->eval_ctx->for_render;
+	bool for_render = (ctx->eval_ctx->mode == DAG_EVAL_RENDER);
 	Object *ob = ctx->object;
 	Group *group;
 	GroupObject *go;
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static void make_duplis_verts(const DupliContext *ctx)
 {
 	Scene *scene = ctx->scene;
 	Object *parent = ctx->object;
-	bool for_render = ctx->eval_ctx->for_render;
+	bool use_texcoords = ELEM(ctx->eval_ctx->mode, DAG_EVAL_RENDER, DAG_EVAL_PREVIEW);
 	VertexDupliData vdd;
 
 	vdd.ctx = ctx;
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static void make_duplis_verts(const DupliContext *ctx)
 	{
 		Mesh *me = parent->data;
 		BMEditMesh *em = BKE_editmesh_from_object(parent);
-		CustomDataMask dm_mask = (for_render ? CD_MASK_BAREMESH | CD_MASK_ORCO : CD_MASK_BAREMESH);
+		CustomDataMask dm_mask = (use_texcoords ? CD_MASK_BAREMESH | CD_MASK_ORCO : CD_MASK_BAREMESH);
 
 		if (em)
 			vdd.dm = editbmesh_get_derived_cage(scene, parent, em, dm_mask);
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ static void make_duplis_verts(const DupliContext *ctx)
 			vdd.dm = mesh_get_derived_final(scene, parent, dm_mask);
 		vdd.edit_btmesh = me->edit_btmesh;
 
-		if (for_render)
+		if (use_texcoords)
 			vdd.orco = vdd.dm->getVertDataArray(vdd.dm, CD_ORCO);
 		else
 			vdd.orco = NULL;
@@ -724,6 +724,7 @@ static void make_child_duplis_faces(const DupliContext *ctx, void *userdata, Obj
 	float (*orco)[3] = fdd->orco;
 	MLoopUV *mloopuv = fdd->mloopuv;
 	int a, totface = fdd->totface;
+	bool use_texcoords = ELEM(ctx->eval_ctx->mode, DAG_EVAL_RENDER, DAG_EVAL_PREVIEW);
 	float child_imat[4][4];
 	DupliObject *dob;
 
@@ -762,7 +763,7 @@ static void make_child_duplis_faces(const DupliContext *ctx, void *userdata, Obj
 		mul_m4_m4m4(space_mat, obmat, inst_ob->imat);
 
 		dob = make_dupli(ctx, inst_ob, obmat, a, false, false);
-		if (ctx->eval_ctx->for_render) {
+		if (use_texcoords) {
 			float w = 1.0f / (float)mp->totloop;
 
 			if (orco) {
@@ -789,7 +790,7 @@ static void make_duplis_faces(const DupliContext *ctx)
 {
 	Scene *scene = ctx->scene;
 	Object *parent = ctx->object;
-	bool for_render = ctx->eval_ctx->for_render;
+	bool use_texcoords = ELEM(ctx->eval_ctx->mode, DAG_EVAL_RENDER, DAG_EVAL_PREVIEW);
 	FaceDupliData fdd;
 
 	fdd.use_scale = ((parent->transflag & OB_DUPLIFACES_SCALE) != 0);
@@ -797,14 +798,14 @@ static void make_duplis_faces(const DupliContext *ctx)
 	/* gather mesh info */
 	{
 		BMEditMesh *em = BKE_editmesh_from_object(parent);
-		CustomDataMask dm_mask = (for_render ? CD_MASK_BAREMESH | CD_MASK_ORCO | CD_MASK_MLOOPUV : CD_MASK_BAREMESH);
+		CustomDataMask dm_mask = (use_texcoords ? CD_MASK_BAREMESH | CD_MASK_ORCO | CD_MASK_MLOOPUV : CD_MASK_BAREMESH);
 
 		if (em)
 			fdd.dm = editbmesh_get_derived_cage(scene, parent, em, dm_mask);
 		else
 			fdd.dm = mesh_get_derived_final(scene, parent, dm_mask);
 
-		if (for_render) {
+		if (use_texcoords) {
 			fdd.orco = fdd.dm->getVertDataArray(fdd.dm, CD_ORCO);
 			fdd.mloopuv = fdd.dm->getLoopDataArray(fdd.dm, CD_MLOOPUV);
 		}
@@ -834,7 +835,8 @@ static void make_duplis_particle_system(const DupliContext *ctx, ParticleSystem
 {
 	Scene *scene = ctx->scene;
 	Object *par = ctx->object;
-	bool for_render = ctx->eval_ctx->for_render;
+	bool for_render = ctx->eval_ctx->mode == DAG_EVAL_RENDER;
+	bool use_texcoords = ELEM(ctx->eval_ctx->mode, DAG_EVAL_RENDER, DAG_EVAL_PREVIEW);
 
 	GroupObject *go;
 	Object *ob = NULL, **oblist = NULL, obcopy, *obcopylist = NULL;
@@ -1051,7 +1053,7 @@ static void make_duplis_particle_system(const DupliContext *ctx, ParticleSystem
 
 					dob = make_dupli(ctx, go->ob, mat, a, false, false);
 					dob->particle_system = psys;
-					if (for_render)
+					if (use_texcoords)
 						psys_get_dupli_texture(psys, part, sim.psmd, pa, cpa, dob->uv, dob->orco);
 				}
 			}
@@ -1100,7 +1102,7 @@ static void make_duplis_particle_system(const DupliContext *ctx, ParticleSystem
 
 				dob = make_dupli(ctx, ob, mat, a, false, false);
 				dob->particle_system = psys;
-				if (for_render)
+				if (use_texcoords)
 					psys_get_dupli_texture(psys, part, sim.psmd, pa, cpa, dob->uv, dob->orco);
 				/* XXX blender internal needs this to be set to dupligroup to render
 				 * groups correctly, but we don't want this hack for cycles */
@@ -1161,7 +1163,7 @@ static const DupliGenerator *get_dupli_generator(const DupliContext *ctx)
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* Should the dupli's be generated for this object? - Respect restrict flags */
-	if (ctx->eval_ctx->for_render ? (restrictflag & OB_RESTRICT_RENDER) : (restrictflag & OB_RESTRICT_VIEW))
+	if (ctx->eval_ctx->mode == DAG_EVAL_RENDER ? (restrictflag & OB_RESTRICT_RENDER) : (restrictflag & OB_RESTRICT_VIEW))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (transflag & OB_DUPLIPARTS) {
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object_api.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object_api.c
index 4c5fa03a361..831e5486236 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object_api.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object_api.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #include "DNA_modifier_types.h"
 #include "DNA_object_types.h"
 
+#include "BKE_depsgraph.h"
+
 #include "rna_internal.h"  /* own include */
 
 static EnumPropertyItem space_items[] = {
@@ -66,7 +68,6 @@ static EnumPropertyItem space_items[] = {
 #include "BKE_constraint.h"
 #include "BKE_context.h"
 #include "BKE_customdata.h"
-#include "BKE_depsgraph.h"
 #include "BKE_font.h"
 #include "BKE_global.h"
 #include "BKE_main.h"
@@ -167,9 +168,9 @@ static void dupli_render_particle_set(Scene *scene, Object *ob, int level, int e
 /* When no longer needed, duplilist should be freed with Object.free_duplilist */
 static void rna_Object_create_duplilist(Object *ob, ReportList *reports, Scene *sce, int settings)
 {
-	int for_render = settings == eModifierMode_Render;
+	bool for_render = (settings == DAG_EVAL_RENDER);
 	EvaluationContext eval_ctx = {0};
-	eval_ctx.for_render = for_render;
+	eval_ctx.mode = settings;
 
 	if (!(ob->transflag & OB_DUPLI)) {
 		BKE_report(reports, RPT_ERROR, "Object does not have duplis");
@@ -432,6 +433,13 @@ void RNA_api_object(StructRNA *srna)
 		{0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}
 	};
 
+	static EnumPropertyItem dupli_eval_mode_items[] = {
+		{DAG_EVAL_VIEWPORT, "VIEWPORT", 0, "Viewport", "Generate duplis using viewport settings"},
+		{DAG_EVAL_PREVIEW, "PREVIEW", 0, "Preview", "Generate duplis using preview settings"},
+		{DAG_EVAL_RENDER, "RENDER", 0, "Render", "Generate duplis using render settings"},
+		{0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}
+	};
+
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 	static EnumPropertyItem mesh_dm_info_items[] = {
 		{0, "SOURCE", 0, "Source", "Source mesh"},
@@ -483,7 +491,7 @@ void RNA_api_object(StructRNA *srna)
 	                                "objects real matrix and layers");
 	parm = RNA_def_pointer(func, "scene", "Scene", "", "Scene within which to evaluate duplis");
 	RNA_def_property_flag(parm, PROP_REQUIRED | PROP_NEVER_NULL);
-	RNA_def_enum(func, "settings", mesh_type_items, 0, "", "Generate texture coordinates for rendering");
+	RNA_def_enum(func, "settings", dupli_eval_mode_items, 0, "", "Generate texture coordinates for rendering");
 	RNA_def_function_flag(func, FUNC_USE_REPORTS);
 
 	func = RNA_def_function(srna, "dupli_list_clear", "rna_Object_free_duplilist");
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
index a7a85847648..e6a9303a982 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ Render *RE_NewRender(const char *name)
 		BLI_strncpy(re->name, name, RE_MAXNAME);
 		BLI_rw_mutex_init(&re->resultmutex);
 		re->eval_ctx = MEM_callocN(sizeof(EvaluationContext), "re->eval_ctx");
-		re->eval_ctx->for_render = true;
+		re->eval_ctx->mode = DAG_EVAL_RENDER;
 	}
 	
 	RE_InitRenderCB(re);
@@ -661,6 +661,11 @@ void RE_InitState(Render *re, Render *source, RenderData *rd,
 		re->result->recty = re->recty;
 	}
 	
+	if (re->r.scemode & R_VIEWPORT_PREVIEW)
+		re->eval_ctx->mode = DAG_EVAL_PREVIEW;
+	else
+		re->eval_ctx->mode = DAG_EVAL_RENDER;
+	
 	/* ensure renderdatabase can use part settings correct */
 	RE_parts_clamp(re);