diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/addon/properties.py b/intern/cycles/blender/addon/properties.py
index 70efb1054a2..124223635d1 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/addon/properties.py
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/addon/properties.py
@@ -1164,12 +1164,6 @@ class CyclesVisibilitySettings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
 
     @classmethod
     def register(cls):
-        bpy.types.Object.cycles_visibility = PointerProperty(
-            name="Cycles Visibility Settings",
-            description="Cycles visibility settings",
-            type=cls,
-        )
-
         bpy.types.World.cycles_visibility = PointerProperty(
             name="Cycles Visibility Settings",
             description="Cycles visibility settings",
@@ -1178,7 +1172,6 @@ class CyclesVisibilitySettings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
 
     @classmethod
     def unregister(cls):
-        del bpy.types.Object.cycles_visibility
         del bpy.types.World.cycles_visibility
 
 
@@ -1276,20 +1269,6 @@ class CyclesObjectSettings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
         subtype='DISTANCE',
     )
 
-    is_shadow_catcher: BoolProperty(
-        name="Shadow Catcher",
-        description="Only render shadows on this object, for compositing renders into real footage",
-        default=False,
-    )
-
-    is_holdout: BoolProperty(
-        name="Holdout",
-        description="Render objects as a holdout or matte, creating a "
-        "hole in the image with zero alpha, to fill out in "
-        "compositing with real footage or another render",
-        default=False,
-    )
-
     @classmethod
     def register(cls):
         bpy.types.Object.cycles = PointerProperty(
diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/addon/ui.py b/intern/cycles/blender/addon/ui.py
index e804f697571..47f7b4c6d73 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/addon/ui.py
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/addon/ui.py
@@ -1270,10 +1270,9 @@ class CYCLES_OBJECT_PT_visibility(CyclesButtonsPanel, Panel):
         col.prop(ob, "hide_render", text="Renders", invert_checkbox=True, toggle=False)
 
         if has_geometry_visibility(ob):
-            cob = ob.cycles
             col = layout.column(heading="Mask")
-            col.prop(cob, "is_shadow_catcher")
-            col.prop(cob, "is_holdout")
+            col.prop(ob, "is_shadow_catcher")
+            col.prop(ob, "is_holdout")
 
 
 class CYCLES_OBJECT_PT_visibility_ray_visibility(CyclesButtonsPanel, Panel):
@@ -1293,19 +1292,17 @@ class CYCLES_OBJECT_PT_visibility_ray_visibility(CyclesButtonsPanel, Panel):
 
         scene = context.scene
         ob = context.object
-        cob = ob.cycles
-        visibility = ob.cycles_visibility
 
         col = layout.column()
-        col.prop(visibility, "camera")
-        col.prop(visibility, "diffuse")
-        col.prop(visibility, "glossy")
-        col.prop(visibility, "transmission")
-        col.prop(visibility, "scatter")
+        col.prop(ob, "visible_camera", text="Camera")
+        col.prop(ob, "visible_diffuse", text="Diffuse")
+        col.prop(ob, "visible_glossy", text="Glossy")
+        col.prop(ob, "visible_transmission", text="Transmission")
+        col.prop(ob, "visible_volume_scatter", text="Volume Scatter")
 
         if ob.type != 'LIGHT':
             sub = col.column()
-            sub.prop(visibility, "shadow")
+            sub.prop(ob, "visible_shadow", text="Shadow")
 
 
 class CYCLES_OBJECT_PT_visibility_culling(CyclesButtonsPanel, Panel):
diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp
index 65b5ac2c58f..4711e0cbe76 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_object.cpp
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ Object *BlenderSync::sync_object(BL::Depsgraph &b_depsgraph,
 
   /* Visibility flags for both parent and child. */
   PointerRNA cobject = RNA_pointer_get(&b_ob.ptr, "cycles");
-  bool use_holdout = get_boolean(cobject, "is_holdout") ||
-                     b_parent.holdout_get(PointerRNA_NULL, b_view_layer);
+  bool use_holdout = b_parent.holdout_get(PointerRNA_NULL, b_view_layer);
   uint visibility = object_ray_visibility(b_ob) & PATH_RAY_ALL_VISIBILITY;
 
   if (b_parent.ptr.data != b_ob.ptr.data) {
@@ -287,8 +286,7 @@ Object *BlenderSync::sync_object(BL::Depsgraph &b_depsgraph,
 
   object->set_visibility(visibility);
 
-  bool is_shadow_catcher = get_boolean(cobject, "is_shadow_catcher");
-  object->set_is_shadow_catcher(is_shadow_catcher);
+  object->set_is_shadow_catcher(b_ob.is_shadow_catcher());
 
   float shadow_terminator_shading_offset = get_float(cobject, "shadow_terminator_offset");
   object->set_shadow_terminator_shading_offset(shadow_terminator_shading_offset);
diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_util.h b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_util.h
index 43dbb4105df..2b2188b023d 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_util.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_util.h
@@ -596,15 +596,14 @@ static inline Mesh::SubdivisionType object_subdivision_type(BL::Object &b_ob,
 
 static inline uint object_ray_visibility(BL::Object &b_ob)
 {
-  PointerRNA cvisibility = RNA_pointer_get(&b_ob.ptr, "cycles_visibility");
   uint flag = 0;
 
-  flag |= get_boolean(cvisibility, "camera") ? PATH_RAY_CAMERA : 0;
-  flag |= get_boolean(cvisibility, "diffuse") ? PATH_RAY_DIFFUSE : 0;
-  flag |= get_boolean(cvisibility, "glossy") ? PATH_RAY_GLOSSY : 0;
-  flag |= get_boolean(cvisibility, "transmission") ? PATH_RAY_TRANSMIT : 0;
-  flag |= get_boolean(cvisibility, "shadow") ? PATH_RAY_SHADOW : 0;
-  flag |= get_boolean(cvisibility, "scatter") ? PATH_RAY_VOLUME_SCATTER : 0;
+  flag |= b_ob.visible_camera() ? PATH_RAY_CAMERA : 0;
+  flag |= b_ob.visible_diffuse() ? PATH_RAY_DIFFUSE : 0;
+  flag |= b_ob.visible_glossy() ? PATH_RAY_GLOSSY : 0;
+  flag |= b_ob.visible_transmission() ? PATH_RAY_TRANSMIT : 0;
+  flag |= b_ob.visible_shadow() ? PATH_RAY_SHADOW : 0;
+  flag |= b_ob.visible_volume_scatter() ? PATH_RAY_VOLUME_SCATTER : 0;
 
   return flag;
 }
diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_object.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_object.py
index 4ea1ec26738..46a16a70dca 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_object.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_object.py
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ class OBJECT_PT_visibility(ObjectButtonsPanel, Panel):
             col = layout.column(heading="Grease Pencil")
             col.prop(ob, "use_grease_pencil_lights", toggle=False)
 
+        layout.separator()
+        col = layout.column(heading="Mask")
+        col.prop(ob, "is_holdout")
+
 
 class OBJECT_PT_custom_props(ObjectButtonsPanel, PropertyPanel, Panel):
     COMPAT_ENGINES = {'BLENDER_RENDER', 'BLENDER_EEVEE', 'BLENDER_WORKBENCH'}
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/layer.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/layer.c
index 5940569ba76..e7d83c668c8 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/layer.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/layer.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ static void layer_collection_objects_sync(ViewLayer *view_layer,
     }
 
     /* Holdout and indirect only */
-    if (layer->flag & LAYER_COLLECTION_HOLDOUT) {
+    if ((layer->flag & LAYER_COLLECTION_HOLDOUT) || (base->object->visibility_flag & OB_HOLDOUT)) {
       base->flag_from_collection |= BASE_HOLDOUT;
     }
     if (layer->flag & LAYER_COLLECTION_INDIRECT_ONLY) {
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
index 6a309e040c0..f969ca0ff1c 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
@@ -2081,6 +2081,12 @@ static void object_init(Object *ob, const short ob_type)
   if (ob->type == OB_GPENCIL) {
     ob->dtx |= OB_USE_GPENCIL_LIGHTS;
   }
+
+  if (ob->type == OB_LAMP) {
+    /* Lights are invisible to camera rays and are assumed to be a
+     * shadow catcher by default. */
+    ob->visibility_flag |= OB_HIDE_CAMERA | OB_SHADOW_CATCHER;
+  }
 }
 
 void *BKE_object_obdata_add_from_type(Main *bmain, int type, const char *name)
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_cycles.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_cycles.c
index 94ee89c5120..90e6b43f02e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_cycles.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_cycles.c
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ static IDProperty *cycles_properties_from_ID(ID *id)
   return (idprop) ? IDP_GetPropertyTypeFromGroup(idprop, "cycles", IDP_GROUP) : NULL;
 }
 
+static IDProperty *cycles_visibility_properties_from_ID(ID *id)
+{
+  IDProperty *idprop = IDP_GetProperties(id, false);
+  return (idprop) ? IDP_GetPropertyTypeFromGroup(idprop, "cycles_visibility", IDP_GROUP) : NULL;
+}
+
 static IDProperty *cycles_properties_from_view_layer(ViewLayer *view_layer)
 {
   IDProperty *idprop = view_layer->id_properties;
@@ -1600,4 +1606,35 @@ void do_versions_after_linking_cycles(Main *bmain)
       }
     }
   }
+
+  /* Move visibility from Cycles to Blender. */
+  if (!MAIN_VERSION_ATLEAST(bmain, 300, 17)) {
+    LISTBASE_FOREACH (Object *, object, &bmain->objects) {
+      IDProperty *cvisibility = cycles_visibility_properties_from_ID(&object->id);
+      int flag = 0;
+
+      if (cvisibility) {
+        flag |= cycles_property_boolean(cvisibility, "camera", true) ? 0 : OB_HIDE_CAMERA;
+        flag |= cycles_property_boolean(cvisibility, "diffuse", true) ? 0 : OB_HIDE_DIFFUSE;
+        flag |= cycles_property_boolean(cvisibility, "glossy", true) ? 0 : OB_HIDE_GLOSSY;
+        flag |= cycles_property_boolean(cvisibility, "transmission", true) ? 0 :
+                                                                             OB_HIDE_TRANSMISSION;
+        flag |= cycles_property_boolean(cvisibility, "scatter", true) ? 0 : OB_HIDE_VOLUME_SCATTER;
+        flag |= cycles_property_boolean(cvisibility, "shadow", true) ? 0 : OB_HIDE_SHADOW;
+      }
+
+      IDProperty *cobject = cycles_properties_from_ID(&object->id);
+      if (cobject) {
+        flag |= cycles_property_boolean(cobject, "is_holdout", false) ? OB_HOLDOUT : 0;
+        flag |= cycles_property_boolean(cobject, "is_shadow_catcher", false) ? OB_SHADOW_CATCHER :
+                                                                               0;
+      }
+
+      if (object->type == OB_LAMP) {
+        flag |= OB_HIDE_CAMERA | OB_SHADOW_CATCHER;
+      }
+
+      object->visibility_flag |= flag;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h
index a37536f7022..e7091c78f71 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h
@@ -385,14 +385,14 @@ typedef struct Object {
   short softflag;
 
   /** For restricting view, select, render etc. accessible in outliner. */
-  char visibility_flag;
+  short visibility_flag;
 
-  /** Flag for pinning. */
-  char shapeflag;
   /** Current shape key for menu or pinned. */
   short shapenr;
+  /** Flag for pinning. */
+  char shapeflag;
 
-  char _pad3[2];
+  char _pad3[1];
 
   /** Object constraints. */
   ListBase constraints;
@@ -675,6 +675,14 @@ enum {
   OB_HIDE_VIEWPORT = 1 << 0,
   OB_HIDE_SELECT = 1 << 1,
   OB_HIDE_RENDER = 1 << 2,
+  OB_HIDE_CAMERA = 1 << 3,
+  OB_HIDE_DIFFUSE = 1 << 4,
+  OB_HIDE_GLOSSY = 1 << 5,
+  OB_HIDE_TRANSMISSION = 1 << 6,
+  OB_HIDE_VOLUME_SCATTER = 1 << 7,
+  OB_HIDE_SHADOW = 1 << 8,
+  OB_HOLDOUT = 1 << 9,
+  OB_SHADOW_CATCHER = 1 << 10
 };
 
 /* ob->shapeflag */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c
index f0b83f3eb46..bef430b0314 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c
@@ -2963,6 +2963,59 @@ static void rna_def_object_visibility(StructRNA *srna)
   RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Display Instancer", "Make instancer visible in the viewport");
   RNA_def_property_update(
       prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, "rna_Object_duplicator_visibility_flag_update");
+
+  /* Ray visibility. */
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "visible_camera", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna(prop, NULL, "visibility_flag", OB_HIDE_CAMERA);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Camera Visibility", "Object visibility to camera rays");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, "rna_Object_internal_update_draw");
+
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "visible_diffuse", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna(prop, NULL, "visibility_flag", OB_HIDE_DIFFUSE);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Diffuse Visibility", "Object visibility to diffuse rays");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, "rna_Object_internal_update_draw");
+
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "visible_glossy", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna(prop, NULL, "visibility_flag", OB_HIDE_GLOSSY);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Glossy Visibility", "Object visibility to glossy rays");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, "rna_Object_internal_update_draw");
+
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "visible_transmission", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna(prop, NULL, "visibility_flag", OB_HIDE_TRANSMISSION);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop, "Transmission Visibility", "Object visibility to transmission rays");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, "rna_Object_internal_update_draw");
+
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "visible_volume_scatter", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna(prop, NULL, "visibility_flag", OB_HIDE_VOLUME_SCATTER);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop, "Volume Scatter Visibility", "Object visibility to volume scattering rays");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, "rna_Object_internal_update_draw");
+
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "visible_shadow", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna(prop, NULL, "visibility_flag", OB_HIDE_SHADOW);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Shadow Visibility", "Object visibility to shadow rays");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, "rna_Object_internal_update_draw");
+
+  /* Holdout and shadow catcher. */
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "is_holdout", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, NULL, "visibility_flag", OB_HOLDOUT);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop,
+      "Holdout",
+      "Render objects as a holdout or matte, creating a hole in the image with zero alpha, to "
+      "fill out in compositing with real footage or another render");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, "rna_Object_hide_update");
+
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "is_shadow_catcher", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, NULL, "visibility_flag", OB_SHADOW_CATCHER);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop,
+      "Shadow Catcher",
+      "Only render shadows and reflections on this object, for compositing renders into real "
+      "footage. Objects with this setting are considered to already exist in the footage, "
+      "objects without it are synthetic objects being composited into it");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, "rna_Object_internal_update_draw");
 }
 
 static void rna_def_object(BlenderRNA *brna)