diff --git a/indra/newview/fsareasearch.cpp b/indra/newview/fsareasearch.cpp
index b3e107eb5e..b81a20454f 100644
--- a/indra/newview/fsareasearch.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/fsareasearch.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ FSAreaSearch::FSAreaSearch(const LLSD& key) :
 	mRequestNeedsSent(false),
 	mRlvBehaviorCallbackConnection()
 {
+	LLViewerRegion::sFSAreaSearchActive = true;
 	mFactoryMap["area_search_list_panel"] = LLCallbackMap(createPanelList, this);
 	mFactoryMap["area_search_find_panel"] = LLCallbackMap(createPanelFind, this);
 	mFactoryMap["area_search_filter_panel"] = LLCallbackMap(createPanelFilter, this);
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ FSAreaSearch::FSAreaSearch(const LLSD& key) :
 
 FSAreaSearch::~FSAreaSearch()
 {
+	LLViewerRegion::sFSAreaSearchActive = false;
 	if (!gIdleCallbacks.deleteFunction(idle, this))
 	{
 		LL_WARNS("FSAreaSearch") << "FSAreaSearch::~FSAreaSearch() failed to delete callback" << LL_ENDL;
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerregion.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerregion.cpp
index a719294007..a7915bf092 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerregion.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerregion.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 const S32 MAX_CAP_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS = 30;
 const U32 DEFAULT_MAX_REGION_WIDE_PRIM_COUNT = 15000;
 
+BOOL LLViewerRegion::sFSAreaSearchActive = FALSE;
 BOOL LLViewerRegion::sVOCacheCullingEnabled = FALSE;
 S32  LLViewerRegion::sLastCameraUpdated = 0;
 S32  LLViewerRegion::sNewObjectCreationThrottle = -1;
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerregion.h b/indra/newview/llviewerregion.h
index 312b792b4f..2e53d9bef9 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerregion.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerregion.h
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ public:
 	std::vector<U32> mMapAvatars;
 	std::vector<LLUUID> mMapAvatarIDs;
 
+	static BOOL sFSAreaSearchActive; // <FS:Beq/> FIRE-32688 Area Search improvements
 	static BOOL sVOCacheCullingEnabled; //vo cache culling enabled or not.
 	static S32  sLastCameraUpdated;
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvocache.cpp b/indra/newview/llvocache.cpp
index 2a2bbd09a9..be7b2b1453 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvocache.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvocache.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ F32 LLVOCacheEntry::getSquaredPixelThreshold(bool is_front)
 
 bool LLVOCacheEntry::isAnyVisible(const LLVector4a& camera_origin, const LLVector4a& local_camera_origin, F32 dist_threshold)
 {
+	if( LLViewerRegion::sFSAreaSearchActive ) { return true; } // <FS:Beq/> FIRE-32688 Area Search improvements
 	LLOcclusionCullingGroup* group = (LLOcclusionCullingGroup*)getGroup();
 	if(!group)
 	{
@@ -928,7 +929,10 @@ S32 LLVOCachePartition::cull(LLCamera &camera, bool do_occlusion)
 
 			//process back objects selection
 			selectBackObjects(camera, LLVOCacheEntry::getSquaredPixelThreshold(mFrontCull), 
-				do_occlusion && use_object_cache_occlusion);
+				// <FS:Beq> FIRE-32688 Area Search improvements
+				// do_occlusion && use_object_cache_occlusion);
+				do_occlusion && use_object_cache_occlusion && !LLViewerRegion::sFSAreaSearchActive);
+				// </FS:Beq>
 			return 0; //nothing changed, reduce frequency of culling
 		}
 	}
@@ -942,7 +946,10 @@ S32 LLVOCachePartition::cull(LLCamera &camera, bool do_occlusion)
 	camera.calcRegionFrustumPlanes(region_agent, gAgentCamera.mDrawDistance);
 
 	mFrontCull = TRUE;
-	LLVOCacheOctreeCull culler(&camera, mRegionp, region_agent, do_occlusion && use_object_cache_occlusion, 
+	// <FS:Beq> FIRE-32688 Area Search improvements
+	// LLVOCacheOctreeCull culler(&camera, mRegionp, region_agent, do_occlusion && use_object_cache_occlusion, 
+	LLVOCacheOctreeCull culler(&camera, mRegionp, region_agent, do_occlusion && use_object_cache_occlusion && !LLViewerRegion::sFSAreaSearchActive, 
+	// </FS:Beq>
 		LLVOCacheEntry::getSquaredPixelThreshold(mFrontCull), this);
 	culler.traverse(mOctree);