diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/util/TempVars.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/util/TempVars.java
index 3f0f7596d..a25deaf09 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/util/TempVars.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/util/TempVars.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
  */
 package com.jme3.util;
 
+import com.jme3.bounding.BoundingBox;
+import com.jme3.bounding.BoundingVolume;
 import com.jme3.collision.bih.BIHNode.BIHStackData;
 import com.jme3.math.*;
 import com.jme3.scene.Spatial;
@@ -143,6 +145,10 @@ public class TempVars {
     public final IntBuffer intBuffer1 = BufferUtils.createIntBuffer(1);
     public final IntBuffer intBuffer16 = BufferUtils.createIntBuffer(16);
     public final FloatBuffer floatBuffer16 = BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(16);
+    /**
+     * BoundingVolumes (for shadows etc.)
+     */
+    public final BoundingVolume bbox = new BoundingBox();
     /**
      * Skinning buffers
      */