diff --git a/core/math/aabb.h b/core/math/aabb.h
index 7c9c3081ace..0fada859c05 100644
--- a/core/math/aabb.h
+++ b/core/math/aabb.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public:
 	bool operator!=(const AABB& p_rval) const;
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool intersects(const AABB& p_aabb) const; /// Both AABBs overlap
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool intersects_inclusive(const AABB& p_aabb) const; /// Both AABBs (or their faces) overlap
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool encloses(const AABB & p_aabb) const; /// p_aabb is completely inside this
 
 	AABB merge(const AABB& p_with) const;
@@ -126,6 +127,23 @@ inline bool AABB::intersects(const AABB& p_aabb) const {
         return true;
 }
 
+inline bool AABB::intersects_inclusive(const AABB& p_aabb) const {
+
+	if ( pos.x > (p_aabb.pos.x + p_aabb.size.x) )
+                return false;
+	if ( (pos.x+size.x) < p_aabb.pos.x  )
+                return false;
+	if ( pos.y > (p_aabb.pos.y + p_aabb.size.y) )
+                return false;
+	if ( (pos.y+size.y) < p_aabb.pos.y  )
+                return false;
+	if ( pos.z > (p_aabb.pos.z + p_aabb.size.z) )
+                return false;
+	if ( (pos.z+size.z) < p_aabb.pos.z  )
+                return false;
+
+        return true;
+}
 
 inline bool AABB::encloses(const AABB & p_aabb) const {
 
diff --git a/core/math/octree.h b/core/math/octree.h
index b51c4bcba7e..69edf80e09d 100644
--- a/core/math/octree.h
+++ b/core/math/octree.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ private:
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void _pair_check(PairData *p_pair) {
 
-		bool intersect=p_pair->A->aabb.intersects( p_pair->B->aabb );
+		bool intersect=p_pair->A->aabb.intersects_inclusive( p_pair->B->aabb );
 
 		if (intersect!=p_pair->intersect) {
 
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ void Octree<T,use_pairs,AL>::_insert_element(Element *p_element,Octant *p_octant
 					
 			if (p_octant->children[i]) {
 				/* element exists, go straight to it */
-				if (p_octant->children[i]->aabb.intersects( p_element->aabb ) ) {				
+				if (p_octant->children[i]->aabb.intersects_inclusive( p_element->aabb ) ) {
 					_insert_element( p_element, p_octant->children[i] );
 					splits++;
 				}
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ void Octree<T,use_pairs,AL>::_insert_element(Element *p_element,Octant *p_octant
 				if (i&4)
 					aabb.pos.z+=aabb.size.z;
 				
-				if (aabb.intersects( p_element->aabb) ) {
+				if (aabb.intersects_inclusive( p_element->aabb) ) {
 					/* if actually intersects, create the child */
 					
 					Octant *child = memnew_allocator( Octant, AL );
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ void Octree<T,use_pairs,AL>::_cull_AABB(Octant *p_octant,const AABB& p_aabb, T**
 				continue;
 			e->last_pass=pass;
 			
-			if (p_aabb.intersects(e->aabb)) {
+			if (p_aabb.intersects_inclusive(e->aabb)) {
 				
 				if (*p_result_idx<p_result_max) {
 					
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ void Octree<T,use_pairs,AL>::_cull_AABB(Octant *p_octant,const AABB& p_aabb, T**
 				continue;
 			e->last_pass=pass;
 			
-			if (p_aabb.intersects(e->aabb)) {
+			if (p_aabb.intersects_inclusive(e->aabb)) {
 				
 				if (*p_result_idx<p_result_max) {
 					
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ void Octree<T,use_pairs,AL>::_cull_AABB(Octant *p_octant,const AABB& p_aabb, T**
 
 	for (int i=0;i<8;i++) {
 		
-		if (p_octant->children[i] && p_octant->children[i]->aabb.intersects(p_aabb)) {
+		if (p_octant->children[i] && p_octant->children[i]->aabb.intersects_inclusive(p_aabb)) {
 			_cull_AABB(p_octant->children[i],p_aabb, p_result_array,p_result_idx,p_result_max,p_subindex_array,p_mask);
 		}
 	}