diff --git a/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/payloads/generic_inference_args/render_engine_scene_to_video_payload.rs b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/payloads/generic_inference_args/render_engine_scene_to_video_payload.rs
index 66c41553ae..481684fa0a 100644
--- a/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/payloads/generic_inference_args/render_engine_scene_to_video_payload.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/mysql_queries/src/payloads/generic_inference_args/render_engine_scene_to_video_payload.rs
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@ pub struct RenderEngineSceneToVideoArgs {
   #[serde(rename = "s")]
   #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
   pub camera_speed: Option<f32>,
-}
 
+  #[serde(rename = "b")]
+  #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+  pub skybox: Option<String>,
+}
diff --git a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/render_engine_scene/render_engine_scene_to_video/command_args.rs b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/render_engine_scene/render_engine_scene_to_video/command_args.rs
index e66d0ed1d6..ccd984ca60 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/render_engine_scene/render_engine_scene_to_video/command_args.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/render_engine_scene/render_engine_scene_to_video/command_args.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub struct RenderEngineSceneToVideoCommandArgs<'a> {
     pub output_directory: &'a Path,
     pub maybe_camera: Option<&'a str>,
     pub maybe_camera_speed: Option<f32>,
+    pub maybe_skybox: Option<&'a str>,
 }
 
 impl CommandArgs for RenderEngineSceneToVideoCommandArgs<'_> {
@@ -32,6 +33,12 @@ impl CommandArgs for RenderEngineSceneToVideoCommandArgs<'_> {
             command.push_str(" ");
         }
 
+        if let Some(skybox) = self.maybe_skybox {
+            command.push_str(" -b ");
+            command.push_str(skybox);
+            command.push_str(" ");
+        }
+
         command
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/render_engine_scene/render_engine_scene_to_video/process_job.rs b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/render_engine_scene/render_engine_scene_to_video/process_job.rs
index f64a829cf2..30268c6448 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/render_engine_scene/render_engine_scene_to_video/process_job.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/inference_job/src/job/job_types/render_engine_scene/render_engine_scene_to_video/process_job.rs
@@ -120,10 +120,12 @@ pub async fn process_job(args: BvhToWorkflowJobArgs<'_>) -> Result<JobSuccessRes
 
   let mut maybe_camera = None;
   let mut maybe_camera_speed = None;
+  let mut maybe_skybox = None;
 
   if let Some(engine_args) = maybe_args {
     maybe_camera = engine_args.camera_animation.clone();
     maybe_camera_speed = engine_args.camera_speed.clone();
+    maybe_skybox = engine_args.skybox.clone();
   }
 
   // ==================== RUN INFERENCE SCRIPT ==================== //
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ pub async fn process_job(args: BvhToWorkflowJobArgs<'_>) -> Result<JobSuccessRes
             output_directory: &output_directory,
             maybe_camera: maybe_camera.as_deref(),
             maybe_camera_speed,
+            maybe_skybox: maybe_skybox.as_deref(),
           }),
           //maybe_stderr_output_file: Some(FileOrCreate::NewFileWithName(&stderr_output_file)),
           // NB(bt,2024-02-29): Bevy's stdout goes to stderr, so we can't capture the semantics we want
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/conversion/enqueue_render_engine_scene_to_video_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/conversion/enqueue_render_engine_scene_to_video_handler.rs
index c59d15c55e..65c3d1578f 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/conversion/enqueue_render_engine_scene_to_video_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/conversion/enqueue_render_engine_scene_to_video_handler.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ pub struct EnqueueBvhToWorkflowRequest {
 
   /// A camera speed (optional)
   camera_speed: Option<f32>,
+
+  /// A skybox color or name (optional)
+  skybox: Option<String>,
 }
 
 
@@ -235,6 +238,13 @@ pub async fn enqueue_render_engine_scene_to_video_handler(
       maybe_args = Some(args);
     }
 
+  if let Some(skybox) = request.skybox.as_deref() {
+    let mut args = maybe_args
+        .unwrap_or(RenderEngineSceneToVideoArgs::default());
+    args.skybox = Some(skybox.to_string());
+    maybe_args = Some(args);
+  }
+
     let maybe_args = maybe_args.map(|args| PolymorphicInferenceArgs::Es(args));
 
     let query_result = insert_generic_inference_job(InsertGenericInferenceArgs {