diff --git a/source/blender/render/hydra/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/render/hydra/CMakeLists.txt
index 1114514a934c..1b993328380d 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/hydra/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/render/hydra/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ set(INC
   ../../../../intern/guardedalloc
   ../../makesdna
   ../../makesrna
+  ../../nodes
   ../../blenlib
   ../../depsgraph
   ../../blenkernel
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ set(SRC
   sceneDelegate/object.cc
   sceneDelegate/material.h
   sceneDelegate/material.cc
+  sceneDelegate/world.h
+  sceneDelegate/world.cc
 )
 
 set(LIB
diff --git a/source/blender/render/hydra/finalEngine.cc b/source/blender/render/hydra/finalEngine.cc
index 9f4c7e100af5..695aba6eb125 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/hydra/finalEngine.cc
+++ b/source/blender/render/hydra/finalEngine.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void FinalEngine::sync(BL::Depsgraph &b_depsgraph, BL::Context &b_context, pxr::
 {
   sceneDelegate = std::make_unique<BlenderSceneDelegate>(renderIndex.get(), 
     SdfPath::AbsoluteRootPath().AppendElementString("scene"));
-  sceneDelegate->Populate(b_depsgraph);
+  sceneDelegate->Populate(b_depsgraph, b_context);
 
   for (auto const& setting : renderSettings) {
     renderDelegate->SetRenderSetting(setting.first, setting.second);
diff --git a/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/blenderSceneDelegate.cc b/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/blenderSceneDelegate.cc
index 7fd1c829c768..d1668b8c9bac 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/blenderSceneDelegate.cc
+++ b/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/blenderSceneDelegate.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <pxr/imaging/hd/light.h>
 #include <pxr/imaging/hd/material.h>
+#include <pxr/imaging/hd/renderDelegate.h>
 #include <pxr/usd/usdLux/tokens.h>
 #include <pxr/imaging/hdSt/tokens.h>
 
@@ -11,11 +12,14 @@
 #include "blenderSceneDelegate.h"
 #include "object.h"
 
+using namespace std;
+
 namespace blender::render::hydra {
 
 BlenderSceneDelegate::BlenderSceneDelegate(HdRenderIndex* parentIndex, SdfPath const& delegateID)
   : HdSceneDelegate(parentIndex, delegateID),
     b_depsgraph(nullptr),
+    b_context(nullptr),
     view3d(nullptr),
     is_populated(false)
 {
@@ -50,10 +54,38 @@ void BlenderSceneDelegate::update_material(Material *material)
   }
 }
 
+void BlenderSceneDelegate::add_update_world(World *world)
+{
+  SdfPath world_light_id = world_id();
+
+  LOG(INFO) << "Add world: " << world_light_id;
+
+  if (!world) {
+    world_data = nullptr;
+    GetRenderIndex().RemoveSprim(HdPrimTypeTokens->domeLight, world_light_id);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!world_data) {
+    world_data = make_unique<WorldData>(world, (bContext *)b_context->ptr.data);
+    GetRenderIndex().InsertSprim(HdPrimTypeTokens->domeLight, this, world_light_id);
+  }
+  else {
+    world_data = make_unique<WorldData>(world, (bContext *)b_context->ptr.data);
+    GetRenderIndex().GetChangeTracker().MarkSprimDirty(world_light_id, HdLight::AllDirty);
+  }
+}
+
 bool BlenderSceneDelegate::GetVisible(SdfPath const &id)
 {
   ObjectData *obj_data = object_data(id);
-  LOG(INFO) << "GetVisible: " << id.GetAsString() << " " << obj_data->is_visible();
+  LOG(INFO) << "GetVisible: " << id.GetAsString();
+
+  HdRenderIndex &index = GetRenderIndex();
+
+  if (id == world_id()) {
+    return world_data->is_visible();
+  }
 
   return obj_data->is_visible();
 }
@@ -207,6 +239,11 @@ SdfPath BlenderSceneDelegate::material_id(Material *material)
   return GetDelegateID().AppendElementString(str);
 }
 
+SdfPath BlenderSceneDelegate::world_id()
+{
+  return GetDelegateID().AppendElementString("World");
+}
+
 bool BlenderSceneDelegate::supported_object(Object *object)
 {
   return object->type == OB_MESH ||
@@ -218,17 +255,21 @@ bool BlenderSceneDelegate::supported_object(Object *object)
          object->type == OB_MBALL;
 }
 
-void BlenderSceneDelegate::Populate(BL::Depsgraph &b_deps, View3D *v3d)
+void BlenderSceneDelegate::Populate(BL::Depsgraph &b_deps, BL::Context &b_cont)
 {
   LOG(INFO) << "Populate " << is_populated;
 
-  view3d = v3d;
+  view3d = (View3D *)b_cont.space_data().ptr.data;
   b_depsgraph = &b_deps;
+  b_context = &b_cont;
 
   if (!is_populated) {
     /* Export initial objects */
     update_collection();
 
+    World *world = (World *)b_depsgraph->scene().world().ptr.data;
+    add_update_world(world);
+
     is_populated = true;
     return;
   }
@@ -272,11 +313,25 @@ void BlenderSceneDelegate::Populate(BL::Depsgraph &b_deps, View3D *v3d)
     }
 
     if (id.is_a(&RNA_Scene)) {
+      World *world = (World *)b_depsgraph->scene().world().ptr.data;
+      add_update_world(world);
       if (!update.is_updated_geometry() && !update.is_updated_transform() && !update.is_updated_shading()) {
         do_update_visibility = true;
       }
       continue;
     }
+
+    if (id.is_a(&RNA_World)) {
+      World *world = (World *)b_depsgraph->scene().world().ptr.data;
+      add_update_world(world);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (id.is_a(&RNA_ShaderNodeTree)) {
+      World *world = (World *)b_depsgraph->scene().world().ptr.data;
+      add_update_world(world);
+      continue;
+    }
   }
 
   if (do_update_collection) {
@@ -397,6 +452,12 @@ GfMatrix4d BlenderSceneDelegate::GetTransform(SdfPath const& id)
 {
   LOG(INFO) << "GetTransform: " << id.GetAsString();
 
+  HdRenderIndex &index = GetRenderIndex();
+
+  if (id == world_id()) {
+    return world_data->transform(index.GetRenderDelegate()->GetRendererDisplayName());
+  }
+
   return objects[id].transform();
 }
 
@@ -404,6 +465,9 @@ VtValue BlenderSceneDelegate::GetLightParamValue(SdfPath const& id, TfToken cons
 {
   LOG(INFO) << "GetLightParamValue: " << id.GetAsString() << " [" << key.GetString() << "]";
   VtValue ret;
+
+  HdRenderIndex &index = GetRenderIndex();
+
   ObjectData *obj_data = object_data(id);
   if (obj_data) {
     if (obj_data->has_data(key)) {
@@ -414,6 +478,12 @@ VtValue BlenderSceneDelegate::GetLightParamValue(SdfPath const& id, TfToken cons
       ret = 1.0f;
     }
   }
+  else if (id == world_id()) {
+    if (world_data->has_data(key)) {
+      ret = world_data->get_data(key);
+    }
+  }
+
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/blenderSceneDelegate.h b/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/blenderSceneDelegate.h
index 77867f2f5c06..ea244055be46 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/blenderSceneDelegate.h
+++ b/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/blenderSceneDelegate.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "RNA_blender_cpp.h"
 
 #include "object.h"
+#include "world.h"
 
 using namespace pxr;
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ public:
   BlenderSceneDelegate(HdRenderIndex* renderIndex, SdfPath const &delegateId);
   ~BlenderSceneDelegate() override = default;
 
-  void Populate(BL::Depsgraph &b_deps, View3D *v3d = nullptr);
+  void Populate(BL::Depsgraph &b_deps, BL::Context &b_context);
 
   // delegate methods
   HdMeshTopology GetMeshTopology(SdfPath const& id) override;
@@ -42,20 +43,24 @@ private:
   MaterialData *material_data(SdfPath const &id);
   SdfPath object_id(Object *object);
   SdfPath material_id(Material *material);
+  SdfPath world_id();
   bool supported_object(Object *object);
 
   void add_update_object(Object *object, bool geometry, bool transform, bool shading);
   void set_material(ObjectData &obj_data);
   void update_material(Material *material);
+  void add_update_world(World *world);
   void update_collection();
   void update_visibility();
 
 private:  
   BL::Depsgraph *b_depsgraph;
+  BL::Context *b_context;
   View3D *view3d;
   bool is_populated;
   ObjectDataMap objects;
   MaterialDataMap materials;
+  std::unique_ptr<WorldData> world_data;
 };
 
 } // namespace blender::render::hydra
diff --git a/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/world.cc b/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/world.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2accd814d821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/world.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * Copyright 2011-2022 Blender Foundation */
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#include <pxr/base/vt/array.h>
+#include <pxr/base/gf/vec2f.h>
+#include <pxr/base/gf/rotation.h>
+#include <pxr/imaging/hd/light.h>
+#include <pxr/imaging/hd/tokens.h>
+#include <pxr/usd/usdLux/tokens.h>
+
+#include "BKE_context.h"
+#include "DNA_node_types.h"
+#include "DNA_windowmanager_types.h"
+
+#include "BKE_node.h"
+#include "BKE_node_runtime.hh"
+#include "BKE_image.h"
+#include "NOD_shader.h"
+
+#include "world.h"
+#include "../utils.h"
+
+/* TODO : add custom tftoken "transparency"? */
+
+using namespace pxr;
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace blender::render::hydra {
+
+WorldData::WorldData()
+  : b_context(nullptr),
+    world(nullptr)    
+{
+}
+
+WorldData::WorldData(World *world, bContext *b_context)
+  : b_context(b_context),
+    world(world)    
+{
+  data.clear();
+
+  data[UsdLuxTokens->orientToStageUpAxis] = true;
+
+  if (world->use_nodes) {
+    bNode *output_node = ntreeShaderOutputNode(world->nodetree, SHD_OUTPUT_ALL);
+    bNodeSocket input_socket = output_node->input_by_identifier("Surface");
+    bNodeLink const *link = input_socket.directly_linked_links()[0];
+    if (input_socket.directly_linked_links().is_empty()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    bNode *input_node = link->fromnode;
+
+    bNodeSocket color_input = input_node->input_by_identifier("Color");
+    bNodeSocket strength_input = input_node->input_by_identifier("Strength");
+
+    float const *strength = strength_input.default_value_typed<float>();
+    float const *color = color_input.default_value_typed<float>();
+    data[HdLightTokens->intensity] = strength[1];
+    data[HdLightTokens->exposure] = 1.0f;
+    data[HdLightTokens->color] = GfVec3f(color[0], color[1], color[2]);
+
+    if (!color_input.directly_linked_links().is_empty()) {
+      bNode *color_input_node = color_input.directly_linked_links()[0]->fromnode;
+      if (color_input_node->type == SH_NODE_TEX_IMAGE) {
+        NodeTexImage *tex = static_cast<NodeTexImage *>(color_input_node->storage);
+        Image *image = (Image *)color_input_node->id;
+
+        if (image) {
+          Main *bmain = CTX_data_main(b_context);
+          Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(b_context);
+
+          ReportList reports;
+          ImageSaveOptions opts;
+          opts.im_format.imtype = R_IMF_IMTYPE_PNG;
+
+          string cached_image_path = cache_image(bmain, scene, image, &tex->iuser, &opts, &reports);
+          if (!cached_image_path.empty()) {
+            data[HdLightTokens->textureFile] = SdfAssetPath(cached_image_path, cached_image_path);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    data[HdLightTokens->intensity] = 1.0f;
+    data[HdLightTokens->exposure] = world->exposure;
+    data[HdLightTokens->color] = GfVec3f(world->horr, world->horg, world->horb);
+  }
+}
+
+GfMatrix4d WorldData::transform(string const &renderer_name)
+{
+  GfMatrix4d transform = GfMatrix4d().SetIdentity();
+
+  if (has_data(UsdLuxTokens->orientToStageUpAxis)) {
+    transform *= GfMatrix4d(GfRotation(GfVec3d(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), -90), GfVec3d());
+  }
+  /* TODO : do this check via RenderSettings*/ 
+  if (renderer_name == "RPR") {
+    transform *= GfMatrix4d(GfRotation(GfVec3d(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), -180), GfVec3d());
+    transform *= GfMatrix4d(GfRotation(GfVec3d(0.0, 0.0, 1.0), 90.0), GfVec3d());
+  }
+
+  return transform;
+}
+
+VtValue &WorldData::get_data(TfToken const &key)
+{
+  return data[key];
+}
+
+bool WorldData::has_data(TfToken const &key)
+{
+  return data.find(key) != data.end();
+}
+
+bool WorldData::is_visible()
+{
+  return true;
+}
+
+}  // namespace blender::render::hydra
diff --git a/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/world.h b/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/world.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b61d5b4824a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blender/render/hydra/sceneDelegate/world.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * Copyright 2011-2022 Blender Foundation */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+
+#include <pxr/base/gf/matrix4d.h>
+#include <pxr/usd/sdf/assetPath.h>
+#include <pxr/usd/sdf/path.h>
+#include <pxr/base/vt/value.h>
+#include "pxr/base/tf/staticTokens.h"
+
+#include "DNA_view3d_types.h"
+#include "DNA_world_types.h"
+
+namespace blender::render::hydra {
+
+class WorldData {
+public:
+  WorldData();
+  WorldData(World *world, bContext *b_context);
+
+  pxr::TfToken prim_type();
+  pxr::GfMatrix4d transform(std::string const &renderer_name);
+
+  pxr::VtValue &get_data(pxr::TfToken const &key);
+  template<class T>
+  const T &get_data(pxr::TfToken const &key);
+  bool has_data(pxr::TfToken const &key);
+  bool is_visible();
+
+  bContext *b_context;
+  World *world;
+  
+ private:
+  std::map<pxr::TfToken, pxr::VtValue> data;
+};
+
+template<class T>
+const T &WorldData::get_data(pxr::TfToken const &key)
+{
+  return get_data(key).Get<T>();
+}
+
+} // namespace blender::render::hydra
diff --git a/source/blender/render/hydra/utils.cc b/source/blender/render/hydra/utils.cc
index 1bb6c7ec40f9..37ad5807a418 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/hydra/utils.cc
+++ b/source/blender/render/hydra/utils.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
  * Copyright 2011-2022 Blender Foundation */
 
 #include <sstream>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#include <pxr/base/tf/stringUtils.h>
+
+#include "BKE_appdir.h"
+#include "BKE_image_save.h"
+#include "BLI_string.h"
+#include "BLI_path_util.h"
 
 #include "DNA_camera_types.h"
 
@@ -25,24 +33,70 @@ string format_duration(chrono::milliseconds millisecs)
 {
   stringstream ss;
   bool neg = millisecs < 0ms;
-  if (neg)
-      millisecs = -millisecs;
+  if (neg) {
+    millisecs = -millisecs;
+  }
   auto m = chrono::duration_cast<chrono::minutes>(millisecs);
   millisecs -= m;
   auto s = chrono::duration_cast<chrono::seconds>(millisecs);
   millisecs -= s;
-  if (neg)
-      ss << "-";
-  if (m < 10min)
-      ss << "0";
+  if (neg) {
+    ss << "-";
+  }
+  if (m < 10min) {
+    ss << "0";
+  }
   ss << to_string(m / 1min) << ":";
-  if (s < 10s)
-      ss << "0";
-  ss << to_string(s/1s) << ":";
-  if (millisecs < 10ms)
-       ss << "0";
-  ss << to_string(millisecs/1ms/10);
+  if (s < 10s) {
+    ss << "0";
+  }
+  ss << to_string(s / 1s) << ":";
+  if (millisecs < 10ms) {
+    ss << "0";
+  }
+  ss << to_string(millisecs / 1ms / 10);
   return ss.str();
 }
 
-} // namespace blender::render::hydra
+string cache_image(Main *bmain,
+                   Scene *scene,
+                   Image *image,
+                   ImageUser *iuser,
+                   ImageSaveOptions *opts,
+                   ReportList *reports)
+{
+  const string default_format = ".png";
+
+  char tempfile[FILE_MAX];
+
+  if (!BKE_image_save_options_init(opts, bmain, scene, image, iuser, true, false)) {
+    BKE_image_save_options_free(opts);
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  string image_name;
+
+  if (image->source == IMA_SRC_GENERATED) {
+    image_name = TfMakeValidIdentifier(image_name.append(image->id.name + 2));
+  }
+  else {
+    image_name = image->filepath == NULL ? image->filepath : image->id.name + 2;
+    image_name = std::filesystem::path(image_name).filename().replace_extension().string();
+    image_name = TfMakeValidIdentifier(image_name);
+  }
+
+  image_name.append(default_format);
+
+  BLI_path_join(tempfile, sizeof(tempfile), BKE_tempdir_session(), image_name.c_str());
+  STRNCPY(opts->filepath, tempfile);
+
+  if (!BKE_image_save(reports, bmain, image, iuser, opts)) {
+    BKE_image_save_options_free(opts);
+    return "";
+  };
+
+  BKE_image_save_options_free(opts);
+  return tempfile;
+}
+
+}  // namespace blender::render::hydra
diff --git a/source/blender/render/hydra/utils.h b/source/blender/render/hydra/utils.h
index ecb6273a652d..06a994c73f26 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/hydra/utils.h
+++ b/source/blender/render/hydra/utils.h
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@
 
 #include <pxr/base/gf/matrix4d.h>
 
+#include "BKE_image.h"
+#include "BKE_image_save.h"
+
 namespace blender::render::hydra {
 
 pxr::GfMatrix4d gf_matrix_from_transform(float m[4][4]);
 std::string format_duration(std::chrono::milliseconds secs);
+std::string cache_image(Main *bmain,
+                        Scene *scene,
+                        Image *image,
+                        ImageUser *iuser,
+                        ImageSaveOptions *opts,
+                        ReportList *reports);
 
 } // namespace blender::render::hydra
diff --git a/source/blender/render/hydra/viewportEngine.cc b/source/blender/render/hydra/viewportEngine.cc
index 07ea6d92bedf..882a3ada8dd6 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/hydra/viewportEngine.cc
+++ b/source/blender/render/hydra/viewportEngine.cc
@@ -246,8 +246,7 @@ void ViewportEngine::sync(BL::Depsgraph &b_depsgraph, BL::Context &b_context, Hd
     sceneDelegate = std::make_unique<BlenderSceneDelegate>(renderIndex.get(), 
       SdfPath::AbsoluteRootPath().AppendElementString("scene"));
   }
-  View3D *view3d = (View3D *)b_context.space_data().ptr.data;
-  sceneDelegate->Populate(b_depsgraph, view3d);
+  sceneDelegate->Populate(b_depsgraph, b_context);
 
   for (auto const& setting : renderSettings) {
     renderDelegate->SetRenderSetting(setting.first, setting.second);