diff --git a/packages/dev/core/src/Meshes/abstractMesh.ts b/packages/dev/core/src/Meshes/abstractMesh.ts
index 3095e2786ac..df5beaaa13e 100644
--- a/packages/dev/core/src/Meshes/abstractMesh.ts
+++ b/packages/dev/core/src/Meshes/abstractMesh.ts
@@ -1538,27 +1538,6 @@ export abstract class AbstractMesh extends TransformNode implements IDisposable,
         // Do nothing
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the current world matrix
-     * @returns a Matrix
-     */
-    public override getWorldMatrix(): Matrix {
-        if (this._masterMesh && this.billboardMode === TransformNode.BILLBOARDMODE_NONE) {
-            return this._masterMesh.getWorldMatrix();
-        }
-
-        return super.getWorldMatrix();
-    }
-
-    /** @internal */
-    public override _getWorldMatrixDeterminant(): number {
-        if (this._masterMesh) {
-            return this._masterMesh._getWorldMatrixDeterminant();
-        }
-
-        return super._getWorldMatrixDeterminant();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets a boolean indicating if this mesh is an instance or a regular mesh
      */
diff --git a/packages/dev/core/src/Meshes/mesh.ts b/packages/dev/core/src/Meshes/mesh.ts
index df962ec91ae..282e131aa24 100644
--- a/packages/dev/core/src/Meshes/mesh.ts
+++ b/packages/dev/core/src/Meshes/mesh.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { Geometry } from "./geometry";
 import type { IMeshDataOptions } from "./abstractMesh";
 import { AbstractMesh } from "./abstractMesh";
 import { SubMesh } from "./subMesh";
-import type { BoundingSphere } from "../Culling/boundingSphere";
+import { BoundingSphere } from "../Culling/boundingSphere";
 import type { Effect } from "../Materials/effect";
 import { Material } from "../Materials/material";
 import { MultiMaterial } from "../Materials/multiMaterial";
@@ -1116,7 +1116,11 @@ export class Mesh extends AbstractMesh implements IGetSetVerticesData {
             return this;
         }
 
-        const bSphere = boundingSphere || this.getBoundingInfo().boundingSphere;
+        let bSphere = boundingSphere;
+        if (!bSphere) {
+            const { min, max } = this.getHierarchyBoundingVectors();
+            bSphere = new BoundingSphere(min, max);
+        }
 
         const distanceToCamera = camera.mode === Camera.ORTHOGRAPHIC_CAMERA ? camera.minZ : bSphere.centerWorld.subtract(camera.globalPosition).length();
         let compareValue = distanceToCamera;
@@ -1152,6 +1156,7 @@ export class Mesh extends AbstractMesh implements IGetSetVerticesData {
                     }
 
                     level.mesh._preActivate();
+
                     level.mesh._updateSubMeshesBoundingInfo(this.worldMatrixFromCache);
                 }
 
@@ -1166,6 +1171,7 @@ export class Mesh extends AbstractMesh implements IGetSetVerticesData {
         if (this.onLODLevelSelection) {
             this.onLODLevelSelection(compareValue, this, this);
         }
+
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/dev/core/src/scene.ts b/packages/dev/core/src/scene.ts
index b80ad7ffb81..e0ecffc7577 100644
--- a/packages/dev/core/src/scene.ts
+++ b/packages/dev/core/src/scene.ts
@@ -4323,12 +4323,44 @@ export class Scene implements IAnimatable, IClipPlanesHolder, IAssetContainer {
         }
 
         // Determine mesh candidates
-        const meshes = this.getActiveMeshCandidates();
+        const meshes = this.getActiveMeshCandidates().data;
+
+        // Check if any mesh has LOD levels to avoid unnecessary processing
+        let hasLODMeshes = false;
+        for (let i = 0; i < meshes.length; i++) {
+            if ((meshes[i] as Mesh).hasLODLevels) {
+                hasLODMeshes = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Move meshes with LOD levels to the front of the list for priority processing
+        if (hasLODMeshes) {
+            meshes.sort((a, b) => ((a as Mesh).hasLODLevels ? -1 : (b as Mesh).hasLODLevels ? 1 : 0));
+        }
+
+        // Build LOD parent map to cache LOD parent relationships
+        const lodParentMap = new Map<AbstractMesh, AbstractMesh>();
+        if (hasLODMeshes) {
+            for (let i = 0; i < meshes.length; i++) {
+                const mesh = meshes[i];
+                if ((mesh as Mesh).hasLODLevels) {
+                    const lodLevels = (mesh as Mesh).getLODLevels();
+                    // Map each LOD mesh to its parent
+                    for (const lodLevel of lodLevels) {
+                        if (lodLevel.mesh) {
+                            lodParentMap.set(lodLevel.mesh, mesh);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         // Check each mesh
         const len = meshes.length;
+        const skippedLODMeshes = [];
         for (let i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-            const mesh = meshes.data[i];
+            const mesh = meshes[i];
             let currentLOD = mesh._internalAbstractMeshDataInfo._currentLOD.get(this.activeCamera);
             if (currentLOD) {
                 currentLOD[1] = -1;
@@ -4355,6 +4387,7 @@ export class Scene implements IAnimatable, IClipPlanesHolder, IAssetContainer {
 
             // Switch to current LOD
             let meshToRender = this.customLODSelector ? this.customLODSelector(mesh, this.activeCamera) : mesh.getLOD(this.activeCamera);
+
             currentLOD[0] = meshToRender;
             currentLOD[1] = this._frameId;
             if (meshToRender === undefined || meshToRender === null) {
@@ -4366,6 +4399,48 @@ export class Scene implements IAnimatable, IClipPlanesHolder, IAssetContainer {
                 meshToRender.computeWorldMatrix();
             }
 
+            // If the mesh has LOD levels, add its LOD levels that are not the current LOD to the skipped list
+            const lodLevelMeshes = (mesh as Mesh).hasLODLevels
+                ? (mesh as Mesh)
+                      .getLODLevels()
+                      .map((level) => level.mesh as Mesh)
+                      .concat(mesh as Mesh)
+                : [];
+            for (let levelIndex = 0; levelIndex < lodLevelMeshes.length; levelIndex++) {
+                const levelMesh = lodLevelMeshes[levelIndex];
+                if (levelMesh !== meshToRender) {
+                    skippedLODMeshes.push(levelMesh);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Skip meshes that are not the current LOD level
+            // First, check if this mesh is part of a LOD system via the cache
+            const lodParent = lodParentMap.get(mesh);
+            if (lodParent) {
+                // This mesh is a LOD child, check if it's the current LOD
+                const parentLOD = this.customLODSelector ? this.customLODSelector(lodParent, this.activeCamera) : lodParent.getLOD(this.activeCamera);
+                if (mesh !== parentLOD) {
+                    skippedLODMeshes.push(mesh);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Check if any ancestor is in the skipped list
+            let shouldSkip = false;
+            let ancestor = mesh.parent;
+            while (ancestor) {
+                if (skippedLODMeshes.includes(ancestor as Mesh)) {
+                    shouldSkip = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+                ancestor = ancestor.parent;
+            }
+
+            if (shouldSkip) {
+                skippedLODMeshes.push(mesh);
+                continue;
+            }
+
             mesh._preActivate();
 
             if (
diff --git a/packages/dev/loaders/src/glTF/2.0/Extensions/MSFT_lod.ts b/packages/dev/loaders/src/glTF/2.0/Extensions/MSFT_lod.ts
index 86ce4c1beb0..8c1d8ba9d7f 100644
--- a/packages/dev/loaders/src/glTF/2.0/Extensions/MSFT_lod.ts
+++ b/packages/dev/loaders/src/glTF/2.0/Extensions/MSFT_lod.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Observable } from "core/Misc/observable";
 import { Deferred } from "core/Misc/deferred";
 import type { Material } from "core/Materials/material";
 import type { TransformNode } from "core/Meshes/transformNode";
-import type { Mesh } from "core/Meshes/mesh";
+import { Mesh } from "core/Meshes/mesh";
 import type { BaseTexture } from "core/Materials/Textures/baseTexture";
 import type { INode, IMaterial, IBuffer, IScene } from "../glTFLoaderInterfaces";
 import type { IGLTFLoaderExtension } from "../glTFLoaderExtension";
@@ -173,6 +173,86 @@ export class MSFT_lod implements IGLTFLoaderExtension {
         return promise;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Converts a TransformNode to a Mesh, preserving its properties and parent-child relationships
+     * @param node The TransformNode to convert
+     * @returns The converted Mesh
+     */
+    private _convertTransformNodeToMesh(node: TransformNode): Mesh {
+        const mesh = new Mesh(node.name, node.getScene());
+
+        mesh.parent = node.parent;
+
+        // Copy transform properties
+        mesh.position = node.position.clone();
+        mesh.rotation = node.rotation.clone();
+        mesh.scaling = node.scaling.clone();
+
+        // Copy metadata
+        mesh.metadata = node.metadata;
+
+        // Move all children from TransformNode to the new Mesh
+        const children = node.getChildren();
+        for (const child of children) {
+            child.parent = mesh;
+        }
+
+        // Dispose the original TransformNode
+        node.dispose();
+
+        return mesh;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets up screen coverage LOD levels for the given meshes
+     * @param transformNodes Array of nodes to set up as LOD levels
+     * @param screenCoverages Screen coverage values from metadata
+     * @returns The LOD0 mesh with all LOD levels configured
+     */
+    private _setupScreenCoverageLOD(transformNodes: Nullable<TransformNode>[], screenCoverages: number[]): Mesh {
+        const lod0 = transformNodes[transformNodes.length - 1];
+        if (!lod0) {
+            throw new Error("LOD0 node is missing");
+        }
+
+        // Convert lod0 to Mesh if it's a TransformNode
+        let lod0Mesh: Mesh;
+        if (lod0 instanceof Mesh) {
+            lod0Mesh = lod0;
+        } else {
+            lod0Mesh = this._convertTransformNodeToMesh(lod0);
+            transformNodes[transformNodes.length - 1] = lod0Mesh;
+        }
+
+        screenCoverages.reverse();
+        lod0Mesh.useLODScreenCoverage = true;
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < transformNodes.length - 1; i++) {
+            const node = transformNodes[i];
+            if (!node) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let meshToAdd: Mesh;
+
+            if (node instanceof Mesh) {
+                meshToAdd = node;
+            } else {
+                meshToAdd = this._convertTransformNodeToMesh(node);
+                transformNodes[i] = meshToAdd;
+            }
+
+            lod0Mesh.addLODLevel(screenCoverages[i + 1], meshToAdd);
+        }
+
+        if (screenCoverages[0] > 0) {
+            // Adding empty LOD
+            lod0Mesh.addLODLevel(screenCoverages[0], null);
+        }
+
+        return lod0Mesh;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @internal
      */
@@ -183,6 +263,11 @@ export class MSFT_lod implements IGLTFLoaderExtension {
 
             const nodeLODs = this._getLODs(extensionContext, node, this._loader.gltf.nodes, extension.ids);
             this._loader.logOpen(`${extensionContext}`);
+            const transformNodes: Nullable<TransformNode>[] = [];
+
+            for (let indexLOD = 0; indexLOD < nodeLODs.length; indexLOD++) {
+                transformNodes.push(null);
+            }
 
             for (let indexLOD = 0; indexLOD < nodeLODs.length; indexLOD++) {
                 const nodeLOD = nodeLODs[indexLOD];
@@ -192,24 +277,45 @@ export class MSFT_lod implements IGLTFLoaderExtension {
                     this._nodeSignalLODs[indexLOD] = this._nodeSignalLODs[indexLOD] || new Deferred();
                 }
 
-                const assignWrap = (babylonTransformNode: TransformNode) => {
+                const _assign = (babylonTransformNode: TransformNode, index: number): void => {
                     assign(babylonTransformNode);
                     babylonTransformNode.setEnabled(false);
-                };
+                    transformNodes[index] = babylonTransformNode;
 
-                const promise = this._loader.loadNodeAsync(`/nodes/${nodeLOD.index}`, nodeLOD, assignWrap).then((babylonMesh) => {
-                    if (indexLOD !== 0) {
-                        // TODO: should not rely on _babylonTransformNode
-                        const previousNodeLOD = nodeLODs[indexLOD - 1];
-                        if (previousNodeLOD._babylonTransformNode) {
-                            this._disposeTransformNode(previousNodeLOD._babylonTransformNode);
-                            delete previousNodeLOD._babylonTransformNode;
+                    let fullArray = true;
+                    for (let i = 0; i < transformNodes.length; i++) {
+                        if (!transformNodes[i]) {
+                            fullArray = false;
                         }
                     }
 
-                    babylonMesh.setEnabled(true);
-                    return babylonMesh;
-                });
+                    const lod0 = transformNodes[transformNodes.length - 1];
+                    if (fullArray && lod0) {
+                        const screenCoverages = lod0.metadata?.gltf?.extras?.MSFT_screencoverage as number[] | undefined;
+                        if (screenCoverages?.length) {
+                            this._setupScreenCoverageLOD(transformNodes, screenCoverages);
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+
+                const promise = this._loader
+                    .loadNodeAsync(`/nodes/${nodeLOD.index}`, nodeLOD, (node: TransformNode) => _assign(node, indexLOD))
+                    .then((babylonMesh) => {
+                        const lastNodeLOD = nodeLODs[nodeLODs.length - 1];
+                        const screenCoverages = lastNodeLOD._babylonTransformNode?.metadata?.gltf?.extras?.MSFT_screencoverage as number[] | undefined;
+
+                        if (indexLOD !== 0 && !screenCoverages) {
+                            // TODO: should not rely on _babylonTransformNode
+                            const previousNodeLOD = nodeLODs[indexLOD - 1];
+                            if (previousNodeLOD._babylonTransformNode) {
+                                this._disposeTransformNode(previousNodeLOD._babylonTransformNode);
+                                delete previousNodeLOD._babylonTransformNode;
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        babylonMesh.setEnabled(true);
+                        return babylonMesh;
+                    });
 
                 this._nodePromiseLODs[indexLOD] = this._nodePromiseLODs[indexLOD] || [];
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/tests/test/visualization/config.json b/packages/tools/tests/test/visualization/config.json
index 1a9bf067cfc..ddda00391c1 100644
--- a/packages/tools/tests/test/visualization/config.json
+++ b/packages/tools/tests/test/visualization/config.json
@@ -1840,6 +1840,10 @@
             "playgroundId": "#2YZFA0#422",
             "referenceImage": "gltfMSFTLOD.png"
         },
+        {
+            "title": "GLTF ext MSFT_LOD for multi material mesh",
+            "playgroundId": "#SVEUE4#1"
+        },
         {
             "title": "Reverse depth buffer and shadows",
             "renderCount": 10,