diff --git a/Source/Scene/Camera.js b/Source/Scene/Camera.js
index 50b48178c9d3..c4c3de7c4d49 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/Camera.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/Camera.js
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ define([
             mousePosition.y = scene.drawingBufferHeight / 2.0;
 
             var ray = this.getPickRay(mousePosition, pickGlobeScratchRay);
-            rayIntersection = globe.pick(ray, scene, scratchRayIntersection);
+            rayIntersection = globe.pickProjected(ray, scene, scratchRayIntersection);
 
             if (scene.pickPositionSupported) {
                 depthIntersection = scene.pickPositionWorldCoordinates(mousePosition, scratchDepthIntersection);
diff --git a/Source/Scene/Globe.js b/Source/Scene/Globe.js
index 29b77bbac8f5..6f8ab8dcf4b1 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/Globe.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/Globe.js
@@ -407,14 +407,11 @@ define([
      * @param {Ray} ray The ray to test for intersection.
      * @param {Scene} scene The scene.
      * @param {Cartesian3} [result] The object onto which to store the result.
-     * @returns {Cartesian3|undefined} The intersection or <code>undefined</code> if none was found.
+     * @returns {Cartesian3|undefined} The intersection or <code>undefined</code> if none was found.  The returned position is in projected coordinates for 2D and Columbus View.
      *
-     * @example
-     * // find intersection of ray through a pixel and the globe
-     * var ray = viewer.camera.getPickRay(windowCoordinates);
-     * var intersection = globe.pick(ray, scene);
+     * @private
      */
-    Globe.prototype.pick = function(ray, scene, result) {
+    Globe.prototype.pickProjected = function(ray, scene, result) {
         //>>includeStart('debug', pragmas.debug);
         if (!defined(ray)) {
             throw new DeveloperError('ray is required');
@@ -472,6 +469,35 @@ define([
         return intersection;
     };
 
+    var pickScratch = new Cartesian3();
+    var cartoScratch = new Cartographic();
+    /**
+     * Find an intersection between a ray and the globe surface that was rendered. The ray must be given in world coordinates.
+     *
+     * @param {Ray} ray The ray to test for intersection.
+     * @param {Scene} scene The scene.
+     * @param {Cartesian3} [result] The object onto which to store the result.
+     * @returns {Cartesian3|undefined} The intersection in world coordinates or <code>undefined</code> if none was found.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * // find intersection of ray through a pixel and the globe
+     * var ray = viewer.camera.getPickRay(windowCoordinates);
+     * var intersection = globe.pick(ray, scene);
+     */
+    Globe.prototype.pick = function(ray, scene, result) {
+        result = this.pickProjected(ray, scene, result);
+        if (defined(result) && scene.mode === SceneMode.COLUMBUS_VIEW) {
+            pickScratch.x = result.y;
+            pickScratch.y = result.z;
+            pickScratch.z = result.x;
+            var carto = scene.mapProjection.unproject(pickScratch, cartoScratch);
+            result = scene.globe.ellipsoid.cartographicToCartesian(carto, result);
+        }
+        //TODO: is always undefined for 2D
+
+        return result;
+    };
+
     var scratchGetHeightCartesian = new Cartesian3();
     var scratchGetHeightIntersection = new Cartesian3();
     var scratchGetHeightCartographic = new Cartographic();
diff --git a/Source/Scene/SceneTransitioner.js b/Source/Scene/SceneTransitioner.js
index b69d36c93c8d..ff443175c3b3 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/SceneTransitioner.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/SceneTransitioner.js
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ define([
 
             var globe = scene.globe;
             if (defined(globe)) {
-                var pickPos = globe.pick(ray, scene, scratchCVTo2DPickPos);
+                var pickPos = globe.pickProjected(ray, scene, scratchCVTo2DPickPos);
                 if (defined(pickPos)) {
                     Matrix4.multiplyByPoint(Camera.TRANSFORM_2D_INVERSE, pickPos, endPos);
                     endPos.z += Cartesian3.distance(startPos, endPos);
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ define([
 
             var globe = scene.globe;
             if (defined(globe)) {
-                var pickedPos = globe.pick(ray, scene, scratch3DTo2DPickPosition);
+                var pickedPos = globe.pickProjected(ray, scene, scratch3DTo2DPickPosition);
                 if (defined(pickedPos)) {
                     var height = Cartesian3.distance(camera2D.position2D, pickedPos);
                     pickedPos.x += height;
diff --git a/Source/Scene/ScreenSpaceCameraController.js b/Source/Scene/ScreenSpaceCameraController.js
index 02037bbbb2e7..db9588da04e4 100644
--- a/Source/Scene/ScreenSpaceCameraController.js
+++ b/Source/Scene/ScreenSpaceCameraController.js
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ define([
         }
 
         var ray = camera.getPickRay(mousePosition, pickGlobeScratchRay);
-        var rayIntersection = globe.pick(ray, scene, scratchRayIntersection);
+        var rayIntersection = globe.pickProjected(ray, scene, scratchRayIntersection);
 
         var pickDistance = defined(depthIntersection) ? Cartesian3.distance(depthIntersection, camera.positionWC) : Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
         var rayDistance = defined(rayIntersection) ? Cartesian3.distance(rayIntersection, camera.positionWC) : Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
diff --git a/Specs/Scene/ScreenSpaceCameraControllerSpec.js b/Specs/Scene/ScreenSpaceCameraControllerSpec.js
index 6b71846515ae..2c80e374aa4e 100644
--- a/Specs/Scene/ScreenSpaceCameraControllerSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/Scene/ScreenSpaceCameraControllerSpec.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ defineSuite([
         this.getHeight = function(cartographic) {
             return 0.0;
         };
-        this.pick = function() {
+        this.pickProjected = function() {
             return new Cartesian3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
         };
         this._surface = {