diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.h b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.h
index bbb006302f..2d1ff9a257 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.h
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.h
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ class HdEmbreeMesh final : public HdMesh {
     ///                      embree state.
     virtual void Finalize(HdRenderParam *renderParam) override;
 
+    bool EmbreeMeshIsDoubleSided() const
+    {
+        return _doubleSided;
+    }
+
 protected:
     // Initialize the given representation of this Rprim.
     // This is called prior to syncing the prim, the first time the repr
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp
index e5b50f29b0..276110c405 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp
@@ -1657,8 +1657,23 @@ HdEmbreeRenderer::_ComputeLighting(
         float vis = _Visibility(position, ls.wI, ls.dist * 0.99f);
 
         // Add exitant luminance
+        float cosOffNormal = GfDot(ls.wI, normal);
+        if (cosOffNormal < 0.0f) {
+            bool doubleSided = false;
+            HdEmbreeMesh *mesh =
+                dynamic_cast<HdEmbreeMesh*>(prototypeContext->rprim);
+            if (mesh) {
+                doubleSided = mesh->EmbreeMeshIsDoubleSided();
+            }
+
+            if (doubleSided) {
+                cosOffNormal *= -1.0f;
+            } else {
+                cosOffNormal = 0.0f;
+            }
+        }
         finalColor += ls.Li
-            * _DotZeroClip(ls.wI, normal)
+            * cosOffNormal
             * brdf
             * vis
             * ls.invPdfW;