diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/light.cpp b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/light.cpp
index e8bcbd88eb..a556d385d3 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/light.cpp
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/light.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ HdEmbree_Light::HdEmbree_Light(SdfPath const& id, TfToken const& lightType)
         _lightData.lightVariant = HdEmbree_Cylinder();
     } else if (lightType == HdSprimTypeTokens->diskLight) {
         _lightData.lightVariant = HdEmbree_Disk();
+    } else if (lightType == HdSprimTypeTokens->domeLight) {
+        _lightData.lightVariant = HdEmbree_Dome();
     } else if (lightType == HdSprimTypeTokens->rectLight) {
         // Get shape parameters
         _lightData.lightVariant = HdEmbree_Rect();
@@ -164,6 +166,9 @@ HdEmbree_Light::Sync(HdSceneDelegate *sceneDelegate,
                 sceneDelegate->GetLightParamValue(id, HdLightTokens->radius)
                     .GetWithDefault(0.5f),
             };
+        } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, HdEmbree_Dome>) {
+            typedLight = HdEmbree_Dome{};
+            _SyncLightTexture(id, _lightData, sceneDelegate);
         } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, HdEmbree_Rect>) {
             typedLight = HdEmbree_Rect{
                 sceneDelegate->GetLightParamValue(id, HdLightTokens->width)
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/light.h b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/light.h
index fece3056d8..05ab262cb2 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/light.h
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/light.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ struct HdEmbree_Disk
     float radius;
 };
 
+// Needed for HdEmbree_LightVariant
+struct HdEmbree_Dome
+{};
+
 struct HdEmbree_Rect
 {
     float width;
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ using HdEmbree_LightVariant = std::variant<
     HdEmbree_UnknownLight,
     HdEmbree_Cylinder,
     HdEmbree_Disk,
+    HdEmbree_Dome,
     HdEmbree_Rect,
     HdEmbree_Sphere>;
 
@@ -108,6 +113,10 @@ class HdEmbree_Light final : public HdLight
         return _lightData;
     }
 
+    bool IsDome() const {
+        return std::holds_alternative<HdEmbree_Dome>(_lightData.lightVariant);
+    }
+
 private:
     HdEmbree_LightData _lightData;
 };
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderDelegate.cpp b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderDelegate.cpp
index 100e9c133a..27cad002da 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderDelegate.cpp
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderDelegate.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const TfTokenVector HdEmbreeRenderDelegate::SUPPORTED_SPRIM_TYPES =
     HdPrimTypeTokens->extComputation,
     HdPrimTypeTokens->cylinderLight,
     HdPrimTypeTokens->diskLight,
+    HdPrimTypeTokens->domeLight,
     HdPrimTypeTokens->rectLight,
     HdPrimTypeTokens->sphereLight,
 };
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@ HdEmbreeRenderDelegate::CreateSprim(TfToken const& typeId,
         return new HdExtComputation(sprimId);
     } else if (typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->light ||
                typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->diskLight ||
+               typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->domeLight ||
                typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->rectLight ||
                typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->sphereLight ||
                typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->cylinderLight) {
@@ -360,6 +362,7 @@ HdEmbreeRenderDelegate::CreateFallbackSprim(TfToken const& typeId)
         return new HdExtComputation(SdfPath::EmptyPath());
     } else if (typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->light ||
                typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->diskLight ||
+               typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->domeLight ||
                typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->rectLight ||
                typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->sphereLight ||
                typeId == HdPrimTypeTokens->cylinderLight) {
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp
index 0a02725665..1555c344d2 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp
@@ -443,6 +443,45 @@ _EvalAreaLight(HdEmbree_LightData const& light, _ShapeSample const& ss,
     };
 }
 
+_LightSample
+_SampleDomeLight(HdEmbree_LightData const& light, GfVec3f const& direction)
+{
+    float t = acosf(direction[1]) / _pi<float>;
+    float s = atan2f(direction[0], direction[2]) / (2.0f * _pi<float>);
+    s = 1.0f - fmodf(s+0.5f, 1.0f);
+
+    GfVec3f Li = light.texture.pixels.empty() ?
+        GfVec3f(1.0f)
+        : _SampleLightTexture(light.texture, s, t);
+
+    return _LightSample {
+        Li,
+        direction,
+        std::numeric_limits<float>::max(),
+        4.0f * _pi<float>
+    };
+}
+
+_LightSample
+_EvalDomeLight(HdEmbree_LightData const& light, GfVec3f const& W,
+                 float u1, float u2)
+{
+    GfVec3f U, V;
+    GfBuildOrthonormalFrame(W, &U, &V);
+
+    float z = u1;
+    float r = sqrtf(std::max(0.0f, 1.0f - _Sqr(z)));
+    float phi = 2.0f * _pi<float> * u2;
+
+    const GfVec3f wI =
+        (W * z + r * cosf(phi) * U + r * sinf(phi) * V).GetNormalized();
+
+    _LightSample ls = _SampleDomeLight(light, wI);
+    ls.invPdfW = 2.0f * _pi<float>;  // We only picked from the hemisphere
+
+    return ls;
+}
+
 class _LightSampler {
 public:
     static _LightSample GetLightSample(HdEmbree_LightData const& lightData,
@@ -510,6 +549,10 @@ class _LightSampler {
         return _EvalAreaLight(_lightData, shapeSample, _hitPosition);
     }
 
+    _LightSample operator()(HdEmbree_Dome const& dome) {
+        return _EvalDomeLight(_lightData, _normal, _u1, _u2);
+    }
+
 private:
     _LightSampler(HdEmbree_LightData const& lightData,
                  GfVec3f const& hitPosition,
@@ -629,6 +672,10 @@ HdEmbreeRenderer::AddLight(SdfPath const& lightPath,
 {
     ScopedLock lightsWriteLock(_lightsWriteMutex);
     _lightMap[lightPath] = light;
+
+    if (light->IsDome()) {
+        _domes.push_back(light);
+    }
 }
 
 void
@@ -636,6 +683,9 @@ HdEmbreeRenderer::RemoveLight(SdfPath const& lightPath, HdEmbree_Light* light)
 {
     ScopedLock lightsWriteLock(_lightsWriteMutex);
     _lightMap.erase(lightPath);
+    _domes.erase(std::remove_if(_domes.begin(), _domes.end(),
+                                [&light](auto& l){ return l == light; }),
+                 _domes.end());
 }
 
 bool
@@ -1425,6 +1475,29 @@ HdEmbreeRenderer::_ComputeColor(RTCRayHit const& rayHit,
                                 std::default_random_engine &random,
                                 GfVec4f const& clearColor)
 {
+    if (rayHit.hit.geomID == RTC_INVALID_GEOMETRY_ID) {
+        if (_domes.empty()) {
+            return clearColor;
+        }
+
+        // if we missed all geometry in the scene, evaluate the infinite lights
+        // directly
+        GfVec4f domeColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+
+        for (auto* dome : _domes) {
+            _LightSample ls = _SampleDomeLight(
+                dome->LightData(),
+                GfVec3f(rayHit.ray.dir_x,
+                        rayHit.ray.dir_y,
+                        rayHit.ray.dir_z)
+            );
+            domeColor[0] += ls.Li[0];
+            domeColor[1] += ls.Li[1];
+            domeColor[2] += ls.Li[2];
+        }
+        return domeColor;
+    }
+
     // Get the instance and prototype context structures for the hit prim.
     // We don't use embree's multi-level instancing; we
     // flatten everything in hydra. So instID[0] should always be correct.
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.h b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.h
index 85a44ad4b2..e5a8426136 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.h
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ class HdEmbreeRenderer final
     // Lights
     mutable WriteMutex _lightsWriteMutex; // protects the 2 below
     std::map<SdfPath, HdEmbree_Light*> _lightMap;
+    std::vector<HdEmbree_Light*> _domes;
 };
 
 PXR_NAMESPACE_CLOSE_SCOPE