diff --git a/include/openspace/engine/syncengine.h b/include/openspace/engine/syncengine.h
index 50daf2248d..3adc64aabb 100644
--- a/include/openspace/engine/syncengine.h
+++ b/include/openspace/engine/syncengine.h
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ namespace openspace {
 class Syncable;
 class SyncBuffer;
 
+/**
+* Manages a collection of <code>Syncable</code>s and ensures they are synchronized
+* over SGCT nodes.
+*/
 class SyncEngine {
 public:
 
diff --git a/include/openspace/rendering/renderengine.h b/include/openspace/rendering/renderengine.h
index 680ac01263..a08421b872 100644
--- a/include/openspace/rendering/renderengine.h
+++ b/include/openspace/rendering/renderengine.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include <openspace/properties/stringproperty.h>
 #include <openspace/rendering/screenspacerenderable.h>
 
+#include <openspace/util/syncdata.h>
+
+
 #include <openspace/performance/performancemanager.h>
 
 namespace ghoul {
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ namespace openspace {
 // Forward declare to minimize dependencies
 class Camera;
 class SyncBuffer;
+
 class Scene;
 class Renderer;
 class RaycasterManager;
@@ -115,9 +119,6 @@ public:
     bool doesPerformanceMeasurements() const;
     performance::PerformanceManager* performanceManager();
 
-    void serialize(SyncBuffer* syncBuffer);
-    void deserialize(SyncBuffer* syncBuffer, bool useDoubleBuffering);
-
     float globalBlackOutFactor();
     void setGlobalBlackOutFactor(float factor);
     void setNAaSamples(int nAaSamples);
@@ -188,12 +189,17 @@ public:
     void startFading(int direction, float fadeDuration);
 
     void sortScreenspaceRenderables();
+
     // This is temporary until a proper screenspace solution is found ---abock
-    struct {
+    struct OnScreenInformation{
         glm::vec2 _position;
         unsigned int _size;
         int _node;
-    } _onScreenInformation;
+    };
+
+    SyncData<OnScreenInformation> _onScreenInformation;
+
+    std::vector<Syncable*> getSyncables();
     
 private:
     void setRenderer(std::unique_ptr<Renderer> renderer);
diff --git a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
index 598a500e8f..36ef7ff861 100644
--- a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ bool OpenSpaceEngine::initialize() {
 #endif
 
     _syncEngine->addSyncables(Time::ref().getSyncables());
-    _syncEngine->addSyncables(_renderEngine->camera()->getSyncables());
+    _syncEngine->addSyncables(_renderEngine->getSyncables());
 
     LINFO("Finished initializing");
     return true;
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::encode() {
         _syncEngine->encode(_syncBuffer.get());
 
         _scriptEngine->serialize(_syncBuffer.get());
-        _renderEngine->serialize(_syncBuffer.get());
+        //_renderEngine->serialize(_syncBuffer.get());
         
         _syncBuffer->write();
     }
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::decode() {
         _syncEngine->decode(_syncBuffer.get());
 
         _scriptEngine->deserialize(_syncBuffer.get());
-        _renderEngine->deserialize(_syncBuffer.get(), _settingsEngine->useDoubleBuffering());
+        //_renderEngine->deserialize(_syncBuffer.get(), _settingsEngine->useDoubleBuffering());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
index a8cb7b8e36..5ab34ae81b 100644
--- a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
@@ -526,20 +526,6 @@ void RenderEngine::setSceneGraph(Scene* sceneGraph) {
     _sceneGraph = sceneGraph;
 }
 
-void RenderEngine::serialize(SyncBuffer* syncBuffer) {
-    syncBuffer->encode(_onScreenInformation._node);
-    syncBuffer->encode(_onScreenInformation._position.x);
-    syncBuffer->encode(_onScreenInformation._position.y);
-    syncBuffer->encode(_onScreenInformation._size);
-}
-
-void RenderEngine::deserialize(SyncBuffer* syncBuffer, bool useDoubleBuffering) {
-    syncBuffer->decode(_onScreenInformation._node);
-    syncBuffer->decode(_onScreenInformation._position.x);
-    syncBuffer->decode(_onScreenInformation._position.y);
-    syncBuffer->decode(_onScreenInformation._size);
-}
-
 Camera* RenderEngine::camera() const {
     return _mainCamera;
 }
@@ -1700,6 +1686,12 @@ void RenderEngine::renderScreenLog() {
     }
 }
 
+std::vector<Syncable*> RenderEngine::getSyncables(){
+    std::vector<Syncable*> syncables = _mainCamera->getSyncables();
+    syncables.push_back(&_onScreenInformation);
+    return syncables;
+}
+
 void RenderEngine::sortScreenspaceRenderables() {
     std::sort(
         _screenSpaceRenderables.begin(),