diff --git a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Bindings/RhinoReceiveBinding.cs b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Bindings/RhinoReceiveBinding.cs
index b5e36a8b0d..bf6402e50d 100644
--- a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Bindings/RhinoReceiveBinding.cs
+++ b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Bindings/RhinoReceiveBinding.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 using Speckle.Connectors.Common.Cancellation;
 using Speckle.Connectors.DUI.Bindings;
 using Speckle.Connectors.DUI.Bridge;
+using Speckle.Connectors.DUI.Settings;
+using Speckle.Connectors.Rhino.Operations.Receive.Settings;
 using Speckle.Converters.Common;
 using Speckle.Converters.Rhino;
 
@@ -12,7 +14,8 @@ public class RhinoReceiveBinding(
   ICancellationManager cancellationManager,
   IBrowserBridge parent,
   IRhinoConversionSettingsFactory rhinoConversionSettingsFactory,
-  IReceiveOperationManagerFactory receiveOperationManagerFactory
+  IReceiveOperationManagerFactory receiveOperationManagerFactory,
+  IToHostSettingsManager toHostSettingsManager
 ) : IReceiveBinding
 {
   public string Name => "receiveBinding";
@@ -20,6 +23,10 @@ IReceiveOperationManagerFactory receiveOperationManagerFactory
 
   private ReceiveBindingUICommands Commands { get; } = new(parent);
 
+#pragma warning disable CA1024
+  public List<ICardSetting> GetReceiveSettings() => [new ConvertMeshesToPolysurfacesSetting()];
+#pragma warning restore CA1024
+
   public void CancelReceive(string modelCardId) => cancellationManager.CancelOperation(modelCardId);
 
   public async Task Receive(string modelCardId)
@@ -32,7 +39,13 @@ await manager.Process(
       (sp, card) =>
       {
         sp.GetRequiredService<IConverterSettingsStore<RhinoConversionSettings>>()
-          .Initialize(rhinoConversionSettingsFactory.Create(RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc, true));
+          .Initialize(
+            rhinoConversionSettingsFactory.Create(
+              RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc,
+              true,
+              toHostSettingsManager.GetConvertMeshesToPolysurfacesSetting(card)
+            )
+          );
       },
       async (modelName, processor) =>
       {
diff --git a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Operations/Receive/Settings/ConvertMeshesToPolysurfacesSetting.cs b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Operations/Receive/Settings/ConvertMeshesToPolysurfacesSetting.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f395722cbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Operations/Receive/Settings/ConvertMeshesToPolysurfacesSetting.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using Speckle.Connectors.DUI.Settings;
+
+namespace Speckle.Connectors.Rhino.Operations.Receive.Settings;
+
+public class ConvertMeshesToPolysurfacesSetting(bool value = false) : ICardSetting
+{
+  public const string SETTING_ID = "convertMeshesToPolysurfaces";
+
+  public string? Id { get; set; } = SETTING_ID;
+  public string? Title { get; set; } = "Convert meshes to polysurfaces";
+  public string? Type { get; set; } = "boolean";
+  public object? Value { get; set; } = value;
+  public List<string>? Enum { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Operations/Receive/Settings/ToHostSettingsManager.cs b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Operations/Receive/Settings/ToHostSettingsManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b11a1683e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Operations/Receive/Settings/ToHostSettingsManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using Speckle.Connectors.DUI.Models.Card;
+using Speckle.InterfaceGenerator;
+
+namespace Speckle.Connectors.Rhino.Operations.Receive.Settings;
+
+[GenerateAutoInterface]
+public class ToHostSettingsManager : IToHostSettingsManager
+{
+  public bool GetConvertMeshesToPolysurfacesSetting(ModelCard modelCard)
+  {
+    var value =
+      modelCard.Settings?.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Id == ConvertMeshesToPolysurfacesSetting.SETTING_ID)?.Value as bool?;
+    return value is true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Registration/ServiceRegistration.cs b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Registration/ServiceRegistration.cs
index 6369b4b29d..3546dc73f4 100644
--- a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Registration/ServiceRegistration.cs
+++ b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Registration/ServiceRegistration.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 using Speckle.Connectors.Rhino.HostApp.Properties;
 using Speckle.Connectors.Rhino.Mapper.Revit;
 using Speckle.Connectors.Rhino.Operations.Receive;
+using Speckle.Connectors.Rhino.Operations.Receive.Settings;
 using Speckle.Connectors.Rhino.Operations.Send;
 using Speckle.Connectors.Rhino.Operations.Send.Settings;
 using Speckle.Connectors.Rhino.Plugin;
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ public static void AddRhino(this IServiceCollection serviceCollection, bool isCo
     // register send settings
     serviceCollection.AddScoped<ToSpeckleSettingsManager>();
 
+    // register receive settings
+    serviceCollection.AddSingleton<IToHostSettingsManager, ToHostSettingsManager>();
+
     // register send conversion cache
     serviceCollection.AddSingleton<ISendConversionCache, SendConversionCache>();
     serviceCollection.AddSingleton<IAppIdleManager, RhinoIdleManager>();
diff --git a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared.projitems b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared.projitems
index 8da708e54e..838e7ae61b 100644
--- a/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared.projitems
+++ b/Connectors/Rhino/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared/Speckle.Connectors.RhinoShared.projitems
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Mapper\Revit\RevitMappingResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Operations\Send\Filters\RhinoSelectionFilter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Operations\Send\Filters\RhinoLayersFilter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Operations\Receive\Settings\ConvertMeshesToPolysurfacesSetting.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Operations\Receive\Settings\ToHostSettingsManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Operations\Send\Settings\AddVisualizationProperties.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Operations\Send\Settings\ToSpeckleSettingsManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)RhinoEvents.cs" />
diff --git a/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/RhinoConversionSettings.cs b/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/RhinoConversionSettings.cs
index 5b53e888c3..dcf2d4140e 100644
--- a/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/RhinoConversionSettings.cs
+++ b/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/RhinoConversionSettings.cs
@@ -5,4 +5,9 @@ namespace Speckle.Converters.Rhino;
 /// <summary>
 /// Represents the settings used for Rhino and Grasshopper conversions.
 /// </summary>
-public record RhinoConversionSettings(RhinoDoc Document, string SpeckleUnits, bool AddVisualizationProperties);
+public record RhinoConversionSettings(
+  RhinoDoc Document,
+  string SpeckleUnits,
+  bool AddVisualizationProperties,
+  bool ConvertMeshesToPolysurfaces = false
+);
diff --git a/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/RhinoConversionSettingsFactory.cs b/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/RhinoConversionSettingsFactory.cs
index 002664dd9f..8e04cd0a93 100644
--- a/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/RhinoConversionSettingsFactory.cs
+++ b/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/RhinoConversionSettingsFactory.cs
@@ -14,4 +14,16 @@ IConverterSettingsStore<RhinoConversionSettings> settingsStore
 
   public RhinoConversionSettings Create(RhinoDoc document, bool addVisualizationProperties) =>
     new(document, unitsConverter.ConvertOrThrow(RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc.ModelUnitSystem), addVisualizationProperties);
+
+  public RhinoConversionSettings Create(
+    RhinoDoc document,
+    bool addVisualizationProperties,
+    bool convertMeshesToPolysurfaces
+  ) =>
+    new(
+      document,
+      unitsConverter.ConvertOrThrow(RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc.ModelUnitSystem),
+      addVisualizationProperties,
+      convertMeshesToPolysurfaces
+    );
 }
diff --git a/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/ToHost/TopLevel/DataObjectConverter.cs b/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/ToHost/TopLevel/DataObjectConverter.cs
index 50b5a28736..7f7c0c93e8 100644
--- a/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/ToHost/TopLevel/DataObjectConverter.cs
+++ b/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/ToHost/TopLevel/DataObjectConverter.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ IDataObjectInstanceRegistry dataObjectInstanceRegistry
       SOG.Ellipse ellipse => new() { _ellipseConverter.Convert(ellipse) },
       SOG.ExtrusionX extrusion => _extrusionConverter.Convert(extrusion),
       SOG.Line line => new() { _lineConverter.Convert(line) },
-      SOG.Mesh mesh => new() { _meshConverter.Convert(mesh) },
+      SOG.Mesh mesh => new() { ConvertMesh(mesh) },
       SOG.Pointcloud pointcloud => new() { _pointcloudConverter.Convert(pointcloud) },
       SOG.Point point => new() { _pointConverter.Convert(point) },
       SOG.Polycurve polycurve => new() { _polycurveConverter.Convert(polycurve) },
@@ -133,4 +133,26 @@ private RG.Transform GetUnitsTransform(Base speckleObject)
 
     return RG.Transform.Identity;
   }
+
+#pragma warning disable CA1508 // Brep.CreateFromMesh can return null for degenerate meshes
+  private RG.GeometryBase ConvertMesh(SOG.Mesh mesh)
+  {
+    var rhinoMesh = _meshConverter.Convert(mesh);
+
+    if (_settingsStore.Current.ConvertMeshesToPolysurfaces)
+    {
+      var brep = RG.Brep.CreateFromMesh(rhinoMesh, true);
+      if (brep is not null)
+      {
+        brep.MergeCoplanarFaces(
+          _settingsStore.Current.Document.ModelAbsoluteTolerance,
+          _settingsStore.Current.Document.ModelAngleToleranceRadians
+        );
+        return brep;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return rhinoMesh;
+  }
+#pragma warning restore CA1508
 }
diff --git a/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/ToHost/TopLevel/DisplayableObjectToHostTopLevelConverter.cs b/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/ToHost/TopLevel/DisplayableObjectToHostTopLevelConverter.cs
index 24bde1354a..d53815f79a 100644
--- a/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/ToHost/TopLevel/DisplayableObjectToHostTopLevelConverter.cs
+++ b/Converters/Rhino/Speckle.Converters.RhinoShared/ToHost/TopLevel/DisplayableObjectToHostTopLevelConverter.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ IConverterSettingsStore<RhinoConversionSettings> settingsStore
         SOG.Line line => _lineConverter.Convert(line),
         SOG.Polyline polyline => _polylineConverter.Convert(polyline),
         SOG.Arc arc => _arcConverter.Convert(arc),
-        SOG.Mesh mesh => _meshConverter.Convert(mesh),
+        SOG.Mesh mesh => ConvertMesh(mesh),
         SOG.Point point => _pointConverter.Convert(point),
         _ => throw new ConversionException($"Found unsupported fallback geometry: {item.GetType()}")
       };
@@ -74,4 +74,26 @@ private RG.Transform GetUnitsTransform(Base speckleObject)
 
     return RG.Transform.Identity;
   }
+
+#pragma warning disable CA1508 // Brep.CreateFromMesh can return null for degenerate meshes
+  private RG.GeometryBase ConvertMesh(SOG.Mesh mesh)
+  {
+    var rhinoMesh = _meshConverter.Convert(mesh);
+
+    if (_settingsStore.Current.ConvertMeshesToPolysurfaces)
+    {
+      var brep = RG.Brep.CreateFromMesh(rhinoMesh, true);
+      if (brep is not null)
+      {
+        brep.MergeCoplanarFaces(
+          _settingsStore.Current.Document.ModelAbsoluteTolerance,
+          _settingsStore.Current.Document.ModelAngleToleranceRadians
+        );
+        return brep;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return rhinoMesh;
+  }
+#pragma warning restore CA1508
 }