diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindEmbree.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindEmbree.cmake
index cd52f6b7f5..7c3ecd7cd8 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindEmbree.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindEmbree.cmake
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 #=============================================================================
 
 if (APPLE)
-    set (EMBREE_LIB_NAME libembree3.dylib)
+    set (EMBREE_LIB_NAME libembree4.dylib)
 elseif (UNIX)
-    set (EMBREE_LIB_NAME libembree3.so)
+    set (EMBREE_LIB_NAME libembree4.so)
 elseif (WIN32)
-    set (EMBREE_LIB_NAME embree3.lib)
+    set (EMBREE_LIB_NAME embree4.lib)
 endif()
 
 find_library(EMBREE_LIBRARY
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ find_library(EMBREE_LIBRARY
 )
 
 find_path(EMBREE_INCLUDE_DIR
-    embree3/rtcore.h
+    embree4/rtcore.h
 HINTS
     "${EMBREE_LOCATION}/include"
     "$ENV{EMBREE_LOCATION}/include"
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ DOC
     "Embree headers path"
 )
 
-if (EMBREE_INCLUDE_DIR AND EXISTS "${EMBREE_INCLUDE_DIR}/embree3/rtcore_version.h" )
-    file(STRINGS "${EMBREE_INCLUDE_DIR}/embree3/rtcore_version.h" TMP REGEX "^#define RTC_VERSION_MAJOR.*$")
+if (EMBREE_INCLUDE_DIR AND EXISTS "${EMBREE_INCLUDE_DIR}/embree4/rtcore_version.h" )
+    file(STRINGS "${EMBREE_INCLUDE_DIR}/embree4/rtcore_version.h" TMP REGEX "^#define RTC_VERSION_MAJOR.*$")
     string(REGEX MATCHALL "[0-9]+" MAJOR ${TMP})
-    file(STRINGS "${EMBREE_INCLUDE_DIR}/embree3/rtcore_version.h" TMP REGEX "^#define RTC_VERSION_MINOR.*$")
+    file(STRINGS "${EMBREE_INCLUDE_DIR}/embree4/rtcore_version.h" TMP REGEX "^#define RTC_VERSION_MINOR.*$")
     string(REGEX MATCHALL "[0-9]+" MINOR ${TMP})
-    file(STRINGS "${EMBREE_INCLUDE_DIR}/embree3/rtcore_version.h" TMP REGEX "^#define RTC_VERSION_PATCH.*$")
+    file(STRINGS "${EMBREE_INCLUDE_DIR}/embree4/rtcore_version.h" TMP REGEX "^#define RTC_VERSION_PATCH.*$")
     string(REGEX MATCHALL "[0-9]+" PATCH ${TMP})
 
     set (EMBREE_VERSION ${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH})
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/context.h b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/context.h
index 4165adb1e6..af9cc4ef5b 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/context.h
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/context.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "pxr/base/gf/matrix4f.h"
 #include "pxr/base/vt/array.h"
 
-#include <embree3/rtcore.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore.h>
 
 PXR_NAMESPACE_OPEN_SCOPE
 
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.cpp b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.cpp
index 195f83a633..d3cb949952 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.cpp
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void HdEmbreeMesh::_EmbreeCullFaces(const RTCFilterFunctionNArguments* args)
             default: break;
         }
         if (cull) {
-            // This is how you reject a hit in embree3 instead of setting
+            // This is how you reject a hit in embree3/4 instead of setting
             // geomId to invalid on the ray
             args->valid[i] = 0;
         }
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.h b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.h
index 29b0d55029..79d166ac65 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.h
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/mesh.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 #include "pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/meshSamplers.h"
 
-#include <embree3/rtcore.h>
-#include <embree3/rtcore_ray.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore_ray.h>
 
 PXR_NAMESPACE_OPEN_SCOPE
 
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/meshSamplers.h b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/meshSamplers.h
index c32c35fffa..3712a9e3ab 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/meshSamplers.h
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/meshSamplers.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include "pxr/imaging/hd/meshUtil.h"
 #include "pxr/base/vt/types.h"
 
-#include <embree3/rtcore.h>
-#include <embree3/rtcore_geometry.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore_geometry.h>
 
 #include <bitset>
 
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/pch.h b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/pch.h
index 200633939c..37ffc9be3d 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/pch.h
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/pch.h
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
 #undef toupper
 #endif
 #endif // PXR_PYTHON_SUPPORT_ENABLED
-#include <embree3/rtcore.h>
-#include <embree3/rtcore_geometry.h>
-#include <embree3/rtcore_ray.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore_geometry.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore_ray.h>
 #include <tbb/blocked_range.h>
 #include <tbb/cache_aligned_allocator.h>
 #include <tbb/concurrent_hash_map.h>
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderDelegate.h b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderDelegate.h
index d4f8f78d54..84af7d8fba 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderDelegate.h
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderDelegate.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "pxr/base/tf/staticTokens.h"
 
 #include <mutex>
-#include <embree3/rtcore.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore.h>
 
 PXR_NAMESPACE_OPEN_SCOPE
 
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderParam.h b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderParam.h
index 206a7458bc..354fed4faa 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderParam.h
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderParam.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "pxr/imaging/hd/renderDelegate.h"
 #include "pxr/imaging/hd/renderThread.h"
 
-#include <embree3/rtcore.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore.h>
 
 PXR_NAMESPACE_OPEN_SCOPE
 
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp
index 13956c7b25..cf90a952da 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.cpp
@@ -637,9 +637,7 @@ HdEmbreeRenderer::_TraceRay(unsigned int x, unsigned int y,
     rayHit.ray.flags = 0;
     _PopulateRayHit(&rayHit, origin, dir, 0.0f);
     {
-      RTCIntersectContext context;
-      rtcInitIntersectContext(&context);
-      rtcIntersect1(_scene, &context, &rayHit);
+      rtcIntersect1(_scene, &rayHit);
       //
       // there is something odd about how this is used in Embree. Is it reversed
       // here and then when it it used in
@@ -979,9 +977,7 @@ HdEmbreeRenderer::_ComputeAmbientOcclusion(GfVec3f const& position,
         shadow.flags = 0;
         _PopulateRay(&shadow, position, shadowDir, 0.001f);
         {
-          RTCIntersectContext context;
-          rtcInitIntersectContext(&context);
-          rtcOccluded1(_scene,&context,&shadow);
+          rtcOccluded1(_scene,&shadow);
         }
 
         // Record this AO ray's contribution to the occlusion factor: a
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.h b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.h
index 8e727ecba0..798fb5c22e 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.h
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/renderer.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #include "pxr/base/gf/matrix4d.h"
 #include "pxr/base/gf/rect2i.h"
 
-#include <embree3/rtcore.h>
-#include <embree3/rtcore_ray.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore_ray.h>
 
 #include <random>
 #include <atomic>
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/testenv/testHdEmbree.cpp b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/testenv/testHdEmbree.cpp
index 02c2ca69f8..93705b2d28 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/testenv/testHdEmbree.cpp
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdEmbree/testenv/testHdEmbree.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "pxr/base/tf/errorMark.h"
 
-#include <embree3/rtcore.h>
+#include <embree4/rtcore.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
 PXR_NAMESPACE_USING_DIRECTIVE