diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp
index 92d8240510..e3271037e0 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp
@@ -367,6 +367,11 @@ const AnimPoseVec& AnimInverseKinematics::evaluate(const AnimVariantMap& animVar
 
 //virtual
 const AnimPoseVec& AnimInverseKinematics::overlay(const AnimVariantMap& animVars, float dt, Triggers& triggersOut, const AnimPoseVec& underPoses) {
+    const float MAX_OVERLAY_DT = 1.0f / 30.0f; // what to clamp delta-time to in AnimInverseKinematics::overlay
+    if (dt > MAX_OVERLAY_DT) {
+        dt = MAX_OVERLAY_DT;
+    }
+
     if (_relativePoses.size() != underPoses.size()) {
         loadPoses(underPoses);
     } else {
@@ -463,7 +468,8 @@ const AnimPoseVec& AnimInverseKinematics::overlay(const AnimVariantMap& animVars
 
             // smooth transitions by relaxing _hipsOffset toward the new value
             const float HIPS_OFFSET_SLAVE_TIMESCALE = 0.15f;
-            _hipsOffset += (newHipsOffset - _hipsOffset) * (dt / HIPS_OFFSET_SLAVE_TIMESCALE);
+            float tau = dt > HIPS_OFFSET_SLAVE_TIMESCALE ? 1.0f : dt / HIPS_OFFSET_SLAVE_TIMESCALE;
+            _hipsOffset += (newHipsOffset - _hipsOffset) * tau;
         }
     }
     return _relativePoses;