diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index 5b4704cabb..81c0554111 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -584,3 +584,11 @@ glm::vec3 RenderableModelEntityItem::getAbsoluteJointTranslationInObjectFrame(in
     }
     return glm::vec3(0.0f);
 }
+
+void RenderableModelEntityItem::locationChanged() {
+    EntityItem::locationChanged();
+    if (_model && _model->isActive()) {
+        _model->setRotation(getRotation());
+        _model->setTranslation(getPosition());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
index 5c05dc5b44..3f3fe11633 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ public:
     virtual glm::quat getAbsoluteJointRotationInObjectFrame(int index) const override;
     virtual glm::vec3 getAbsoluteJointTranslationInObjectFrame(int index) const override;
 
+    void locationChanged();
+
 private:
     void remapTextures();