diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index bb3bc55307..86b420f7f4 100755
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2010,6 +2010,13 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
 
 void Application::updateAvatar(float deltaTime) {
 
+    // When head is rotated via touch/mouse look, slowly turn body to follow
+    const float BODY_FOLLOW_HEAD_RATE = 0.5f;
+    // update body yaw by body yaw delta
+    _myAvatar.setOrientation(_myAvatar.getOrientation()
+                             * glm::quat(glm::vec3(0, _yawFromTouch * deltaTime * BODY_FOLLOW_HEAD_RATE, 0) * deltaTime));
+    _yawFromTouch -= _yawFromTouch * deltaTime * BODY_FOLLOW_HEAD_RATE;
+    
     // Update my avatar's state from gyros and/or webcam
     _myAvatar.updateFromGyrosAndOrWebcam(_gyroLook->isChecked(),
                                          glm::vec3(_headCameraPitchYawScale,
diff --git a/interface/src/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
index 6e028e3674..ab57d6d0df 100755
--- a/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ void Avatar::simulate(float deltaTime, Transmitter* transmitter) {
     
         // add thrust to velocity
         _velocity += _thrust * deltaTime;
-
+        
         // update body yaw by body yaw delta
         orientation = orientation * glm::quat(glm::radians(
                                                            glm::vec3(_bodyPitchDelta, _bodyYawDelta, _bodyRollDelta) * deltaTime));