diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 24a25f314d..8ffadd4e18 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ void MyAvatar::simulate(float deltaTime) {
     auto entityTreeRenderer = qApp->getEntities();
     EntityTreePointer entityTree = entityTreeRenderer ? entityTreeRenderer->getTree() : nullptr;
     if (entityTree) {
-        bool flyingAllowed = true;
+        bool flyingAllowed = true && _enableFlying;
         bool collisionlessAllowed = true;
         entityTree->withWriteLock([&] {
             std::shared_ptr<ZoneEntityItem> zone = entityTreeRenderer->myAvatarZone();
@@ -2467,6 +2467,14 @@ void MyAvatar::updateMotionBehaviorFromMenu() {
     setCollisionsEnabled(menu->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::EnableAvatarCollisions));
 }
 
+void MyAvatar::setFlyingEnabled(bool enabled) {
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "setFlyingEnabled", Q_ARG(bool, enabled));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _enableFlying = enabled;
+}
 void MyAvatar::setCollisionsEnabled(bool enabled) {
 
     if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index cfe66eb10e..5f7a12718a 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -491,6 +491,8 @@ public:
 
     bool hasDriveInput() const;
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void setFlyingEnabled(bool enabled);
+
     Q_INVOKABLE void setCollisionsEnabled(bool enabled);
     Q_INVOKABLE bool getCollisionsEnabled();
     Q_INVOKABLE void setCharacterControllerEnabled(bool enabled); // deprecated
@@ -552,7 +554,8 @@ public slots:
     void setEnableDebugDrawSensorToWorldMatrix(bool isEnabled);
     void setEnableDebugDrawIKTargets(bool isEnabled);
     void setEnableDebugDrawIKConstraints(bool isEnabled);
-    void setEnableDebugDrawIKChains(bool isEnabled);
+    void setEnableDebugDrawIKChains(bool isEnabled);    
+
     bool getEnableMeshVisible() const { return _skeletonModel->isVisible(); }
     void setEnableMeshVisible(bool isEnabled);
     void setUseAnimPreAndPostRotations(bool isEnabled);
@@ -625,6 +628,7 @@ private:
     std::array<float, MAX_DRIVE_KEYS> _driveKeys;
     std::bitset<MAX_DRIVE_KEYS> _disabledDriveKeys;
 
+    bool _enableFlying { true };
     bool _wasPushing { false };
     bool _isPushing { false };
     bool _isBeingPushed { false };
@@ -767,7 +771,6 @@ private:
     ThreadSafeValueCache<controller::Pose> _rightArmControllerPoseInSensorFrameCache{ controller::Pose() };
 
     bool _hmdLeanRecenterEnabled = true;
-
     AnimPose _prePhysicsRoomPose;
     std::mutex _holdActionsMutex;
     std::vector<AvatarActionHold*> _holdActions;