diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Billboard3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Billboard3DOverlay.cpp
index 960f0de095..f19426b054 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Billboard3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Billboard3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ QVariant Billboard3DOverlay::getProperty(const QString &property) {
     return Planar3DOverlay::getProperty(property);
 }
 
+void Billboard3DOverlay::update(float duration) {
+    // Billboard's transform needs to constantly be adjusted if it faces the avatar
+   // if (isFacingAvatar()) {
+        notifyRenderTransformChange();
+  //  }
+    Base3DOverlay::update(duration);
+}
+
 bool Billboard3DOverlay::applyTransformTo(Transform& transform, bool force) {
     bool transformChanged = false;
     if (force || usecTimestampNow() > _transformExpiry) {
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Billboard3DOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Billboard3DOverlay.h
index 6b3aa40451..6f590dd6ec 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Billboard3DOverlay.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Billboard3DOverlay.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public:
     void setProperties(const QVariantMap& properties) override;
     QVariant getProperty(const QString& property) override;
 
+    void update(float deltatime) override;
+
 protected:
     virtual bool applyTransformTo(Transform& transform, bool force = false) override;