diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.h b/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.h
index c08b7e2336..3eae702257 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public:
      * Gets details of all avatar entities.
      * <p><strong>Warning:</strong> Potentially an expensive call. Do not use if possible.</p>
      * @function Avatar.getAvatarEntityData
-     * @returns {AvatarEntityMap} Details of the avatar entities.
+     * @returns {AvatarEntityMap} Details of all avatar entities.
      * @example <caption>Report the current avatar entities.</caption>
      * var avatarEntityData = Avatar.getAvatarEntityData();
      * print("Avatar entities: " + JSON.stringify(avatarEntityData));
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 4287062094..fe4980c873 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -1810,6 +1810,46 @@ void MyAvatar::prepareAvatarEntityDataForReload() {
     _reloadAvatarEntityDataFromSettings = true;
 }
 
+AvatarEntityMap MyAvatar::getAvatarEntityData() const {
+    // NOTE: the return value is expected to be a map of unfortunately-formatted-binary-blobs
+    AvatarEntityMap data;
+
+    auto treeRenderer = DependencyManager::get<EntityTreeRenderer>();
+    EntityTreePointer entityTree = treeRenderer ? treeRenderer->getTree() : nullptr;
+    if (!entityTree) {
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    QList<QUuid> avatarEntityIDs;
+    _avatarEntitiesLock.withReadLock([&] {
+        avatarEntityIDs = _packedAvatarEntityData.keys();
+    });
+    for (const auto& entityID : avatarEntityIDs) {
+        auto entity = entityTree->findEntityByID(entityID);
+        if (!entity) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        EncodeBitstreamParams params;
+        auto desiredProperties = entity->getEntityProperties(params);
+        desiredProperties += PROP_LOCAL_POSITION;
+        desiredProperties += PROP_LOCAL_ROTATION;
+        desiredProperties += PROP_LOCAL_VELOCITY;
+        desiredProperties += PROP_LOCAL_ANGULAR_VELOCITY;
+        desiredProperties += PROP_LOCAL_DIMENSIONS;
+        EntityItemProperties properties = entity->getProperties(desiredProperties);
+
+        QByteArray blob;
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_scriptEngineLock);
+            EntityItemProperties::propertiesToBlob(*_scriptEngine, getID(), properties, blob, true);
+        }
+
+        data[entityID] = blob;
+    }
+    return data;
+}
+
 AvatarEntityMap MyAvatar::getAvatarEntityDataNonDefault() const {
     // NOTE: the return value is expected to be a map of unfortunately-formatted-binary-blobs
     updateStaleAvatarEntityBlobs();
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 2e87f5ef94..e806fe9b3f 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -1856,11 +1856,12 @@ public:
     /**jsdoc
      * Gets details of all avatar entities.
      * @function MyAvatar.getAvatarEntityData
-     * @returns {AvatarEntityMap} Details of the avatar entities.
+     * @returns {AvatarEntityMap} Details of all avatar entities.
      * @example <caption>Report the current avatar entities.</caption>
      * var avatarEntityData = MyAvatar.getAvatarEntityData();
      * print("Avatar entities: " + JSON.stringify(avatarEntityData));
      */
+    AvatarEntityMap getAvatarEntityData() const override;
 
     AvatarEntityMap getAvatarEntityDataNonDefault() const override;
 
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 0b7ea76f3f..adb7222ee3 100755
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -3046,6 +3046,12 @@ void AvatarData::clearAvatarEntity(const QUuid& entityID, bool requiresRemovalFr
     }
 }
 
+AvatarEntityMap AvatarData::getAvatarEntityData() const {
+    // overridden where needed
+    // NOTE: the return value is expected to be a map of unfortunately-formatted-binary-blobs
+    return AvatarEntityMap();
+}
+
 AvatarEntityMap AvatarData::getAvatarEntityDataNonDefault() const {
     // overridden where needed
     // NOTE: the return value is expected to be a map of unfortunately-formatted-binary-blobs
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 5b4e959d03..981882bf98 100755
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -1390,6 +1390,8 @@ public:
     /**jsdoc
      * @comment Documented in derived classes' JSDoc because implementations are different.
      */
+     // Get avatar entity data with all property values. Used in API.
+     Q_INVOKABLE virtual AvatarEntityMap getAvatarEntityData() const;
 
     // Get avatar entity data with non-default property values. Used internally.
     virtual AvatarEntityMap getAvatarEntityDataNonDefault() const;
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
index 319dfc922f..79dc62ce56 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
@@ -5097,10 +5097,13 @@ bool EntityItemProperties::blobToProperties(QScriptEngine& scriptEngine, const Q
     return true;
 }
 
-void EntityItemProperties::propertiesToBlob(QScriptEngine& scriptEngine, const QUuid& myAvatarID, const EntityItemProperties& properties, QByteArray& blob) {
+void EntityItemProperties::propertiesToBlob(QScriptEngine& scriptEngine, const QUuid& myAvatarID, 
+            const EntityItemProperties& properties, QByteArray& blob, bool allProperties) {
     // DANGER: this method is NOT efficient.
     // begin recipe for extracting unfortunately-formatted-binary-blob from EntityItem
-    QScriptValue scriptValue = EntityItemNonDefaultPropertiesToScriptValue(&scriptEngine, properties);
+    QScriptValue scriptValue = allProperties
+        ? EntityItemPropertiesToScriptValue(&scriptEngine, properties)
+        : EntityItemNonDefaultPropertiesToScriptValue(&scriptEngine, properties);
     QVariant variantProperties = scriptValue.toVariant();
     QJsonDocument jsonProperties = QJsonDocument::fromVariant(variantProperties);
     // the ID of the parent/avatar changes from session to session.  use a special UUID to indicate the avatar
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
index 63d8183899..166b3ba7e8 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ class EntityItemProperties {
     friend class MaterialEntityItem;
 public:
     static bool blobToProperties(QScriptEngine& scriptEngine, const QByteArray& blob, EntityItemProperties& properties);
-    static void propertiesToBlob(QScriptEngine& scriptEngine, const QUuid& myAvatarID, const EntityItemProperties& properties, QByteArray& blob);
+    static void propertiesToBlob(QScriptEngine& scriptEngine, const QUuid& myAvatarID, const EntityItemProperties& properties, 
+        QByteArray& blob, bool allProperties = false);
 
     EntityItemProperties(EntityPropertyFlags desiredProperties = EntityPropertyFlags());
     virtual ~EntityItemProperties() = default;