diff --git a/interface/resources/shaders/face.vert b/interface/resources/shaders/face.vert
index 704bf77961..358a8902fe 100644
--- a/interface/resources/shaders/face.vert
+++ b/interface/resources/shaders/face.vert
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ uniform vec2 texCoordRight;
 // the texture coordinate vector from bottom to the top
 uniform vec2 texCoordUp;
 
+// the aspect ratio of the image
+uniform float aspectRatio;
+
 // the depth texture
 uniform sampler2D depthTexture;
 
@@ -29,5 +32,5 @@ void main(void) {
     const float MAX_VISIBLE_DEPTH = 254.0 / 255.0;
     gl_FrontColor = vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, step(MIN_VISIBLE_DEPTH, depth) * (1.0 - step(MAX_VISIBLE_DEPTH, depth)));
     gl_Position = gl_ModelViewProjectionMatrix * vec4(0.5 - gl_Vertex.x,
-        (gl_Vertex.y - 0.5) * length(texCoordUp) / length(texCoordRight), depth * 2.0 - 2.0, 1.0);
+        (gl_Vertex.y - 0.5) / aspectRatio, depth * 2.0 - 2.0, 1.0);
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Face.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Face.cpp
index c34edae3f4..d8a8d6c2a6 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Face.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Face.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ ProgramObject* Face::_program = 0;
 int Face::_texCoordCornerLocation;
 int Face::_texCoordRightLocation;
 int Face::_texCoordUpLocation;
+int Face::_aspectRatioLocation;
 GLuint Face::_vboID;
 GLuint Face::_iboID;
 
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ bool Face::render(float alpha) {
             _texCoordCornerLocation = _program->uniformLocation("texCoordCorner");
             _texCoordRightLocation = _program->uniformLocation("texCoordRight");
             _texCoordUpLocation = _program->uniformLocation("texCoordUp");
+            _aspectRatioLocation = _program->uniformLocation("aspectRatio");
             
             glGenBuffers(1, &_vboID);
             glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _vboID);
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ bool Face::render(float alpha) {
             (points[3].x - points[0].x) / _textureSize.width, (points[3].y - points[0].y) / _textureSize.height);
         _program->setUniformValue(_texCoordUpLocation,
             (points[1].x - points[0].x) / _textureSize.width, (points[1].y - points[0].y) / _textureSize.height);
+        _program->setUniformValue(_aspectRatioLocation, _aspectRatio);
         glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
         glVertexPointer(2, GL_FLOAT, 0, 0);
         
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Face.h b/interface/src/avatar/Face.h
index 03d127e994..1f9d41a1b3 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Face.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Face.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ private:
     static int _texCoordCornerLocation;
     static int _texCoordRightLocation;
     static int _texCoordUpLocation;
+    static int _aspectRatioLocation;
     static GLuint _vboID;
     static GLuint _iboID;
 };