diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
index dbc82fd70e..230f8aa64b 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ AvatarActionHold::~AvatarActionHold() {
             myAvatar->removeHoldAction(this);
         }
     }
+    auto ownerEntity = _ownerEntity.lock();
+    if (ownerEntity) {
+        ownerEntity->setTransitingWithAvatar(false);
+    }
 
 #if WANT_DEBUG
     qDebug() << "AvatarActionHold::~AvatarActionHold" << (void*)this;
@@ -131,6 +135,15 @@ bool AvatarActionHold::getTarget(float deltaTimeStep, glm::quat& rotation, glm::
         glm::vec3 palmPosition;
         glm::quat palmRotation;
 
+        bool isTransitingWithAvatar = holdingAvatar->getTransit()->isTransiting();
+        if (isTransitingWithAvatar != _isTransitingWithAvatar) {
+            _isTransitingWithAvatar = isTransitingWithAvatar;
+            auto ownerEntity = _ownerEntity.lock();
+            if (ownerEntity) {
+                ownerEntity->setTransitingWithAvatar(_isTransitingWithAvatar);
+            }
+        }
+        
         if (holdingAvatar->isMyAvatar()) {
             std::shared_ptr<MyAvatar> myAvatar = avatarManager->getMyAvatar();
 
@@ -404,11 +417,14 @@ bool AvatarActionHold::updateArguments(QVariantMap arguments) {
             _kinematicSetVelocity = kinematicSetVelocity;
             _ignoreIK = ignoreIK;
             _active = true;
+            
+            auto myAvatar = DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->getMyAvatar();
 
             auto ownerEntity = _ownerEntity.lock();
             if (ownerEntity) {
                 ownerEntity->setDynamicDataDirty(true);
-                ownerEntity->setDynamicDataNeedsTransmit(true);
+                ownerEntity->setDynamicDataNeedsTransmit(true);     
+                ownerEntity->setTransitingWithAvatar(myAvatar->getTransit()->isTransiting());
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h
index 6acc71b45c..ddc5808d67 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ private:
     bool _kinematicSetVelocity { false };
     bool _previousSet { false };
     bool _ignoreIK { false };
+    bool _isTransitingWithAvatar { false };
+
     glm::vec3 _previousPositionalTarget;
     glm::quat _previousRotationalTarget;
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
index 0263cc1c1e..bd0113aadf 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ AvatarManager::AvatarManager(QObject* parent) :
     
     _transitConfig._startTransitAnimation = AvatarTransit::TransitAnimation(START_ANIMATION_URL, 0, 14);
     _transitConfig._middleTransitAnimation = AvatarTransit::TransitAnimation(MIDDLE_ANIMATION_URL, 15, 0);
-    _transitConfig._endTransitAnimation = AvatarTransit::TransitAnimation(END_ANIMATION_URL, 16, 38);
-    
+    _transitConfig._endTransitAnimation = AvatarTransit::TransitAnimation(END_ANIMATION_URL, 16, 38);    
 }
 
 AvatarSharedPointer AvatarManager::addAvatar(const QUuid& sessionUUID, const QWeakPointer<Node>& mixerWeakPointer) {
@@ -180,14 +179,21 @@ void AvatarManager::updateMyAvatar(float deltaTime) {
     PerformanceWarning warn(showWarnings, "AvatarManager::updateMyAvatar()");
 
     AvatarTransit::Status status = _myAvatar->updateTransit(deltaTime, _myAvatar->getNextPosition(), _transitConfig);
-    if (status != AvatarTransit::Status::IDLE && status != AvatarTransit::Status::TRANSITING) {
-        QUuid& transitEffectID = _myAvatar->getTransitEffectID();
-        changeAvatarTransitState(status, _myAvatar->getID(), transitEffectID);
-    }
-    if (_transitConfig._playAnimation) {
-        playTransitAnimations(status);
-    }
+    bool sendFirstTransitPackage = (status == AvatarTransit::Status::START_TRANSIT);
+    bool sendAllTransitPackages = (status == AvatarTransit::Status::TRANSITING && _transitConfig._showAnimation);
+    bool blockTransitData = (status == AvatarTransit::Status::TRANSITING && !_transitConfig._showAnimation);
     
+    if (status != AvatarTransit::Status::IDLE) {
+        if (_transitConfig._showAnimation) {
+            blockTransitData = false;
+            playTransitAnimations(status);
+        }
+        if (status != AvatarTransit::Status::TRANSITING) {
+            QUuid& transitEffectID = _myAvatar->getTransitEffectID();
+            changeAvatarTransitState(status, _myAvatar->getID(), transitEffectID);
+        }
+    }
+
     _myAvatar->update(deltaTime);
     render::Transaction transaction;
     _myAvatar->updateRenderItem(transaction);
@@ -196,9 +202,15 @@ void AvatarManager::updateMyAvatar(float deltaTime) {
     quint64 now = usecTimestampNow();
     quint64 dt = now - _lastSendAvatarDataTime;
 
-    if (dt > MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_MY_AVATAR_DATA_SENDS && !_myAvatarDataPacketsPaused) {
+
+    if (sendFirstTransitPackage || (dt > MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_MY_AVATAR_DATA_SENDS && !_myAvatarDataPacketsPaused && !blockTransitData)) {
         // send head/hand data to the avatar mixer and voxel server
         PerformanceTimer perfTimer("send");
+        if (sendFirstTransitPackage) {
+            _myAvatar->overrideNextPackagePositionData(_myAvatar->getTransit()->getEndPosition());
+        } else if (sendAllTransitPackages) {
+            _myAvatar->overrideNextPackagePositionData(_myAvatar->getTransit()->getCurrentPosition());
+        }        
         _myAvatar->sendAvatarDataPacket();
         _lastSendAvatarDataTime = now;
         _myAvatarSendRate.increment();
@@ -315,6 +327,8 @@ void AvatarManager::updateOtherAvatars(float deltaTime) {
             if (inView && avatar->hasNewJointData()) {
                 numAvatarsUpdated++;
             }
+
+            
             // smooth other avatars positions
             {
                 auto status = avatar->_transit.update(deltaTime, avatar->_globalPosition, _transitConfig);
@@ -324,6 +338,7 @@ void AvatarManager::updateOtherAvatars(float deltaTime) {
                 }
 
             }
+            
 
             avatar->simulate(deltaTime, inView);
             avatar->updateRenderItem(renderTransaction);
@@ -924,9 +939,9 @@ void AvatarManager::setAvatarSortCoefficient(const QString& name, const QScriptV
      result["framesPerMeter"] = _transitConfig._framesPerMeter;
      result["isDistanceBased"] = _transitConfig._isDistanceBased;
      result["triggerDistance"] = _transitConfig._triggerDistance;
-     result["playAnimation"] = _transitConfig._playAnimation;
+     result["showAnimation"] = _transitConfig._showAnimation;
      result["easeType"] = (int)_transitConfig._easeType;
-     result["showEffect"] = _transitConfig._showEffect;
+     result["showParticles"] = _transitConfig._showParticles;
 
      return result;
 }
@@ -943,14 +958,14 @@ void AvatarManager::setAvatarSortCoefficient(const QString& name, const QScriptV
      if (data.contains("triggerDistance")) {
          _transitConfig._triggerDistance = data["triggerDistance"].toDouble();
      }     
-     if (data.contains("playAnimation")) {
-         _transitConfig._playAnimation = data["playAnimation"].toBool();
+     if (data.contains("showAnimation")) {
+         _transitConfig._showAnimation = data["showAnimation"].toBool();
      }
      if (data.contains("easeType")) {
          _transitConfig._easeType = (AvatarTransit::EaseType)data["easeType"].toInt();
      }
-     if (data.contains("showEffect")) {
-         _transitConfig._showEffect = data["showEffect"].toBool();
+     if (data.contains("showParticles")) {
+         _transitConfig._showParticles = data["showParticles"].toBool();
      }
 }
 
@@ -989,7 +1004,7 @@ void AvatarManager::setAvatarSortCoefficient(const QString& name, const QScriptV
 
  void AvatarManager::changeAvatarTransitState(AvatarTransit::Status status, const QUuid& avatarID, QUuid& effectID) {
      
-     if (!_transitConfig._showEffect) {
+     if (!_transitConfig._showParticles) {
          return;
      }
      EntityItemProperties props = getAvatarTransitEffectProperties();
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index fd463e6b8e..cd64fdb017 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -616,7 +616,9 @@ void MyAvatar::updateChildCauterization(SpatiallyNestablePointer object, bool ca
 void MyAvatar::simulate(float deltaTime) {
     PerformanceTimer perfTimer("simulate");
     animateScaleChanges(deltaTime);
-    if (_transit.isTransiting()) {
+    // CameraMode mode = qApp->getCamera().getMode();
+    // bool shouldTransit = (mode == CAMERA_MODE_THIRD_PERSON || mode == CAMERA_MODE_INDEPENDENT);
+    if (_transit.isTransiting() && _showTransit) {
         glm::vec3 nextPosition;
         if (_transit.getNextPosition(nextPosition)) {
             _globalPosition = nextPosition;
@@ -626,6 +628,7 @@ void MyAvatar::simulate(float deltaTime) {
             }
         }
     }
+    
     setFlyingEnabled(getFlyingEnabled());
 
     if (_cauterizationNeedsUpdate) {
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 40683f5848..d7bbe64fb4 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -1115,6 +1115,8 @@ public:
     virtual void setAttachmentsVariant(const QVariantList& variant) override;
 
     glm::vec3 getNextPosition() { return _goToPending ? _goToPosition : getWorldPosition(); };
+    bool getShowTransit() { return _showTransit; };
+    void setShowTransit(bool value) { _showTransit = value; };
 
 public slots:
 
@@ -1796,6 +1798,8 @@ private:
 
     void updateChildCauterization(SpatiallyNestablePointer object, bool cauterize);
     void playTransitAnimations(AvatarTransit::Status status);
+
+    bool _showTransit { false };
     // max unscaled forward movement speed
     ThreadSafeValueCache<float> _walkSpeed { DEFAULT_AVATAR_MAX_WALKING_SPEED };
     ThreadSafeValueCache<float> _walkBackwardSpeed { DEFAULT_AVATAR_MAX_WALKING_BACKWARD_SPEED };
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
index 951925214c..4b45b32403 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,15 @@ void setupPreferences() {
         preference->setItems(items);
         preferences->addPreference(preference);
     }
+    {
+        auto getter = [myAvatar]()->int { return myAvatar->getShowTransit() ? 0 : 1; };
+        auto setter = [myAvatar](int value) { myAvatar->setShowTransit(value == 0); };
+        auto preference = new RadioButtonsPreference(VR_MOVEMENT, "Show transit / Hide transit", getter, setter);
+        QStringList items;
+        items << "Show transit" << "Hide Transit";
+        preference->setItems(items);
+        preferences->addPreference(preference);
+    }
     {
         auto getter = [=]()->float { return myAvatar->getUserHeight(); };
         auto setter = [=](float value) { myAvatar->setUserHeight(value); };
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
index 9c9eae2cca..80537f84a4 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ AvatarTransit::Status AvatarTransit::update(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& av
         start(deltaTime, _lastPosition, currentPosition, config);
     }
     _lastPosition = currentPosition;
-    return updatePosition(deltaTime);
+    _status = updatePosition(deltaTime);
+    return _status;
 }
 
 void AvatarTransit::start(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& startPosition, const glm::vec3& endPosition, const AvatarTransit::TransitConfig& config) {
@@ -131,10 +132,12 @@ void AvatarTransit::start(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& startPosition, const
     _transitLine = endPosition - startPosition;
     _totalDistance = glm::length(_transitLine);
     _easeType = config._easeType;
+    _showAnimation = config._showAnimation;
+    _showParticles = config._showParticles;
     const float REFERENCE_FRAMES_PER_SECOND = 30.0f;
 
-    int framesBefore = config._playAnimation ? config._startTransitAnimation._frameCount : 0;
-    int framesAfter = config._playAnimation ? config._endTransitAnimation._frameCount : 0;
+    int framesBefore = _showAnimation ? config._startTransitAnimation._frameCount : 0;
+    int framesAfter = _showAnimation ? config._endTransitAnimation._frameCount : 0;
     _timeBefore = (float)framesBefore / REFERENCE_FRAMES_PER_SECOND;
     _timeAfter = (float)framesAfter / REFERENCE_FRAMES_PER_SECOND;
         
@@ -537,7 +540,7 @@ void Avatar::relayJointDataToChildren() {
 
 void Avatar::simulate(float deltaTime, bool inView) {
     PROFILE_RANGE(simulation, "simulate");
-
+    
     if (_transit.isTransiting()) {
         glm::vec3 nextPosition;
         if (_transit.getNextPosition(nextPosition)) {
@@ -548,7 +551,7 @@ void Avatar::simulate(float deltaTime, bool inView) {
             }
         }
     }
-
+    
     _simulationRate.increment();
     if (inView) {
         _simulationInViewRate.increment();
@@ -1985,6 +1988,12 @@ AvatarTransit::Status Avatar::updateTransit(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& av
     return _transit.update(deltaTime, avatarPosition, config);
 }
 
+void Avatar::overrideNextPackagePositionData(const glm::vec3& position) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_transitLock);
+    _overrideGlobalPosition = true;
+    _globalPositionOverride = position;
+}
+
 void Avatar::addMaterial(graphics::MaterialLayer material, const std::string& parentMaterialName) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_materialsLock);
     _materials[parentMaterialName].push(material);
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
index 1234ab897a..ebb51a8851 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ public:
         int _framesPerMeter { 0 };
         bool _isDistanceBased { false };
         float _triggerDistance { 0 };
-        bool _playAnimation { true };
+        bool _showAnimation { false };
         EaseType _easeType { EaseType::EASE_OUT };
-        bool _showEffect { true };
+        bool _showParticles { false };
         TransitAnimation _startTransitAnimation;
         TransitAnimation _middleTransitAnimation;
         TransitAnimation _endTransitAnimation;
@@ -93,15 +93,17 @@ public:
 
     AvatarTransit() {};
     Status update(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& avatarPosition, const TransitConfig& config);
-    bool isTransiting() { return _isTransiting; };
-    glm::vec3 getCurrentPosition() { return _currentPosition; };
+    Status getStatus() { return _status; }
+    bool isTransiting() { return _isTransiting; }
+    glm::vec3 getCurrentPosition() { return _currentPosition; }
     bool getNextPosition(glm::vec3& nextPosition);
+    glm::vec3 getEndPosition() { return _endPosition; }
 
 private:
     Status updatePosition(float deltaTime);
     void start(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& startPosition, const glm::vec3& endPosition, const TransitConfig& config);
     float getEaseValue(AvatarTransit::EaseType type, float value);
-    bool _isTransiting{ false };
+    bool _isTransiting { false };
 
     glm::vec3 _startPosition;
     glm::vec3 _endPosition;
@@ -117,7 +119,9 @@ private:
     float _timeBefore { 0.0f };
     float _timeAfter { 0.0f };
     EaseType _easeType { EaseType::EASE_OUT };
-
+    Status _status { Status::IDLE };
+    bool _showAnimation { false };
+    bool _showParticles { false };
 };
 
 class Avatar : public AvatarData, public scriptable::ModelProvider {
@@ -444,6 +448,7 @@ public:
 
     AvatarTransit::Status updateTransit(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& avatarPosition, const AvatarTransit::TransitConfig& config);
     QUuid& getTransitEffectID() { return _transitEffectID; };
+    void overrideNextPackagePositionData(const glm::vec3& position);
 
 signals:
     void targetScaleChanged(float targetScale);
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index acf5696d65..2168dff1f6 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,12 @@ QByteArray AvatarData::toByteArray(AvatarDataDetail dataDetail, quint64 lastSent
 
     if (hasAvatarGlobalPosition) {
         auto startSection = destinationBuffer;
-        AVATAR_MEMCPY(_globalPosition);
+        if (_overrideGlobalPosition) {
+            AVATAR_MEMCPY(_globalPositionOverride);
+        } else {
+            AVATAR_MEMCPY(_globalPosition);
+        }
+        
 
         int numBytes = destinationBuffer - startSection;
 
@@ -2088,6 +2093,10 @@ void AvatarData::sendAvatarDataPacket(bool sendAll) {
         }
     }
 
+    if (_overrideGlobalPosition) {
+        _overrideGlobalPosition = false;
+    }
+
     doneEncoding(cullSmallData);
 
     static AvatarDataSequenceNumber sequenceNumber = 0;
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 39f0ea34f6..a890482e9a 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -1372,7 +1372,8 @@ protected:
     // where Entities are located.  This is currently only used by the mixer to decide how often to send
     // updates about one avatar to another.
     glm::vec3 _globalPosition { 0, 0, 0 };
-
+    glm::vec3 _globalPositionOverride { 0, 0, 0 };
+    bool _overrideGlobalPosition { false };
 
     quint64 _globalPositionChanged { 0 };
     quint64 _avatarBoundingBoxChanged { 0 };
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
index 490f9b9e6b..15c6f6d75e 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ public:
 
     void setDynamicDataNeedsTransmit(bool value) const { _dynamicDataNeedsTransmit = value; }
     bool dynamicDataNeedsTransmit() const { return _dynamicDataNeedsTransmit; }
+    void setTransitingWithAvatar(bool value) { _transitingWithAvatar = value; }
+    bool getTransitingWithAvatar() { return _transitingWithAvatar; }
 
     bool shouldSuppressLocationEdits() const;
 
@@ -666,6 +668,7 @@ protected:
     QUuid _sourceUUID; /// the server node UUID we came from
 
     bool _clientOnly { false };
+    bool _transitingWithAvatar{ false };
     QUuid _owningAvatarID;
 
     // physics related changes from the network to suppress any duplicates and make
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
index 5478221607..8162bf4e18 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ bool EntityMotionState::shouldSendUpdate(uint32_t simulationStep) {
     // this case is prevented by setting _ownershipState to UNOWNABLE in EntityMotionState::ctor
     assert(!(_entity->getClientOnly() && _entity->getOwningAvatarID() != Physics::getSessionUUID()));
 
+    if (_entity->getTransitingWithAvatar()) {
+        return false;
+    }
     if (_entity->dynamicDataNeedsTransmit()) {
         return true;
     }