diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js b/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
index d1c00a9d81..0dfe64bbaa 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@ function MyController(hand) {
             relativePosition: this.offsetPosition,
             relativeRotation: this.offsetRotation,
             ttl: ACTION_TTL,
-            kinematic: NEAR_GRABBING_KINEMATIC,
+            kinematic: this.kinematicGrab,
             kinematicSetVelocity: true,
             ignoreIK: this.ignoreIK
         });
@@ -2838,12 +2838,14 @@ function MyController(hand) {
             this.ignoreIK = true;
         } else {
             grabbedProperties = Entities.getEntityProperties(this.grabbedThingID, GRABBABLE_PROPERTIES);
+            var grabbableData = getEntityCustomData(GRABBABLE_DATA_KEY, this.grabbedThingID, DEFAULT_GRABBABLE_DATA);
             if (FORCE_IGNORE_IK) {
                 this.ignoreIK = true;
             } else {
-                var grabbableData = getEntityCustomData(GRABBABLE_DATA_KEY, this.grabbedThingID, DEFAULT_GRABBABLE_DATA);
                 this.ignoreIK = (grabbableData.ignoreIK !== undefined) ? grabbableData.ignoreIK : true;
             }
+
+            this.kinematicGrab = (grabbableData.kinematic !== undefined) ? grabbableData.kinematic : NEAR_GRABBING_KINEMATIC;
         }
 
         var handRotation;
@@ -3207,7 +3209,7 @@ function MyController(hand) {
                 relativePosition: this.offsetPosition,
                 relativeRotation: this.offsetRotation,
                 ttl: ACTION_TTL,
-                kinematic: NEAR_GRABBING_KINEMATIC,
+                kinematic: this.kinematicGrab,
                 kinematicSetVelocity: true,
                 ignoreIK: this.ignoreIK
             });