diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp
index dcc7b82f9d..fa3de1a52e 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp
@@ -62,5 +62,8 @@ void FaceModel::maybeUpdateEyeRotation(const JointState& parentState, const FBXJ
     glm::vec3 front = glm::vec3(inverse * glm::vec4(_owningHead->getOrientation() * IDENTITY_FRONT, 0.0f));
     glm::vec3 lookAt = glm::vec3(inverse * glm::vec4(_owningHead->getLookAtPosition() +
         _owningHead->getSaccade(), 1.0f));
-    state.rotation = rotationBetween(front, lookAt) * joint.rotation;
+    glm::quat between = rotationBetween(front, lookAt);
+    const float MAX_ANGLE = 22.5f;
+    state.rotation = glm::angleAxis(glm::clamp(glm::angle(between), -MAX_ANGLE, MAX_ANGLE), glm::axis(between)) *
+        joint.rotation;
 }