diff --git a/interface/src/OculusManager.cpp b/interface/src/OculusManager.cpp
index 046e1684fb..17775b9f9c 100644
--- a/interface/src/OculusManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/OculusManager.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ void OculusManager::updateYawOffset() {
 }
 
 void OculusManager::getEulerAngles(float& yaw, float& pitch, float& roll) {
-    yaw = pitch = roll = 0.0f;
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     _sensorFusion.GetOrientation().GetEulerAngles<Axis_Y, Axis_X, Axis_Z, Rotate_CCW, Handed_R>(&yaw, &pitch, &roll);
     
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index 7cd3e4d7c8..91e8d97c82 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -1477,7 +1477,17 @@ void Avatar::renderBody(bool lookingInMirror, bool renderAvatarBalls) {
 
     if (isMyAvatar() && Application::getInstance()->getCamera()->getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_FIRST_PERSON) {
         // Dont display body
-    } else if (_head.getFace().isFullFrame()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    // glow when moving
+    const float MIN_GLOW_SPEED = 0.01f;
+    bool glowing = _speed > MIN_GLOW_SPEED;
+    if (glowing) {
+        Application::getInstance()->getGlowEffect()->begin();
+    }
+    
+    if (_head.getFace().isFullFrame()) {
         //  Render the full-frame video
         float alpha = getBallRenderAlpha(BODY_BALL_HEAD_BASE, lookingInMirror);
         if (alpha > 0.0f) {
@@ -1558,6 +1568,10 @@ void Avatar::renderBody(bool lookingInMirror, bool renderAvatarBalls) {
         }
     }
     _hand.render(lookingInMirror);
+    
+    if (glowing) {
+        Application::getInstance()->getGlowEffect()->end();
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/GlowEffect.cpp b/interface/src/renderer/GlowEffect.cpp
index e35896c975..782bda2a06 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/GlowEffect.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/GlowEffect.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "ProgramObject.h"
 #include "RenderUtil.h"
 
-GlowEffect::GlowEffect() : _renderMode(DIFFUSE_ADD_MODE), _isOddFrame(false) {
+GlowEffect::GlowEffect() : _renderMode(DIFFUSE_ADD_MODE), _isOddFrame(false), _intensity(0.0f) {
 }
 
 QOpenGLFramebufferObject* GlowEffect::getFreeFramebufferObject() const {
@@ -70,12 +70,14 @@ void GlowEffect::prepare() {
 }
 
 void GlowEffect::begin(float intensity) {
-    glBlendColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, intensity);
+    // store the current intensity and add the new amount
+    _intensityStack.push(_intensity);
+    glBlendColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, _intensity += intensity);
     _isEmpty = false;
 }
 
 void GlowEffect::end() {
-    glBlendColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+    glBlendColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, _intensity = _intensityStack.pop());
 }
 
 static void maybeBind(QOpenGLFramebufferObject* fbo) {
diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/GlowEffect.h b/interface/src/renderer/GlowEffect.h
index 2cf1efe9d7..81acd0c108 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/GlowEffect.h
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/GlowEffect.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #define __interface__GlowEffect__
 
 #include <QObject>
+#include <QStack>
 
 class QOpenGLFramebufferObject;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ private:
     
     bool _isEmpty; ///< set when nothing in the scene is currently glowing
     bool _isOddFrame; ///< controls the alternation between texture targets in diffuse add mode
+    
+    float _intensity;
+    QStack<float> _intensityStack;
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__interface__GlowEffect__) */