diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp
index 52f4189bdb..8ff3005ddc 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ HFMModel* FBXSerializer::extractHFMModel(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QStr
     QString hifiGlobalNodeID;
     unsigned int meshIndex = 0;
     haveReportedUnhandledRotationOrder = false;
+    int fbxVersionNumber = -1;
     foreach (const FBXNode& child, node.children) {
 
         if (child.name == "FBXHeaderExtension") {
@@ -463,6 +464,9 @@ HFMModel* FBXSerializer::extractHFMModel(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QStr
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                } else if (object.name == "FBXVersion") {
+                    fbxVersionNumber = object.properties.at(0).toInt();
+                    qCDebug(modelformat) << "the fbx version number " << fbxVersionNumber;
                 }
             }
         } else if (child.name == "GlobalSettings") {
@@ -1309,8 +1313,6 @@ HFMModel* FBXSerializer::extractHFMModel(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QStr
 
         joint.bindTransformFoundInCluster = false;
 
-        hfmModel.joints.append(joint);
-
         QString rotationID = localRotations.value(modelID);
         AnimationCurve xRotCurve = animationCurves.value(xComponents.value(rotationID));
         AnimationCurve yRotCurve = animationCurves.value(yComponents.value(rotationID));
@@ -1333,7 +1335,13 @@ HFMModel* FBXSerializer::extractHFMModel(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QStr
                 xPosCurve.values.isEmpty() ? defaultPosValues.x : xPosCurve.values.at(i % xPosCurve.values.size()),
                 yPosCurve.values.isEmpty() ? defaultPosValues.y : yPosCurve.values.at(i % yPosCurve.values.size()),
                 zPosCurve.values.isEmpty() ? defaultPosValues.z : zPosCurve.values.at(i % zPosCurve.values.size()));
+            if ((fbxVersionNumber < 7500) && (i == 0)) {
+                joint.translation = hfmModel.animationFrames[i].translations[jointIndex];
+                joint.rotation = hfmModel.animationFrames[i].rotations[jointIndex];
+            }
+
         }
+        hfmModel.joints.append(joint);
     }
 
     // NOTE: shapeVertices are in joint-frame