diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 50dbf1b51a..8fcc49cdf1 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ void Application::updateMyAvatarLookAtPosition() {
     } else {
         // look in direction of the mouse ray, but use distance from intersection, if any
         float distance = TREE_SCALE;
-        if (_myAvatar->getLookAtTargetAvatar()) {
+        if (_myAvatar->getLookAtTargetAvatar() && _myAvatar != _myAvatar->getLookAtTargetAvatar()) {
             distance = glm::distance(_mouseRayOrigin,
                 static_cast<Avatar*>(_myAvatar->getLookAtTargetAvatar())->getHead()->calculateAverageEyePosition()); 
         }
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 6c51026097..f1c8c6eedf 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -587,16 +587,15 @@ void MyAvatar::updateLookAtTargetAvatar() {
 
         foreach (const AvatarSharedPointer& avatarPointer, Application::getInstance()->getAvatarManager().getAvatarHash()) {
             Avatar* avatar = static_cast<Avatar*>(avatarPointer.data());
-            if (avatar == static_cast<Avatar*>(this)) {
-                continue;
-            }
             float distance;
             if (avatar->findRayIntersection(mouseOrigin, mouseDirection, distance)) {
                 _lookAtTargetAvatar = avatarPointer;
+                _targetAvatarPosition = avatarPointer->getPosition();
                 return;
             }
         }
         _lookAtTargetAvatar.clear();
+        _targetAvatarPosition = glm::vec3(0, 0, 0);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 3544fb1a61..d958103fa6 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
 
     void orbit(const glm::vec3& position, int deltaX, int deltaY);
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE glm::vec3 getTargetAvatarPosition() const { return _targetAvatarPosition; }
     AvatarData* getLookAtTargetAvatar() const { return _lookAtTargetAvatar.data(); }
     void updateLookAtTargetAvatar();
     void clearLookAtTargetAvatar();
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ private:
     glm::vec3 _moveTarget;
     int _moveTargetStepCounter;
     QWeakPointer<AvatarData> _lookAtTargetAvatar;
+    glm::vec3 _targetAvatarPosition;
     bool _shouldRender;
 
     bool _billboardValid;