diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 7f055abe88..9b1c445e78 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1531,14 +1531,15 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
     // Set where I am looking based on my mouse ray (so that other people can see)
     glm::vec3 lookAtSpot;
 
+    //  Update faceshift
+    _faceshift.update();
+
     // if we have faceshift, use that to compute the lookat direction
     glm::vec3 lookAtRayOrigin = mouseRayOrigin, lookAtRayDirection = mouseRayDirection;
     if (_faceshift.isActive()) {
         lookAtRayOrigin = _myAvatar.getHead().calculateAverageEyePosition();
-        float averagePitch = (_faceshift.getEyeGazeLeftPitch() + _faceshift.getEyeGazeRightPitch()) / 2.0f;
-        float averageYaw = (_faceshift.getEyeGazeLeftYaw() + _faceshift.getEyeGazeRightYaw()) / 2.0f;
-        lookAtRayDirection = _myAvatar.getHead().getOrientation() *
-            glm::quat(glm::radians(glm::vec3(averagePitch, averageYaw, 0.0f))) * glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f);
+        lookAtRayDirection = _myAvatar.getHead().getOrientation() * glm::quat(glm::radians(glm::vec3(
+            _faceshift.getEstimatedEyePitch(), _faceshift.getEstimatedEyeYaw(), 0.0f))) * glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f);
     }
 
     _isLookingAtOtherAvatar = isLookingAtOtherAvatar(lookAtRayOrigin, lookAtRayDirection, lookAtSpot);
@@ -1707,8 +1708,6 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
         _serialHeadSensor.readData(deltaTime);
     }
     
-    //  Update transmitter
-    
     //  Sample hardware, update view frustum if needed, and send avatar data to mixer/nodes
     updateAvatar(deltaTime);
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp
index 08efb32062..abf16248c2 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp
@@ -146,19 +146,6 @@ void Head::resetHairPhysics() {
 
 void Head::simulate(float deltaTime, bool isMine, float gyroCameraSensitivity) {
     
-    // Update eye saccades
-    const float AVERAGE_MICROSACCADE_INTERVAL = 0.50f;
-    const float AVERAGE_SACCADE_INTERVAL = 4.0f;
-    const float MICROSACCADE_MAGNITUDE = 0.002f;
-    const float SACCADE_MAGNITUDE = 0.04;
-    
-    if (randFloat() < deltaTime / AVERAGE_MICROSACCADE_INTERVAL) {
-        _saccadeTarget = MICROSACCADE_MAGNITUDE * randVector();
-    } else if (randFloat() < deltaTime / AVERAGE_SACCADE_INTERVAL) {
-        _saccadeTarget = SACCADE_MAGNITUDE * randVector();
-    }
-    _saccade += (_saccadeTarget - _saccade) * 0.50f;
-    
     //  Update audio trailing average for rendering facial animations
     Faceshift* faceshift = Application::getInstance()->getFaceshift();
     if (isMine && faceshift->isActive()) {
@@ -173,6 +160,19 @@ void Head::simulate(float deltaTime, bool isMine, float gyroCameraSensitivity) {
         _browAudioLift = faceshift->getBrowHeight() * BROW_HEIGHT_SCALE;
         
     } else {
+        // Update eye saccades
+        const float AVERAGE_MICROSACCADE_INTERVAL = 0.50f;
+        const float AVERAGE_SACCADE_INTERVAL = 4.0f;
+        const float MICROSACCADE_MAGNITUDE = 0.002f;
+        const float SACCADE_MAGNITUDE = 0.04f;
+        
+        if (randFloat() < deltaTime / AVERAGE_MICROSACCADE_INTERVAL) {
+            _saccadeTarget = MICROSACCADE_MAGNITUDE * randVector();
+        } else if (randFloat() < deltaTime / AVERAGE_SACCADE_INTERVAL) {
+            _saccadeTarget = SACCADE_MAGNITUDE * randVector();
+        }
+        _saccade += (_saccadeTarget - _saccade) * 0.50f;
+    
         const float AUDIO_AVERAGING_SECS = 0.05;
         _averageLoudness = (1.f - deltaTime / AUDIO_AVERAGING_SECS) * _averageLoudness +
                                  (deltaTime / AUDIO_AVERAGING_SECS) * _audioLoudness;
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/Faceshift.cpp b/interface/src/devices/Faceshift.cpp
index 4418d19223..399369cdd3 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/Faceshift.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/devices/Faceshift.cpp
@@ -26,13 +26,30 @@ Faceshift::Faceshift() :
     _browHeight(0.0f),
     _browUpCenterIndex(-1),
     _mouthSize(0.0f),
-    _jawOpenIndex(-1)
+    _jawOpenIndex(-1),
+    _longTermAverageEyePitch(0.0f),
+    _longTermAverageEyeYaw(0.0f),
+    _estimatedEyePitch(0.0f),
+    _estimatedEyeYaw(0.0f)
 {
     connect(&_socket, SIGNAL(connected()), SLOT(noteConnected()));
     connect(&_socket, SIGNAL(error(QAbstractSocket::SocketError)), SLOT(noteError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError)));
     connect(&_socket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), SLOT(readFromSocket()));
 }
 
+void Faceshift::update() {
+    if (!isActive()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    float averageEyePitch = (_eyeGazeLeftPitch + _eyeGazeRightPitch) / 2.0f;
+    float averageEyeYaw = (_eyeGazeLeftYaw + _eyeGazeRightYaw) / 2.0f;
+    const float LONG_TERM_AVERAGE_SMOOTHING = 0.999f;
+    _longTermAverageEyePitch = glm::mix(averageEyePitch, _longTermAverageEyePitch, LONG_TERM_AVERAGE_SMOOTHING);
+    _longTermAverageEyeYaw = glm::mix(averageEyeYaw, _longTermAverageEyeYaw, LONG_TERM_AVERAGE_SMOOTHING);
+    _estimatedEyePitch = averageEyePitch - _longTermAverageEyePitch;
+    _estimatedEyeYaw = averageEyeYaw - _longTermAverageEyeYaw;
+}
+
 void Faceshift::reset() {
     if (isActive()) {
         string message;
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/Faceshift.h b/interface/src/devices/Faceshift.h
index 286a7a56a1..408513e5d7 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/Faceshift.h
+++ b/interface/src/devices/Faceshift.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ public:
     float getEyeGazeRightPitch() const { return _eyeGazeRightPitch; }
     float getEyeGazeRightYaw() const { return _eyeGazeRightYaw; }
 
+    float getEstimatedEyePitch() const { return _estimatedEyePitch; }
+    float getEstimatedEyeYaw() const { return _estimatedEyeYaw; }
+
     float getLeftBlink() const { return _leftBlink; }
     float getRightBlink() const { return _rightBlink; }
 
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ public:
     
     float getMouthSize() const { return _mouthSize; }
 
+    void update();
     void reset();
 
 public slots:
@@ -85,6 +89,12 @@ private:
     float _mouthSize;
     
     int _jawOpenIndex;
+    
+    float _longTermAverageEyePitch;
+    float _longTermAverageEyeYaw;
+    
+    float _estimatedEyePitch;
+    float _estimatedEyeYaw;
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__interface__Faceshift__) */