diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index 57a29de596..72dc79b882 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -772,8 +772,14 @@ int RenderableModelEntityItem::getJointIndex(const QString& name) const {
     return -1;
 }
 
-
-// TODO -- expose a way to list joint names
-// RenderableModelEntityItem::QStringList getJointNames() const {
-// rig->nameOfJoint(i);
-// }
+QStringList RenderableModelEntityItem::getJointNames() const {
+    QStringList result;
+    if (_model && _model->isActive()) {
+        RigPointer rig = _model->getRig();
+        int jointCount = rig->getJointStateCount();
+        for (int jointIndex = 0; jointIndex < jointCount; jointIndex++) {
+            result << rig->nameOfJoint(jointIndex);
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
index 834513ecf7..20afb3c157 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public:
     virtual void resizeJointArrays(int newSize = -1) override;
 
     virtual int getJointIndex(const QString& name) const override;
+    virtual QStringList getJointNames() const override;
 
 private:
     QVariantMap parseTexturesToMap(QString textures);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
index f40ee88960..9be018183a 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool setAbsoluteJointTranslationInObjectFrame(int index, const glm::vec3& translation) override { return false; }
 
     virtual int getJointIndex(const QString& name) const { return -1; }
+    virtual QStringList getJointNames() const { return QStringList(); }
 
     virtual void loader() {} // called indirectly when urls for geometry are updated
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
index f78cd4fd8c..8fd7be912e 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -977,6 +977,18 @@ int EntityScriptingInterface::getJointIndex(const QUuid& entityID, const QString
     if (!_entityTree) {
         return -1;
     }
-    EntityItemPointer entity = _entityTree->findEntityByEntityItemID(entityID);
-    return entity->getJointIndex(name);
+    int result;
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_entityTree.get(), "getJointIndex", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
+                              Q_RETURN_ARG(int, result), Q_ARG(QUuid, entityID), Q_ARG(QString, name));
+    return result;
+}
+
+QStringList EntityScriptingInterface::getJointNames(const QUuid& entityID) {
+    if (!_entityTree) {
+        return QStringList();
+    }
+    QStringList result;
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(_entityTree.get(), "getJointNames", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
+                              Q_RETURN_ARG(QStringList, result), Q_ARG(QUuid, entityID));
+    return result;
 }
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
index e7a4c0e071..641da7518e 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ public slots:
                                                         const QVector<glm::vec3>& translations);
 
     Q_INVOKABLE int getJointIndex(const QUuid& entityID, const QString& name);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QStringList getJointNames(const QUuid& entityID);
 
 signals:
     void collisionWithEntity(const EntityItemID& idA, const EntityItemID& idB, const Collision& collision);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
index eb23034506..f7a4a9d913 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
@@ -1358,7 +1358,6 @@ void EntityTree::trackIncomingEntityLastEdited(quint64 lastEditedTime, int bytes
     }
 }
 
-
 void EntityTree::callLoader(EntityItemID entityID) {
     // this is used to bounce from the networking thread to the main thread
     EntityItemPointer entity = findEntityByEntityItemID(entityID);
@@ -1366,3 +1365,21 @@ void EntityTree::callLoader(EntityItemID entityID) {
         entity->loader();
     }
 }
+
+int EntityTree::getJointIndex(const QUuid& entityID, const QString& name) const {
+    EntityTree* nonConstThis = const_cast<EntityTree*>(this);
+    EntityItemPointer entity = nonConstThis->findEntityByEntityItemID(entityID);
+    if (!entity) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return entity->getJointIndex(name);
+}
+
+QStringList EntityTree::getJointNames(const QUuid& entityID) const {
+    EntityTree* nonConstThis = const_cast<EntityTree*>(this);
+    EntityItemPointer entity = nonConstThis->findEntityByEntityItemID(entityID);
+    if (!entity) {
+        return QStringList();
+    }
+    return entity->getJointNames();
+}
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
index 0f77c4af9a..63bd53120f 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ public:
         return _deletedEntityItemIDs.contains(id);
     }
 
+    // these are used to call through to EntityItems
+    Q_INVOKABLE int getJointIndex(const QUuid& entityID, const QString& name) const;
+    Q_INVOKABLE QStringList getJointNames(const QUuid& entityID) const;
+
 public slots:
     void callLoader(EntityItemID entityID);