diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
index 32d35e3f8f..160a437f44 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ void AvatarActionHold::doKinematicUpdate(float deltaTimeStep) {
 
         motionState->dirtyInternalKinematicChanges();
 
+        ownerEntity->setPosition(_positionalTarget);
+
         _previousPositionalTarget = _positionalTarget;
         _previousRotationalTarget = _rotationalTarget;
         _previousSet = true;
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index b5203ea460..14e89b59fd 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -625,3 +625,11 @@ glm::vec3 RenderableModelEntityItem::getAbsoluteJointTranslationInObjectFrame(in
     }
     return glm::vec3(0.0f);
 }
+
+void RenderableModelEntityItem::locationChanged() {
+    EntityItem::locationChanged();
+    if (_model && _model->isActive()) {
+        _model->setRotation(getRotation());
+        _model->setTranslation(getPosition());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
index 143113146e..cf948bd7a0 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public:
     virtual glm::vec3 getAbsoluteJointTranslationInObjectFrame(int index) const override;
 
     virtual void loader() override;
+    virtual void locationChanged() override;
 
 private:
     void remapTextures();