diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 2043a6b9b6..98afdb56c0 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,17 @@ QVariant MyAvatar::getOrientationVar() const {
     return quatToVariant(Avatar::getOrientation());
 }
 
+glm::quat MyAvatar::getOrientationOutbound() const {
+    // Allows MyAvatar to send out smoothed data to remote agents if required.
+    if (_smoothOrientationTimer > _smoothOrientationTime) {
+        return (getLocalOrientation());
+    }
+
+    // Smooth the remote avatar movement.
+    float t = _smoothOrientationTimer / _smoothOrientationTime;
+    float l = easeInOutQuad(glm::clamp(t, 0.0f, 1.0f));
+    return (slerp(_smoothOrientationInitial, _smoothOrientationTarget, l));
+}
 
 // virtual
 void MyAvatar::simulateAttachments(float deltaTime) {
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 1d26a2f3f9..c69359cc4c 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void setOrientationVar(const QVariant& newOrientationVar);
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariant getOrientationVar() const;
 
+    // A method intended to be overriden by MyAvatar for polling orientation for network transmission.
+    virtual glm::quat getOrientationOutbound() const override;
 
     // Pass a recent sample of the HMD to the avatar.
     // This can also update the avatar's position to follow the HMD
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 3c88ee0749..7eedbcd216 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ QByteArray AvatarData::toByteArray(AvatarDataDetail dataDetail, quint64 lastSent
 
     if (hasAvatarOrientation) {
         auto startSection = destinationBuffer;
-        auto localOrientation = getLocalOrientation();
+        auto localOrientation = getOrientationOutbound();
         destinationBuffer += packOrientationQuatToSixBytes(destinationBuffer, localOrientation);
 
         int numBytes = destinationBuffer - startSection;