diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
index dbc82fd70e..230f8aa64b 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ AvatarActionHold::~AvatarActionHold() {
             myAvatar->removeHoldAction(this);
         }
     }
+    auto ownerEntity = _ownerEntity.lock();
+    if (ownerEntity) {
+        ownerEntity->setTransitingWithAvatar(false);
+    }
 
 #if WANT_DEBUG
     qDebug() << "AvatarActionHold::~AvatarActionHold" << (void*)this;
@@ -131,6 +135,15 @@ bool AvatarActionHold::getTarget(float deltaTimeStep, glm::quat& rotation, glm::
         glm::vec3 palmPosition;
         glm::quat palmRotation;
 
+        bool isTransitingWithAvatar = holdingAvatar->getTransit()->isTransiting();
+        if (isTransitingWithAvatar != _isTransitingWithAvatar) {
+            _isTransitingWithAvatar = isTransitingWithAvatar;
+            auto ownerEntity = _ownerEntity.lock();
+            if (ownerEntity) {
+                ownerEntity->setTransitingWithAvatar(_isTransitingWithAvatar);
+            }
+        }
+        
         if (holdingAvatar->isMyAvatar()) {
             std::shared_ptr<MyAvatar> myAvatar = avatarManager->getMyAvatar();
 
@@ -404,11 +417,14 @@ bool AvatarActionHold::updateArguments(QVariantMap arguments) {
             _kinematicSetVelocity = kinematicSetVelocity;
             _ignoreIK = ignoreIK;
             _active = true;
+            
+            auto myAvatar = DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->getMyAvatar();
 
             auto ownerEntity = _ownerEntity.lock();
             if (ownerEntity) {
                 ownerEntity->setDynamicDataDirty(true);
-                ownerEntity->setDynamicDataNeedsTransmit(true);
+                ownerEntity->setDynamicDataNeedsTransmit(true);     
+                ownerEntity->setTransitingWithAvatar(myAvatar->getTransit()->isTransiting());
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h
index 6acc71b45c..ddc5808d67 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ private:
     bool _kinematicSetVelocity { false };
     bool _previousSet { false };
     bool _ignoreIK { false };
+    bool _isTransitingWithAvatar { false };
+
     glm::vec3 _previousPositionalTarget;
     glm::quat _previousRotationalTarget;
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
index 5705e7347c..9b5aa4e415 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ AvatarManager::AvatarManager(QObject* parent) :
             removeAvatar(nodeID, KillAvatarReason::AvatarIgnored);
         }
     });
+
+    const float AVATAR_TRANSIT_TRIGGER_DISTANCE = 1.0f;
+    const int AVATAR_TRANSIT_FRAME_COUNT = 11; // Based on testing
+    const int AVATAR_TRANSIT_FRAMES_PER_METER = 1; // Based on testing
+
+    _transitConfig._totalFrames = AVATAR_TRANSIT_FRAME_COUNT;
+    _transitConfig._triggerDistance = AVATAR_TRANSIT_TRIGGER_DISTANCE;
+    _transitConfig._framesPerMeter = AVATAR_TRANSIT_FRAMES_PER_METER;
+    _transitConfig._isDistanceBased = true;
 }
 
 AvatarSharedPointer AvatarManager::addAvatar(const QUuid& sessionUUID, const QWeakPointer<Node>& mixerWeakPointer) {
@@ -129,6 +138,10 @@ void AvatarManager::updateMyAvatar(float deltaTime) {
     bool showWarnings = Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::PipelineWarnings);
     PerformanceWarning warn(showWarnings, "AvatarManager::updateMyAvatar()");
 
+    AvatarTransit::Status status = _myAvatar->updateTransit(deltaTime, _myAvatar->getNextPosition(), _transitConfig);
+    bool sendFirstTransitPackage = (status == AvatarTransit::Status::START_TRANSIT);
+    bool blockTransitData = (status == AvatarTransit::Status::TRANSITING);
+
     _myAvatar->update(deltaTime);
     render::Transaction transaction;
     _myAvatar->updateRenderItem(transaction);
@@ -137,9 +150,13 @@ void AvatarManager::updateMyAvatar(float deltaTime) {
     quint64 now = usecTimestampNow();
     quint64 dt = now - _lastSendAvatarDataTime;
 
-    if (dt > MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_MY_AVATAR_DATA_SENDS && !_myAvatarDataPacketsPaused) {
+
+    if (sendFirstTransitPackage || (dt > MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_MY_AVATAR_DATA_SENDS && !_myAvatarDataPacketsPaused && !blockTransitData)) {
         // send head/hand data to the avatar mixer and voxel server
         PerformanceTimer perfTimer("send");
+        if (sendFirstTransitPackage) {
+            _myAvatar->overrideNextPackagePositionData(_myAvatar->getTransit()->getEndPosition());
+        }       
         _myAvatar->sendAvatarDataPacket();
         _lastSendAvatarDataTime = now;
         _myAvatarSendRate.increment();
@@ -258,6 +275,7 @@ void AvatarManager::updateOtherAvatars(float deltaTime) {
             if (inView && avatar->hasNewJointData()) {
                 numAvatarsUpdated++;
             }
+            avatar->_transit.update(deltaTime, avatar->_globalPosition, _transitConfig);
             avatar->simulate(deltaTime, inView);
             avatar->updateRenderItem(renderTransaction);
             avatar->updateSpaceProxy(workloadTransaction);
@@ -811,7 +829,7 @@ void AvatarManager::setAvatarSortCoefficient(const QString& name, const QScriptV
     }
 }
 
- QVariantMap AvatarManager::getPalData(const QList<QString> specificAvatarIdentifiers) {
+QVariantMap AvatarManager::getPalData(const QList<QString> specificAvatarIdentifiers) {
     QJsonArray palData;
 
     auto avatarMap = getHashCopy();
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
index 9c4287728d..3ed156f673 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "MyAvatar.h"
 #include "OtherAvatar.h"
 
+
 using SortedAvatar = std::pair<float, std::shared_ptr<Avatar>>;
 
 /**jsdoc 
@@ -232,6 +233,8 @@ private:
     mutable std::mutex _spaceLock;
     workload::SpacePointer _space;
     std::vector<int32_t> _spaceProxiesToDelete;
+
+    AvatarTransit::TransitConfig  _transitConfig;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_AvatarManager_h
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index f2e6b68a0f..17b7e6056e 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -638,9 +638,8 @@ void MyAvatar::updateChildCauterization(SpatiallyNestablePointer object, bool ca
 
 void MyAvatar::simulate(float deltaTime) {
     PerformanceTimer perfTimer("simulate");
-    
     animateScaleChanges(deltaTime);
-
+    
     setFlyingEnabled(getFlyingEnabled());
 
     if (_cauterizationNeedsUpdate) {
@@ -928,6 +927,7 @@ void MyAvatar::updateSensorToWorldMatrix() {
     updateJointFromController(controller::Action::RIGHT_HAND, _controllerRightHandMatrixCache);
     
     if (hasSensorToWorldScaleChanged) {
+        setTransitScale(sensorToWorldScale);
         emit sensorToWorldScaleChanged(sensorToWorldScale);
     }
     
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index d7379a18c4..c861ee48a4 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -1115,6 +1115,8 @@ public:
     virtual QVariantList getAttachmentsVariant() const override;
     virtual void setAttachmentsVariant(const QVariantList& variant) override;
 
+    glm::vec3 getNextPosition() { return _goToPending ? _goToPosition : getWorldPosition(); };
+
 public slots:
 
     /**jsdoc
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
index 914a3b7c6e..b4b213dc87 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,80 @@ void Avatar::setShowNamesAboveHeads(bool show) {
     showNamesAboveHeads = show;
 }
 
+AvatarTransit::Status AvatarTransit::update(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& avatarPosition, const AvatarTransit::TransitConfig& config) {
+    glm::vec3 currentPosition = _isTransiting ? _currentPosition : avatarPosition;
+    float oneFrameDistance = glm::length(currentPosition - _lastPosition);
+    const float MAX_TRANSIT_DISTANCE = 30.0f;
+    float scaledMaxTransitDistance = MAX_TRANSIT_DISTANCE * _scale;
+    if (oneFrameDistance > config._triggerDistance && oneFrameDistance < scaledMaxTransitDistance && !_isTransiting) {
+        start(deltaTime, _lastPosition, currentPosition, config);
+    }
+    _lastPosition = currentPosition;
+    _status = updatePosition(deltaTime);
+    return _status;
+}
+
+void AvatarTransit::start(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& startPosition, const glm::vec3& endPosition, const AvatarTransit::TransitConfig& config) {
+    _startPosition = startPosition;
+    _endPosition = endPosition;
+
+    _transitLine = endPosition - startPosition;
+    _totalDistance = glm::length(_transitLine);
+    _easeType = config._easeType;
+    const float REFERENCE_FRAMES_PER_SECOND = 30.0f;
+        
+    int transitFrames = (!config._isDistanceBased) ? config._totalFrames : config._framesPerMeter * _totalDistance;
+    _totalTime = (float)transitFrames / REFERENCE_FRAMES_PER_SECOND;
+    _currentTime = 0.0f;
+    _isTransiting = true;
+}
+
+float AvatarTransit::getEaseValue(AvatarTransit::EaseType type, float value) {
+    switch (type) {
+    case EaseType::NONE:
+        return value;
+        break;
+    case EaseType::EASE_IN:
+        return value * value;
+        break;
+    case EaseType::EASE_OUT:
+        return value * (2.0f - value);
+        break;
+    case EaseType::EASE_IN_OUT:
+        return (value < 0.5f) ? 2.0f * value * value : -1.0f + (4.0f - 2.0f * value) * value;
+        break;
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
+AvatarTransit::Status AvatarTransit::updatePosition(float deltaTime) {
+    Status status = Status::IDLE;
+    if (_isTransiting) {
+        float nextTime = _currentTime + deltaTime;
+        glm::vec3 newPosition;
+        if (nextTime >= _totalTime) {
+            _currentPosition = _endPosition;
+            _isTransiting = false;
+            status = Status::END_TRANSIT;
+        } else {
+            if (_currentTime == 0) {
+                status = Status::START_TRANSIT;
+            } else {
+                status = Status::TRANSITING;
+            }
+            float percentageIntoTransit = nextTime / _totalTime;
+            _currentPosition = _startPosition + getEaseValue(_easeType, percentageIntoTransit) * _transitLine;
+        }
+        _currentTime = nextTime;
+    }
+    return status;
+}
+
+bool AvatarTransit::getNextPosition(glm::vec3& nextPosition) {
+    nextPosition = _currentPosition;
+    return _isTransiting;
+}
+
 Avatar::Avatar(QThread* thread) :
     _voiceSphereID(GeometryCache::UNKNOWN_ID)
 {
@@ -449,7 +523,18 @@ void Avatar::relayJointDataToChildren() {
 
 void Avatar::simulate(float deltaTime, bool inView) {
     PROFILE_RANGE(simulation, "simulate");
-
+    
+    if (_transit.isTransiting()) {
+        glm::vec3 nextPosition;
+        if (_transit.getNextPosition(nextPosition)) {
+            _globalPosition = nextPosition;
+            _globalPositionChanged = usecTimestampNow();
+            if (!hasParent()) {
+                setLocalPosition(nextPosition);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
     _simulationRate.increment();
     if (inView) {
         _simulationInViewRate.increment();
@@ -460,7 +545,7 @@ void Avatar::simulate(float deltaTime, bool inView) {
         PROFILE_RANGE(simulation, "updateJoints");
         if (inView) {
             Head* head = getHead();
-            if (_hasNewJointData) {
+            if (_hasNewJointData || _transit.isTransiting()) {
                 _skeletonModel->getRig().copyJointsFromJointData(_jointData);
                 glm::mat4 rootTransform = glm::scale(_skeletonModel->getScale()) * glm::translate(_skeletonModel->getOffset());
                 _skeletonModel->getRig().computeExternalPoses(rootTransform);
@@ -1881,6 +1966,22 @@ float Avatar::getUnscaledEyeHeightFromSkeleton() const {
     }
 }
 
+AvatarTransit::Status Avatar::updateTransit(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& avatarPosition, const AvatarTransit::TransitConfig& config) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_transitLock);
+    return _transit.update(deltaTime, avatarPosition, config);
+}
+
+void Avatar::setTransitScale(float scale) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_transitLock);
+    return _transit.setScale(scale);
+}
+
+void Avatar::overrideNextPackagePositionData(const glm::vec3& position) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_transitLock);
+    _overrideGlobalPosition = true;
+    _globalPositionOverride = position;
+}
+
 void Avatar::addMaterial(graphics::MaterialLayer material, const std::string& parentMaterialName) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_materialsLock);
     _materials[parentMaterialName].push(material);
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
index 4f1c010d84..fe5d310812 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
@@ -50,6 +50,62 @@ enum ScreenTintLayer {
 
 class Texture;
 
+class AvatarTransit {
+public:
+    enum Status {
+        IDLE = 0,
+        START_TRANSIT,
+        TRANSITING,
+        END_TRANSIT
+    };
+
+    enum EaseType {
+        NONE = 0,
+        EASE_IN,
+        EASE_OUT,
+        EASE_IN_OUT
+    };
+
+    struct TransitConfig {
+        TransitConfig() {};
+        int _totalFrames { 0 };
+        int _framesPerMeter { 0 };
+        bool _isDistanceBased { false };
+        float _triggerDistance { 0 };
+        EaseType _easeType { EaseType::EASE_OUT };
+    };
+
+    AvatarTransit() {};
+    Status update(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& avatarPosition, const TransitConfig& config);
+    Status getStatus() { return _status; }
+    bool isTransiting() { return _isTransiting; }
+    glm::vec3 getCurrentPosition() { return _currentPosition; }
+    bool getNextPosition(glm::vec3& nextPosition);
+    glm::vec3 getEndPosition() { return _endPosition; }
+    float getTransitTime() { return _totalTime; }
+    void setScale(float scale) { _scale = scale; }
+
+private:
+    Status updatePosition(float deltaTime);
+    void start(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& startPosition, const glm::vec3& endPosition, const TransitConfig& config);
+    float getEaseValue(AvatarTransit::EaseType type, float value);
+    bool _isTransiting { false };
+
+    glm::vec3 _startPosition;
+    glm::vec3 _endPosition;
+    glm::vec3 _currentPosition;
+
+    glm::vec3 _lastPosition;
+
+    glm::vec3 _transitLine;
+    float _totalDistance { 0.0f };
+    float _totalTime { 0.0f };
+    float _currentTime { 0.0f };
+    EaseType _easeType { EaseType::EASE_OUT };
+    Status _status { Status::IDLE };
+    float _scale { 1.0f };
+};
+
 class Avatar : public AvatarData, public scriptable::ModelProvider {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -370,6 +426,13 @@ public:
 
     virtual scriptable::ScriptableModelBase getScriptableModel() override;
 
+    std::shared_ptr<AvatarTransit> getTransit() { return std::make_shared<AvatarTransit>(_transit); };
+
+    AvatarTransit::Status updateTransit(float deltaTime, const glm::vec3& avatarPosition, const AvatarTransit::TransitConfig& config);
+    void setTransitScale(float scale);
+
+    void overrideNextPackagePositionData(const glm::vec3& position);
+
 signals:
     void targetScaleChanged(float targetScale);
 
@@ -505,6 +568,7 @@ protected:
     RateCounter<> _skeletonModelSimulationRate;
     RateCounter<> _jointDataSimulationRate;
 
+
 protected:
     class AvatarEntityDataHash {
     public:
@@ -528,6 +592,9 @@ protected:
     bool _reconstructSoftEntitiesJointMap { false };
     float _modelScale { 1.0f };
 
+    AvatarTransit _transit;
+    std::mutex _transitLock;
+
     static int _jointConesID;
 
     int _voiceSphereID;
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index acf5696d65..2168dff1f6 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,12 @@ QByteArray AvatarData::toByteArray(AvatarDataDetail dataDetail, quint64 lastSent
 
     if (hasAvatarGlobalPosition) {
         auto startSection = destinationBuffer;
-        AVATAR_MEMCPY(_globalPosition);
+        if (_overrideGlobalPosition) {
+            AVATAR_MEMCPY(_globalPositionOverride);
+        } else {
+            AVATAR_MEMCPY(_globalPosition);
+        }
+        
 
         int numBytes = destinationBuffer - startSection;
 
@@ -2088,6 +2093,10 @@ void AvatarData::sendAvatarDataPacket(bool sendAll) {
         }
     }
 
+    if (_overrideGlobalPosition) {
+        _overrideGlobalPosition = false;
+    }
+
     doneEncoding(cullSmallData);
 
     static AvatarDataSequenceNumber sequenceNumber = 0;
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 39f0ea34f6..a890482e9a 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -1372,7 +1372,8 @@ protected:
     // where Entities are located.  This is currently only used by the mixer to decide how often to send
     // updates about one avatar to another.
     glm::vec3 _globalPosition { 0, 0, 0 };
-
+    glm::vec3 _globalPositionOverride { 0, 0, 0 };
+    bool _overrideGlobalPosition { false };
 
     quint64 _globalPositionChanged { 0 };
     quint64 _avatarBoundingBoxChanged { 0 };
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarHashMap.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarHashMap.cpp
index 01557e307e..c8ea68dae4 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarHashMap.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarHashMap.cpp
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ AvatarSharedPointer AvatarHashMap::parseAvatarData(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessag
             }
         } 
 
+
         // have the matching (or new) avatar parse the data from the packet
         int bytesRead = avatar->parseDataFromBuffer(byteArray);
         message->seek(positionBeforeRead + bytesRead);
@@ -316,7 +317,6 @@ void AvatarHashMap::processAvatarIdentityPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage>
         // In this case, the "sendingNode" is the Avatar Mixer.
         avatar->processAvatarIdentity(message->getMessage(), identityChanged, displayNameChanged);
         _replicas.processAvatarIdentity(identityUUID, message->getMessage(), identityChanged, displayNameChanged);
-
     }
 }
 
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ void AvatarHashMap::processBulkAvatarTraits(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> mess
         // grab the avatar so we can ask it to process trait data
         bool isNewAvatar;
         auto avatar = newOrExistingAvatar(avatarID, sendingNode, isNewAvatar);
+
         // read the first trait type for this avatar
         AvatarTraits::TraitType traitType;
         message->readPrimitive(&traitType);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
index 2139c1f6b1..0e5cae66b6 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ public:
 
     void setDynamicDataNeedsTransmit(bool value) const { _dynamicDataNeedsTransmit = value; }
     bool dynamicDataNeedsTransmit() const { return _dynamicDataNeedsTransmit; }
+    void setTransitingWithAvatar(bool value) { _transitingWithAvatar = value; }
+    bool getTransitingWithAvatar() { return _transitingWithAvatar; }
 
     bool shouldSuppressLocationEdits() const;
 
@@ -668,6 +670,7 @@ protected:
     QUuid _sourceUUID; /// the server node UUID we came from
 
     bool _clientOnly { false };
+    bool _transitingWithAvatar{ false };
     QUuid _owningAvatarID;
 
     // physics related changes from the network to suppress any duplicates and make
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
index 5478221607..8162bf4e18 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ bool EntityMotionState::shouldSendUpdate(uint32_t simulationStep) {
     // this case is prevented by setting _ownershipState to UNOWNABLE in EntityMotionState::ctor
     assert(!(_entity->getClientOnly() && _entity->getOwningAvatarID() != Physics::getSessionUUID()));
 
+    if (_entity->getTransitingWithAvatar()) {
+        return false;
+    }
     if (_entity->dynamicDataNeedsTransmit()) {
         return true;
     }