diff --git a/examples/tPose.js b/examples/tPose.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6ead08420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/tPose.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+//
+// tPose.js
+// examples
+//
+// Created by Anthony Thibault on 11/9/2015
+// Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+// Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+// Example of how to put the avatar into it's default tpose.
+//
+
+// TODO: CHANGE
+var buttonImageUrl = "https://s3.amazonaws.com/hifi-public/images/tools/tpose.svg";
+var windowDimensions = Controller.getViewportDimensions();
+
+var buttonWidth = 37;
+var buttonHeight = 46;
+var buttonPadding = 10;
+
+var buttonPositionX = windowDimensions.x - buttonPadding - buttonWidth;
+var buttonPositionY = (windowDimensions.y - buttonHeight) / 2 - (buttonHeight + buttonPadding);
+
+var tPoseEnterImageOverlay = {
+    x: buttonPositionX,
+    y: buttonPositionY,
+    width: buttonWidth,
+    height: buttonHeight,
+    subImage: { x: 0, y: buttonHeight, width: buttonWidth, height: buttonHeight },
+    imageURL: buttonImageUrl,
+    visible: true,
+    alpha: 1.0
+};
+
+var tPoseExitImageOverlay = {
+    x: buttonPositionX,
+    y: buttonPositionY,
+    width: buttonWidth,
+    height: buttonHeight,
+    subImage: { x: buttonWidth, y: buttonHeight, width: buttonWidth, height: buttonHeight },
+    imageURL: buttonImageUrl,
+    visible: false,
+    alpha: 1.0
+};
+
+var tPoseEnterButton = Overlays.addOverlay("image", tPoseEnterImageOverlay);
+var tPoseExitButton = Overlays.addOverlay("image", tPoseExitImageOverlay);
+var tPose = false;
+
+function enterDefaultPose() {
+    tPose = true;
+    var i, l = MyAvatar.getJointNames().length;
+    var rot, trans;
+    for (i = 0; i < l; i++) {
+        rot = MyAvatar.getDefaultJointRotation(i);
+        trans = MyAvatar.getDefaultJointTranslation(i);
+        MyAvatar.setJointData(i, rot, trans);
+    }
+    Overlays.editOverlay(tPoseEnterButton, { visible: false });
+    Overlays.editOverlay(tPoseExitButton, { visible: true });
+}
+
+function exitDefaultPose() {
+    tPose = false;
+    MyAvatar.clearJointsData();
+    Overlays.editOverlay(tPoseEnterButton, { visible: true });
+    Overlays.editOverlay(tPoseExitButton, { visible: false });
+}
+
+Controller.mousePressEvent.connect(function (event) {
+    var clickedOverlay = Overlays.getOverlayAtPoint({ x: event.x, y: event.y });
+    if (clickedOverlay == tPoseEnterButton) {
+        enterDefaultPose();
+    } else if (clickedOverlay == tPoseExitButton) {
+        exitDefaultPose();
+    }
+});
+
+Script.scriptEnding.connect(function() {
+    Overlays.deleteOverlay(tPoseEnterButton);
+    Overlays.deleteOverlay(tPoseExitButton);
+});
+
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index e2b92cc06f..8f8746dc27 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -869,6 +869,18 @@ glm::vec3 Avatar::getJointTranslation(int index) const {
     return translation;
 }
 
+glm::quat Avatar::getDefaultJointRotation(int index) const {
+    glm::quat rotation;
+    _skeletonModel.getRelativeDefaultJointRotation(index, rotation);
+    return rotation;
+}
+
+glm::vec3 Avatar::getDefaultJointTranslation(int index) const {
+    glm::vec3 translation;
+    _skeletonModel.getRelativeDefaultJointTranslation(index, translation);
+    return translation;
+}
+
 glm::quat Avatar::getAbsoluteJointRotationInObjectFrame(int index) const {
     glm::quat rotation;
     _skeletonModel.getAbsoluteJointRotationInRigFrame(index, rotation);
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
index 99a4fc52a9..b161b46634 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ public:
     virtual QVector<glm::quat> getJointRotations() const;
     virtual glm::quat getJointRotation(int index) const;
     virtual glm::vec3 getJointTranslation(int index) const;
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE virtual glm::quat getDefaultJointRotation(int index) const;
+    Q_INVOKABLE virtual glm::vec3 getDefaultJointTranslation(int index) const;
+
     virtual int getJointIndex(const QString& name) const;
     virtual QStringList getJointNames() const;
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 34821e6737..7cb6d37184 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -971,7 +971,11 @@ void MyAvatar::clearJointData(int index) {
 }
 
 void MyAvatar::clearJointsData() {
-    //clearJointAnimationPriorities();
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "clearJointsData");
+        return;
+    }
+    _rig->clearJointStates();
 }
 
 void MyAvatar::setFaceModelURL(const QUrl& faceModelURL) {
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
index a80ef5d2eb..cd34303753 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
@@ -283,12 +283,14 @@ bool Rig::getJointStateTranslation(int index, glm::vec3& translation) const {
 void Rig::clearJointState(int index) {
     if (isIndexValid(index)) {
         _internalPoseSet._overrideFlags[index] = false;
+        _internalPoseSet._overridePoses[index] = _animSkeleton->getRelativeDefaultPose(index);
     }
 }
 
 void Rig::clearJointStates() {
     _internalPoseSet._overrideFlags.clear();
     _internalPoseSet._overrideFlags.resize(_animSkeleton->getNumJoints());
+    _internalPoseSet._overridePoses = _animSkeleton->getRelativeDefaultPoses();
 }
 
 void Rig::clearJointAnimationPriority(int index) {
@@ -464,6 +466,25 @@ const AnimPoseVec& Rig::getAbsoluteDefaultPoses() const {
     return _absoluteDefaultPoses;
 }
 
+
+bool Rig::getRelativeDefaultJointRotation(int index, glm::quat& rotationOut) const {
+    if (_animSkeleton && index >= 0 && index < _animSkeleton->getNumJoints()) {
+        rotationOut = _animSkeleton->getRelativeDefaultPose(index).rot;
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool Rig::getRelativeDefaultJointTranslation(int index, glm::vec3& translationOut) const {
+    if (_animSkeleton && index >= 0 && index < _animSkeleton->getNumJoints()) {
+        translationOut = _animSkeleton->getRelativeDefaultPose(index).trans;
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 // animation reference speeds.
 static const std::vector<float> FORWARD_SPEEDS = { 0.4f, 1.4f, 4.5f }; // m/s
 static const std::vector<float> BACKWARD_SPEEDS = { 0.6f, 1.45f }; // m/s
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
index e3ec5d18cf..9faf93e40b 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ public:
     // rig space
     const AnimPoseVec& getAbsoluteDefaultPoses() const;
 
+    // geometry space
+    bool getRelativeDefaultJointRotation(int index, glm::quat& rotationOut) const;
+    bool getRelativeDefaultJointTranslation(int index, glm::vec3& translationOut) const;
+
     void copyJointsIntoJointData(QVector<JointData>& jointDataVec) const;
     void copyJointsFromJointData(const QVector<JointData>& jointDataVec);
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index b367d299e5..3a26a15855 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -766,12 +766,20 @@ bool Model::getJointTranslation(int jointIndex, glm::vec3& translation) const {
     return _rig->getJointTranslation(jointIndex, translation);
 }
 
-bool Model::getAbsoluteJointRotationInRigFrame(int jointIndex, glm::quat& rotation) const {
-    return _rig->getAbsoluteJointRotationInRigFrame(jointIndex, rotation);
+bool Model::getAbsoluteJointRotationInRigFrame(int jointIndex, glm::quat& rotationOut) const {
+    return _rig->getAbsoluteJointRotationInRigFrame(jointIndex, rotationOut);
 }
 
-bool Model::getAbsoluteJointTranslationInRigFrame(int jointIndex, glm::vec3& translation) const {
-    return _rig->getAbsoluteJointTranslationInRigFrame(jointIndex, translation);
+bool Model::getAbsoluteJointTranslationInRigFrame(int jointIndex, glm::vec3& translationOut) const {
+    return _rig->getAbsoluteJointTranslationInRigFrame(jointIndex, translationOut);
+}
+
+bool Model::getRelativeDefaultJointRotation(int jointIndex, glm::quat& rotationOut) const {
+    return _rig->getRelativeDefaultJointRotation(jointIndex, rotationOut);
+}
+
+bool Model::getRelativeDefaultJointTranslation(int jointIndex, glm::vec3& translationOut) const {
+    return _rig->getRelativeDefaultJointTranslation(jointIndex, translationOut);
 }
 
 bool Model::getJointCombinedRotation(int jointIndex, glm::quat& rotation) const {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
index d77cf830bd..001ae61c92 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
@@ -167,8 +167,11 @@ public:
     bool getJointTranslation(int jointIndex, glm::vec3& translation) const;
 
     // model frame
-    bool getAbsoluteJointRotationInRigFrame(int jointIndex, glm::quat& rotation) const;
-    bool getAbsoluteJointTranslationInRigFrame(int jointIndex, glm::vec3& translation) const;
+    bool getAbsoluteJointRotationInRigFrame(int jointIndex, glm::quat& rotationOut) const;
+    bool getAbsoluteJointTranslationInRigFrame(int jointIndex, glm::vec3& translationOut) const;
+
+    bool getRelativeDefaultJointRotation(int jointIndex, glm::quat& rotationOut) const;
+    bool getRelativeDefaultJointTranslation(int jointIndex, glm::vec3& translationOut) const;
 
     /// Returns the index of the parent of the indexed joint, or -1 if not found.
     int getParentJointIndex(int jointIndex) const;