diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
index 9df66d0362..b9bc87ecf2 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
@@ -134,8 +134,14 @@ void AvatarMixer::broadcastAvatarData() {
                     AvatarData& otherAvatar = otherNodeData->getAvatar();
                     glm::vec3 otherPosition = otherAvatar.getPosition();
             
-                    //  Decide whether to send this avatar's data based on current performance throttling
-                    if (_performanceThrottlingRatio == 0 || randFloat() < (1.0f - _performanceThrottlingRatio)) {
+                    float distanceToAvatar = glm::length(myPosition - otherPosition);
+                    //  The full rate distance is the distance at which EVERY update will be sent for this avatar
+                    //  at a distance of twice the full rate distance, there will be a 50% chance of sending this avatar's update
+                    const float FULL_RATE_DISTANCE = 2.f;
+                    
+                    //  Decide whether to send this avatar's data based on it's distance from us
+                    if ((_performanceThrottlingRatio == 0 || randFloat() < (1.0f - _performanceThrottlingRatio))
+                        && (distanceToAvatar == 0.f || randFloat() < FULL_RATE_DISTANCE / distanceToAvatar)) {
                         QByteArray avatarByteArray;
                         avatarByteArray.append(otherNode->getUUID().toRfc4122());
                         avatarByteArray.append(otherAvatar.toByteArray());