diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 36fd8f9635..b316548ad4 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 #include <QXmlStreamReader>
 #include <QXmlStreamAttributes>
 #include <QMediaPlayer>
+#include <QMimeData> 
+#include <QMessageBox>
 
 #include <AudioInjector.h>
 #include <Logging.h>
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, timeval &startup_time) :
     connect(audioThread, SIGNAL(started()), &_audio, SLOT(start()));
 
     audioThread->start();
-
+    
     connect(nodeList, SIGNAL(domainChanged(const QString&)), SLOT(domainChanged(const QString&)));
     connect(nodeList, &NodeList::nodeAdded, this, &Application::nodeAdded);
     connect(nodeList, &NodeList::nodeKilled, this, &Application::nodeKilled);
@@ -1415,6 +1417,32 @@ void Application::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* event) {
     }
 }
 
+void Application::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event) {
+    QString snapshotPath;
+    const QMimeData *mimeData = event->mimeData();
+    foreach (QUrl url, mimeData->urls()) {
+        if (url.url().toLower().endsWith(SNAPSHOT_EXTENSION)) {
+            snapshotPath = url.url().remove("file://");
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    SnapshotMetaData* snapshotData = Snapshot::parseSnapshotData(snapshotPath);
+    if (snapshotData != NULL) {
+        if (!snapshotData->getDomain().isEmpty()) {
+            Menu::getInstance()->goToDomain(snapshotData->getDomain());
+        }
+        
+        _myAvatar->setPosition(snapshotData->getLocation());
+        _myAvatar->setOrientation(snapshotData->getOrientation());
+    } else {
+        QMessageBox msgBox;
+        msgBox.setText("No location details were found in this JPG, try dragging in an authentic Hifi snapshot.");
+        msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Ok);
+        msgBox.exec();
+    }
+}
+
 void Application::sendPingPackets() {
     QByteArray pingPacket = NodeList::getInstance()->constructPingPacket();
     controlledBroadcastToNodes(pingPacket, NodeSet() << NodeType::VoxelServer
@@ -3830,7 +3858,7 @@ void Application::updateWindowTitle(){
     
     QString title = QString() + _profile.getUsername() + " " + nodeList->getSessionUUID().toString()
         + " @ " + nodeList->getDomainHostname() + buildVersion;
-
+    
     qDebug("Application title set to: %s", title.toStdString().c_str());
     _window->setWindowTitle(title);
 }
@@ -4234,6 +4262,6 @@ void Application::takeSnapshot() {
     player->setMedia(QUrl::fromLocalFile(inf.absoluteFilePath()));
     player->play();
 
-    Snapshot::saveSnapshot(_glWidget, _profile.getUsername(), _myAvatar->getPosition());
+    Snapshot::saveSnapshot(_glWidget, &_profile, _myAvatar);
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index a9c20ac00d..0b6907e0f5 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ static const float NODE_KILLED_RED   = 1.0f;
 static const float NODE_KILLED_GREEN = 0.0f;
 static const float NODE_KILLED_BLUE  = 0.0f;
 
+static const QString SNAPSHOT_EXTENSION  = ".jpg";
+
 class Application : public QApplication {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ public:
     void touchUpdateEvent(QTouchEvent* event);
 
     void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* event);
+    void dropEvent(QDropEvent *event);
     
     bool event(QEvent* event);
     
diff --git a/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp b/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp
index cd6f49383e..7bc79e56d8 100644
--- a/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/GLCanvas.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include "Application.h"
 
 #include "GLCanvas.h"
+#include <QMimeData>
+#include <QUrl>
 
 GLCanvas::GLCanvas() : QGLWidget(QGLFormat(QGL::NoDepthBuffer, QGL::NoStencilBuffer)) {
 }
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ GLCanvas::GLCanvas() : QGLWidget(QGLFormat(QGL::NoDepthBuffer, QGL::NoStencilBuf
 void GLCanvas::initializeGL() {
     Application::getInstance()->initializeGL();
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_AcceptTouchEvents);
+    setAcceptDrops(true);
 }
 
 void GLCanvas::paintGL() {
@@ -67,4 +70,18 @@ bool GLCanvas::event(QEvent* event) {
 
 void GLCanvas::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* event) {
     Application::getInstance()->wheelEvent(event);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+void GLCanvas::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent* event) {
+    const QMimeData *mimeData = event->mimeData();
+    foreach (QUrl url, mimeData->urls()) {
+        if (url.url().toLower().endsWith(SNAPSHOT_EXTENSION)) {
+            event->acceptProposedAction();
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void GLCanvas::dropEvent(QDropEvent* event) {
+    Application::getInstance()->dropEvent(event);
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/GLCanvas.h b/interface/src/GLCanvas.h
index ad181f4456..0f0cb5c7d0 100644
--- a/interface/src/GLCanvas.h
+++ b/interface/src/GLCanvas.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ protected:
     virtual bool event(QEvent* event);
     
     virtual void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* event);
+
+    virtual void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event);
+    virtual void dropEvent(QDropEvent* event);
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__GLCanvas__) */
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index c61b4cbdaf..b8dfb24c07 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Menu::Menu() :
                                   MenuOption::GoToDomain,
                                   Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_D,
                                    this,
-                                   SLOT(goToDomain()));
+                                   SLOT(goToDomainDialog()));
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(fileMenu,
                                   MenuOption::GoToLocation,
                                   Qt::CTRL | Qt::SHIFT | Qt::Key_L,
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ void Menu::goToDomain(const QString newDomain) {
     }
 }
 
-void Menu::goToDomain() {
+void Menu::goToDomainDialog() {
 
     QString currentDomainHostname = NodeList::getInstance()->getDomainHostname();
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 986034002d..efe668b793 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ private slots:
     void aboutApp();
     void login();
     void editPreferences();
-    void goToDomain();
+    void goToDomainDialog();
     void goToLocation();
     void bandwidthDetailsClosed();
     void voxelStatsDetailsClosed();
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/Transmitter.h b/interface/src/devices/Transmitter.h
index 1fa392a280..12f2b302f7 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/Transmitter.h
+++ b/interface/src/devices/Transmitter.h
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ private:
     TouchState _touchState;
     timeval* _lastReceivedPacket;
 
-#endif /* defined(__hifi__Transmitter__) */
 };
+
+#endif /* defined(__hifi__Transmitter__) */
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.cpp b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.cpp
index f0fef33cee..e16b0c570d 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QFileInfo>
-#include <QDebug>
 
 // filename format: hifi-snap-by-%username%-on-%date%_%time%_@-%location%.jpg
 // %1 <= username, %2 <= date and time, %3 <= current location
@@ -21,18 +20,69 @@ const QString FILENAME_PATH_FORMAT = "hifi-snap-by-%1-on-%2@%3.jpg";
 const QString DATETIME_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd_hh-mm-ss";
 const QString SNAPSHOTS_DIRECTORY = "Snapshots";
 
-void Snapshot::saveSnapshot(QGLWidget* widget, QString username, glm::vec3 location) {
-    QImage shot = widget->grabFrameBuffer();
+const QString LOCATION_X = "location-x";
+const QString LOCATION_Y = "location-y";
+const QString LOCATION_Z = "location-z";
 
+const QString ORIENTATION_X = "orientation-x";
+const QString ORIENTATION_Y = "orientation-y";
+const QString ORIENTATION_Z = "orientation-z";
+const QString ORIENTATION_W = "orientation-w";
+
+const QString DOMAIN_KEY = "domain";
+
+
+SnapshotMetaData* Snapshot::parseSnapshotData(QString snapshotPath) {
+    
+    if (!QFile(snapshotPath).exists()) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    QImage shot(snapshotPath);
+    
+    // no location data stored
+    if (shot.text(LOCATION_X).isEmpty() || shot.text(LOCATION_Y).isEmpty() || shot.text(LOCATION_Z).isEmpty()) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    SnapshotMetaData* data = new SnapshotMetaData();
+    data->setLocation(glm::vec3(shot.text(LOCATION_X).toFloat(),
+                                shot.text(LOCATION_Y).toFloat(),
+                                shot.text(LOCATION_Z).toFloat()));
+    
+    data->setOrientation(glm::quat(shot.text(ORIENTATION_W).toFloat(),
+                                   shot.text(ORIENTATION_X).toFloat(),
+                                   shot.text(ORIENTATION_Y).toFloat(),
+                                   shot.text(ORIENTATION_Z).toFloat()));
+    
+    data->setDomain(shot.text(DOMAIN_KEY));
+                                   
+    return data;
+}
+
+void Snapshot::saveSnapshot(QGLWidget* widget, Profile* profile, Avatar* avatar) {
+    QImage shot = widget->grabFrameBuffer();
+    
+    glm::vec3 location = avatar->getPosition();
+    glm::quat orientation = avatar->getHead().getOrientation();
+    
     // add metadata
-    shot.setText("location-x", QString::number(location.x));
-    shot.setText("location-y", QString::number(location.y));
-    shot.setText("location-z", QString::number(location.z));
+    shot.setText(LOCATION_X, QString::number(location.x));
+    shot.setText(LOCATION_Y, QString::number(location.y));
+    shot.setText(LOCATION_Z, QString::number(location.z));
+    
+    shot.setText(ORIENTATION_X, QString::number(orientation.x));
+    shot.setText(ORIENTATION_Y, QString::number(orientation.y));
+    shot.setText(ORIENTATION_Z, QString::number(orientation.z));
+    shot.setText(ORIENTATION_W, QString::number(orientation.w));
+    
+    shot.setText(DOMAIN_KEY, profile->getLastDomain());
 
     QString formattedLocation = QString("%1_%2_%3").arg(location.x).arg(location.y).arg(location.z);
     // replace decimal . with '-'
     formattedLocation.replace('.', '-');
     
+    QString username = profile->getUsername();
     // normalize username, replace all non alphanumeric with '-'
     username.replace(QRegExp("[^A-Za-z0-9_]"), "-");
     
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
index 26315678f9..13c6945349 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
@@ -9,19 +9,38 @@
 #ifndef __hifi__Snapshot__
 #define __hifi__Snapshot__
 
+#include "InterfaceConfig.h"
+
 #include <QString>
 #include <QImage>
 #include <QGLWidget>
 
-#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include "avatar/Avatar.h"
+#include "avatar/Profile.h"
+
+class SnapshotMetaData {
+public:
+    
+    QString getDomain() { return _domain; }
+    void setDomain(QString domain) { _domain = domain; }
+    
+    glm::vec3 getLocation() { return _location; }
+    void setLocation(glm::vec3 location) { _location = location; }
+    
+    glm::quat getOrientation() { return _orientation; }
+    void setOrientation(glm::quat orientation) { _orientation = orientation; }
+    
+private:
+    QString _domain;
+    glm::vec3 _location;
+    glm::quat _orientation;;
+};
 
 class Snapshot {
 
 public:
-    static void saveSnapshot(QGLWidget* widget, QString username, glm::vec3 location);
-
-private:
-    QString _username;
+    static void saveSnapshot(QGLWidget* widget, Profile* profile, Avatar* avatar);
+    static SnapshotMetaData* parseSnapshotData(QString snapshotPath);
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__Snapshot__) */
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
index c0bc7f0010..8dd3857198 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -807,7 +807,8 @@ void NodeList::loadData(QSettings *settings) {
     } else {
         _domainHostname = DEFAULT_DOMAIN_HOSTNAME;
     }
-
+    
+    emit domainChanged(_domainHostname);
     settings->endGroup();
 }