diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
index 61253ba6ba..ebe4ac6014 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ _glowLevelChanged(false),
 _localRenderAlphaChanged(false),
 
 _defaultSettings(true),
-_naturalDimensions(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f)
+_naturalDimensions(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f),
+_naturalPosition(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
 {
 }
 
@@ -128,6 +129,11 @@ void EntityItemProperties::setSittingPoints(const QVector<SittingPoint>& sitting
     }
 }
 
+void EntityItemProperties::calculateNaturalPosition(const glm::vec3& min, const glm::vec3& max) {
+    glm::vec3 halfDimension = (max - min) / 2.0f;
+    _naturalPosition = max - halfDimension;
+}
+
 bool EntityItemProperties::animationSettingsChanged() const {
     return _animationSettingsChanged;
 }
@@ -378,6 +384,7 @@ QScriptValue EntityItemProperties::copyToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, bool
     COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(dimensions);
     if (!skipDefaults) {
         COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(naturalDimensions); // gettable, but not settable
+        COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(naturalPosition);
     }
     COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(rotation);
     COPY_PROPERTY_TO_QSCRIPTVALUE(velocity);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
index 4532ffd67b..3ce6040d19 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
@@ -192,7 +192,10 @@ public:
 
     const glm::vec3& getNaturalDimensions() const { return _naturalDimensions; }
     void setNaturalDimensions(const glm::vec3& value) { _naturalDimensions = value; }
-
+    
+    const glm::vec3& getNaturalPosition() const { return _naturalPosition; }
+    void calculateNaturalPosition(const glm::vec3& min, const glm::vec3& max);
+    
     const QStringList& getTextureNames() const { return _textureNames; }
     void setTextureNames(const QStringList& value) { _textureNames = value; }
 
@@ -232,6 +235,7 @@ private:
     QVector<SittingPoint> _sittingPoints;
     QStringList _textureNames;
     glm::vec3 _naturalDimensions;
+    glm::vec3 _naturalPosition;
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(EntityItemProperties);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
index 36fcc17a71..12f5ffe190 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ EntityItemProperties EntityScriptingInterface::getEntityProperties(QUuid identit
                     results.setSittingPoints(geometry->sittingPoints);
                     Extents meshExtents = geometry->getUnscaledMeshExtents();
                     results.setNaturalDimensions(meshExtents.maximum - meshExtents.minimum);
+                    results.calculateNaturalPosition(meshExtents.minimum, meshExtents.maximum);
                 }
             }