diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index dc0262e9f0..33523fc907 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ void MyAvatar::harvestResultsFromPhysicsSimulation(float deltaTime) {
         hipsPosition.z *= -1.0f;
         maxHipsOffsetRadius = _characterController.measureMaxHipsOffsetRadius(hipsPosition, maxHipsOffsetRadius);
     }
-    _rig->setMaxHipsOffsetLength(maxHipsOffsetRadius);
+    _rig->updateMaxHipsOffsetLength(maxHipsOffsetRadius, deltaTime);
 
     glm::vec3 position = getPosition();
     glm::quat orientation = getOrientation();
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.cpp
index 36f74b8784..b2bf5f64fc 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,17 @@ void SkeletonModel::updateRig(float deltaTime, glm::mat4 parentTransform) {
 
         _rig->updateFromHeadParameters(headParams, deltaTime);
 
+        // OUTOFBODY_HACK: clamp horizontal component of head by maxHipsOffset.
+        // This is to prevent the hands from being incorrect relative to the head because
+        // the hips are being constrained by a small maxHipsOffset due to collision.
+        if (myAvatar->isOutOfBody()) {
+            float headOffsetLength2D = glm::length(glm::vec2(truncatedHMDPositionInRigSpace.x, truncatedHMDPositionInRigSpace.z));
+            if (headOffsetLength2D > _rig->getMaxHipsOffsetLength()) {
+                truncatedHMDPositionInRigSpace.x *= _rig->getMaxHipsOffsetLength() / headOffsetLength2D;
+                truncatedHMDPositionInRigSpace.z *= _rig->getMaxHipsOffsetLength() / headOffsetLength2D;
+            }
+        }
+
         Rig::HandParameters handParams;
 
         auto leftPose = myAvatar->getLeftHandControllerPoseInAvatarFrame();
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp
index 72483d21b1..4dca0aa6a8 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.cpp
@@ -392,10 +392,6 @@ const AnimPoseVec& AnimInverseKinematics::overlay(const AnimVariantMap& animVars
         dt = MAX_OVERLAY_DT;
     }
 
-    // OUTOFBODY_HACK: smoothly update update _hipsOffsetLength, otherwise we risk introducing oscillation in the hips offset.
-    float tau = dt / 0.5f;
-    _maxHipsOffsetLength = (1.0f - tau) * _maxHipsOffsetLength + tau * _desiredMaxHipsOffsetLength;
-
     if (_relativePoses.size() != underPoses.size()) {
         loadPoses(underPoses);
     } else {
@@ -585,7 +581,7 @@ void AnimInverseKinematics::clearIKJointLimitHistory() {
 void AnimInverseKinematics::setMaxHipsOffsetLength(float maxLength) {
     // OUTOFBODY_HACK: manually adjust scale here
     const float METERS_TO_CENTIMETERS = 100.0f;
-    _desiredMaxHipsOffsetLength = METERS_TO_CENTIMETERS * maxLength;
+    _maxHipsOffsetLength = METERS_TO_CENTIMETERS * maxLength;
 }
 
 RotationConstraint* AnimInverseKinematics::getConstraint(int index) {
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.h b/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.h
index 4c8d29c7ed..b61343a97b 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.h
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimInverseKinematics.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ protected:
 
     // experimental data for moving hips during IK
     glm::vec3 _hipsOffset { Vectors::ZERO };
-    float _desiredMaxHipsOffsetLength { 1.0f };
     float _maxHipsOffsetLength { 1.0f };
     int _headIndex { -1 };
     int _hipsIndex { -1 };
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
index 9f77ce4772..05e589918a 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
@@ -307,18 +307,30 @@ void Rig::clearIKJointLimitHistory() {
     }
 }
 
-void Rig::setMaxHipsOffsetLength(float maxLength) {
+void Rig::updateMaxHipsOffsetLength(float maxLength, float deltaTime) {
+
+    _desiredMaxHipsOffsetLength = maxLength;
+
+    // OUTOFBODY_HACK: smoothly update update _hipsOffsetLength, otherwise we risk introducing oscillation in the hips offset.
+    const float MAX_HIPS_OFFSET_TIMESCALE = 0.33f;
+    float tau = deltaTime / MAX_HIPS_OFFSET_TIMESCALE;
+    _maxHipsOffsetLength = (1.0f - tau) * _maxHipsOffsetLength + tau * _desiredMaxHipsOffsetLength;
+
     if (_animNode) {
         _animNode->traverse([&](AnimNode::Pointer node) {
             auto ikNode = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<AnimInverseKinematics>(node);
             if (ikNode) {
-                ikNode->setMaxHipsOffsetLength(maxLength);
+                ikNode->setMaxHipsOffsetLength(_maxHipsOffsetLength);
             }
             return true;
         });
     }
 }
 
+float Rig::getMaxHipsOffsetLength() const {
+    return _maxHipsOffsetLength;
+}
+
 void Rig::setJointTranslation(int index, bool valid, const glm::vec3& translation, float priority) {
     if (isIndexValid(index)) {
         if (valid) {
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
index 4491397af0..aa1a2ad969 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ public:
     void clearJointAnimationPriority(int index);
 
     void clearIKJointLimitHistory();
-    void setMaxHipsOffsetLength(float maxLength);
+    void updateMaxHipsOffsetLength(float maxLength, float deltaTime);
+    float getMaxHipsOffsetLength() const;
 
     // geometry space
     void setJointState(int index, bool valid, const glm::quat& rotation, const glm::vec3& translation, float priority);
@@ -319,6 +320,9 @@ protected:
     bool _truncateIKTargets { false };
     bool _enableDebugDrawIKTargets { false };
 
+    float _maxHipsOffsetLength { 1.0f };
+    float _desiredMaxHipsOffsetLength { 1.0f };
+
 private:
     QMap<int, StateHandler> _stateHandlers;
     int _nextStateHandlerId { 0 };