diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
index 8964c8f771..0ec7c3e15e 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ void AvatarMixer::broadcastAvatarData() {
                     //  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 ((distanceToAvatar == 0.f) || (randFloat() < FULL_RATE_DISTANCE / distanceToAvatar)) {
+                    if ((distanceToAvatar == 0.f) || (randFloat() < FULL_RATE_DISTANCE / distanceToAvatar)
+                            * (1 - _performanceThrottlingRatio)) {
                         QByteArray avatarByteArray;
                         avatarByteArray.append(otherNode->getUUID().toRfc4122());
                         avatarByteArray.append(otherAvatar.toByteArray());