diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
index 870149f1bc..f499a787cb 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
@@ -54,15 +54,79 @@ AvatarMixer::AvatarMixer(ReceivedMessage& message) :
     packetReceiver.registerListener(PacketType::RadiusIgnoreRequest, this, "handleRadiusIgnoreRequestPacket");
     packetReceiver.registerListener(PacketType::RequestsDomainListData, this, "handleRequestsDomainListDataPacket");
 
+    packetReceiver.registerListenerForTypes({
+        PacketType::ReplicatedAvatarIdentity,
+        PacketType::ReplicatedAvatarData,
+        PacketType::ReplicatedKillAvatar
+    }, this, "handleReplicatedPackets");
+
     auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
     connect(nodeList.data(), &NodeList::packetVersionMismatch, this, &AvatarMixer::handlePacketVersionMismatch);
 }
 
+void AvatarMixer::handleReplicatedPackets(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message) {
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+    auto nodeID = QUuid::fromRfc4122(message->readWithoutCopy(NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID));
+
+    auto replicatedNode = nodeList->nodeWithUUID(nodeID);
+    if (!replicatedNode) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(nodeList.data(), "addOrUpdateNode", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
+            Q_RETURN_ARG(SharedNodePointer, replicatedNode),
+            Q_ARG(QUuid, nodeID), Q_ARG(NodeType_t, NodeType::Agent),
+            Q_ARG(HifiSockAddr, message->getSenderSockAddr()),
+            Q_ARG(HifiSockAddr, message->getSenderSockAddr()));
+    }
+
+    replicatedNode->setLastHeardMicrostamp(usecTimestampNow());
+    replicatedNode->setIsUpstream(true);
+
+    switch (message->getType()) {
+        case PacketType::AvatarData:
+            queueIncomingPacket(message, replicatedNode);
+            break;
+        case PacketType::AvatarIdentity:
+            handleAvatarIdentityPacket(message, replicatedNode);
+            break;
+        case PacketType::KillAvatar:
+            handleKillAvatarPacket(message);
+            break
+    }
+
+}
+
+void AvatarMixer::replicatePacket(ReceivedMessage& message) {
+    PacketType replicatedType;
+    if (message.getType() == PacketType::AvatarData) {
+        replicatedType = PacketType::ReplicatedAvatarData;
+    } else if (message.getType() == PacketType::AvatarIdentity) {
+        replicatedType = PacketType::ReplicatedAvatarIdentity;
+    } else if (message.getType() == PacketType::KillAvatar) {
+        replicatedType = PacketType::ReplicatedKillAvatar;
+    } else {
+        Q_UNREACHABLE();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+    nodeList->eachMatchingNode([&](const SharedNodePointer& node) {
+        return node->getType() == NodeType::ReplicantAvatarMixer;
+    }, [&](const SharedNodePointer& node) {
+        // construct an NLPacket to send to the replicant that has the contents of the received packet
+        auto packet = NLPacket::create(replicatedType, message.getSize() + NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID);
+        packet->write(message.getSourceID().toRfc4122());
+        packet->write(message.getMessage());
+
+        nodeList->sendPacket(std::move(packet), *node);
+    });
+}
+
 void AvatarMixer::queueIncomingPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message, SharedNodePointer node) {
     auto start = usecTimestampNow();
     getOrCreateClientData(node)->queuePacket(message, node);
     auto end = usecTimestampNow();
     _queueIncomingPacketElapsedTime += (end - start);
+
+    replicatePacket(*message);
 }
 
 
@@ -397,6 +461,13 @@ void AvatarMixer::handleAvatarIdentityPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> mes
         if (nodeData != nullptr) {
             AvatarData& avatar = nodeData->getAvatar();
 
+            auto data = message->getMessage();
+
+            if (message->getType() == PacketType::ReplicatedAvatarData) {
+                data = data.mid(NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID);
+            }
+
+
             // parse the identity packet and update the change timestamp if appropriate
             AvatarData::Identity identity;
             AvatarData::parseAvatarIdentityPacket(message->getMessage(), identity);
@@ -414,6 +485,8 @@ void AvatarMixer::handleAvatarIdentityPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> mes
     }
     auto end = usecTimestampNow();
     _handleAvatarIdentityPacketElapsedTime += (end - start);
+
+    replicatePacket(*message);
 }
 
 void AvatarMixer::handleKillAvatarPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message) {
@@ -421,6 +494,8 @@ void AvatarMixer::handleKillAvatarPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message
     DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->processKillNode(*message);
     auto end = usecTimestampNow();
     _handleKillAvatarPacketElapsedTime += (end - start);
+
+    replicatePacket(*message);
 }
 
 void AvatarMixer::handleNodeIgnoreRequestPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message, SharedNodePointer senderNode) {
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.h b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.h
index 1925ec1ebd..ecbed4dca7 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ private slots:
     void handleNodeIgnoreRequestPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message, SharedNodePointer senderNode);
     void handleRadiusIgnoreRequestPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> packet, SharedNodePointer sendingNode);
     void handleRequestsDomainListDataPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message, SharedNodePointer senderNode);
+    void handleReplicatedPackets(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message);
     void domainSettingsRequestComplete();
     void handlePacketVersionMismatch(PacketType type, const HifiSockAddr& senderSockAddr, const QUuid& senderUUID);
     void start();
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ private:
 
     void manageDisplayName(const SharedNodePointer& node);
 
+    void replicatePacket(ReceivedMessage& message);
+
     p_high_resolution_clock::time_point _lastFrameTimestamp;
 
     // FIXME - new throttling - use these values somehow
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp
index 4d80bc7d17..41717adeb5 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ int AvatarMixerClientData::parseData(ReceivedMessage& message) {
     // pull the sequence number from the data first
     uint16_t sequenceNumber;
 
+    if (message.getType() == PacketType::ReplicatedAvatarData) {
+        message.seek(NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID);
+    }
+
     message.readPrimitive(&sequenceNumber);
     
     if (sequenceNumber < _lastReceivedSequenceNumber && _lastReceivedSequenceNumber != UINT16_MAX) {
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
index 0494efc7b4..f28a972720 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
@@ -549,6 +549,10 @@ bool LimitedNodeList::killNodeWithUUID(const QUuid& nodeUUID) {
 }
 
 void LimitedNodeList::processKillNode(ReceivedMessage& message) {
+    if (message.getType() == PacketType::ReplicatedAvatarData) {
+        message.seek(NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID);
+    }
+
     // read the node id
     QUuid nodeUUID = QUuid::fromRfc4122(message.readWithoutCopy(NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID));
 
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
index f2f0062861..9f213d29ff 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ const QSet<PacketType> NON_SOURCED_PACKETS = QSet<PacketType>()
     << PacketType::ICEServerHeartbeatDenied << PacketType::AssignmentClientStatus << PacketType::StopNode
     << PacketType::DomainServerRemovedNode << PacketType::UsernameFromIDReply << PacketType::OctreeFileReplacement
     << PacketType::ReplicatedMicrophoneAudioNoEcho << PacketType::ReplicatedMicrophoneAudioWithEcho
-    << PacketType::ReplicatedInjectAudio << PacketType::ReplicatedSilentAudioFrame;
+    << PacketType::ReplicatedInjectAudio << PacketType::ReplicatedSilentAudioFrame
+    << PacketType::ReplicatedAvatarIdentity << PacketType::ReplicatedAvatarData << PacketType::ReplicatedKillAvatar;
 
 PacketVersion versionForPacketType(PacketType packetType) {
     switch (packetType) {
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ static void ensureProtocolVersionsSignature() {
     std::call_once(once, [&] {
         QByteArray buffer;
         QDataStream stream(&buffer, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
-        uint8_t numberOfProtocols = static_cast<uint8_t>(PacketType::LAST_PACKET_TYPE) + 1;
+        uint8_t numberOfProtocols = static_cast<uint8_t>(PacketType::NUM_PACKET_TYPE);
         stream << numberOfProtocols;
         for (uint8_t packetType = 0; packetType < numberOfProtocols; packetType++) {
             uint8_t packetTypeVersion = static_cast<uint8_t>(versionForPacketType(static_cast<PacketType>(packetType)));
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
index 448ae812ff..137108ef75 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
@@ -119,8 +119,11 @@ public:
         ReplicatedMicrophoneAudioWithEcho,
         ReplicatedInjectAudio,
         ReplicatedSilentAudioFrame,
-        LAST_PACKET_TYPE = ReplicatedSilentAudioFrame,
+        ReplicatedAvatarIdentity,
+        ReplicatedAvatarData,
+        ReplicatedKillAvatar,
 
+        NUM_PACKET_TYPE
     };
 };