diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 1c7da32ea4..0cc762cf6c 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ void MyAvatar::updateFromTrackers(float deltaTime) {
         return;
     }
 
+    FaceTracker* tracker = Application::getInstance()->getActiveFaceTracker();
+    bool inFacetracker = tracker && !tracker->isMuted();
+
     if (inHmd) {
         estimatedPosition = qApp->getHeadPosition();
         estimatedPosition.x *= -1.0f;
@@ -260,12 +263,17 @@ void MyAvatar::updateFromTrackers(float deltaTime) {
 
         const float OCULUS_LEAN_SCALE = 0.05f;
         estimatedPosition /= OCULUS_LEAN_SCALE;
-    } else {
-        FaceTracker* tracker = Application::getInstance()->getActiveFaceTracker();
-        if (tracker && !tracker->isMuted()) {
-            estimatedPosition = tracker->getHeadTranslation();
-            _trackedHeadPosition = estimatedPosition;
-            estimatedRotation = glm::degrees(safeEulerAngles(tracker->getHeadRotation()));
+    } else if (inFacetracker) {
+        estimatedPosition = tracker->getHeadTranslation();
+        _trackedHeadPosition = estimatedPosition;
+        estimatedRotation = glm::degrees(safeEulerAngles(tracker->getHeadRotation()));
+        if (Application::getInstance()->getCamera()->getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_MIRROR) {
+            // Invert yaw and roll when in mirror mode
+            // NOTE: this is kinda a hack, it's the same hack we use to make the head tilt. But it's not really a mirror
+            // it just makes you feel like you're looking in a mirror because the body movements of the avatar appear to
+            // match your body movements.
+            YAW(estimatedRotation) *= -1.0f;
+            ROLL(estimatedRotation) *= -1.0f;
         }
     }
 
@@ -312,7 +320,7 @@ void MyAvatar::updateFromTrackers(float deltaTime) {
     // NOTE: this is kinda a hack, it's the same hack we use to make the head tilt. But it's not really a mirror
     // it just makes you feel like you're looking in a mirror because the body movements of the avatar appear to
     // match your body movements.
-    if (inHmd && Application::getInstance()->getCamera()->getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_MIRROR) {
+    if ((inHmd || inFacetracker) && Application::getInstance()->getCamera()->getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_MIRROR) {
         relativePosition.x = -relativePosition.x;
     }