diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 039ccae4e9..fad07bedfc 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -683,6 +683,21 @@ glm::quat AvatarData::getJointRotation(const QString& name) const {
     return getJointRotation(getJointIndex(name));
 }
 
+QVector<glm::quat> AvatarData::getJointRotations() const {
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+        QVector<glm::quat> result;
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(const_cast<AvatarData*>(this),
+                                  "getJointRotation", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
+                                  Q_RETURN_ARG(QVector<glm::quat>, result));
+        return result;
+    }
+    QVector<glm::quat> jointRotations(_jointData.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < _jointData.size(); ++i) {
+        jointRotations[i] = _jointData[i].rotation;
+    }
+    return jointRotations;
+}
+
 bool AvatarData::hasIdentityChangedAfterParsing(const QByteArray &packet) {
     QDataStream packetStream(packet);
     packetStream.skipRawData(numBytesForPacketHeader(packet));
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index a4bb0d48bb..eb3341ee26 100755
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void clearJointData(const QString& name);
     Q_INVOKABLE bool isJointDataValid(const QString& name) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE glm::quat getJointRotation(const QString& name) const;
+    
+    QVector<glm::quat> getJointRotations() const;
 
     /// Returns the index of the joint with the specified name, or -1 if not found/unknown.
     Q_INVOKABLE virtual int getJointIndex(const QString& name) const { return _jointIndices.value(name) - 1; } 
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h
index 782386c649..b6a3268ec0 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
 
     void setBlendshape(QString name, float val);
     const QVector<float>& getBlendshapeCoefficients() const { return _blendshapeCoefficients; }
+    void setBlendshapeCoefficients(const QVector<float>& blendshapeCoefficients) { _blendshapeCoefficients = blendshapeCoefficients; }
     
     float getPupilDilation() const { return _pupilDilation; }
     void setPupilDilation(float pupilDilation) { _pupilDilation = pupilDilation; }