diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/AvatarPreferencesDialog.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/AvatarPreferencesDialog.qml
index 7aa19001e7..bc5d827ead 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/AvatarPreferencesDialog.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/AvatarPreferencesDialog.qml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PreferencesDialog {
     id: root
     objectName: "AvatarPreferencesDialog"
     title: "Avatar Preferences"
-    showCategories: [ "Avatar Basics", "Avatar Tuning" ]
+    showCategories: [ "Avatar Basics", "Avatar Tuning", "Avatar Camera" ]
     property var settings: Settings {
         category: root.objectName
         property alias x: root.x
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 7a32e81923..e5f6de3ae1 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     // View > Mini Mirror
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(viewMenu, MenuOption::MiniMirror, 0, false);
 
-	// View > Center Player In View
-	addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(viewMenu, MenuOption::CenterPlayerInView,
-		0, true, qApp, SLOT(rotationModeChanged()),
-		UNSPECIFIED_POSITION, "Advanced");
+    // View > Center Player In View
+    addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(viewMenu, MenuOption::CenterPlayerInView,
+        0, true, qApp, SLOT(rotationModeChanged()),
+        UNSPECIFIED_POSITION, "Advanced");
 
 
     // Navigate menu ----------------------------------
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 3e54ba99b9..40290ea188 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -56,14 +56,15 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 const glm::vec3 DEFAULT_UP_DIRECTION(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);
-const float YAW_SPEED = 150.0f;   // degrees/sec
-const float PITCH_SPEED = 100.0f; // degrees/sec
 const float DEFAULT_REAL_WORLD_FIELD_OF_VIEW_DEGREES = 30.0f;
 
 const float MAX_WALKING_SPEED = 2.5f; // human walking speed
 const float MAX_BOOST_SPEED = 0.5f * MAX_WALKING_SPEED; // keyboard motor gets additive boost below this speed
 const float MIN_AVATAR_SPEED = 0.05f; // speed is set to zero below this
 
+const float YAW_SPEED_DEFAULT = 66.0f;   // degrees/sec
+const float PITCH_SPEED_DEFAULT = 55.0f; // degrees/sec
+
 // TODO: normalize avatar speed for standard avatar size, then scale all motion logic
 // to properly follow avatar size.
 float MAX_AVATAR_SPEED = 30.0f;
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ MyAvatar::MyAvatar(RigPointer rig) :
     _wasPushing(false),
     _isPushing(false),
     _isBraking(false),
+    _yawSpeed(YAW_SPEED_DEFAULT),
+    _pitchSpeed(PITCH_SPEED_DEFAULT),
     _boomLength(ZOOM_DEFAULT),
     _thrust(0.0f),
     _keyboardMotorVelocity(0.0f),
@@ -1330,7 +1333,7 @@ bool MyAvatar::shouldRenderHead(const RenderArgs* renderArgs) const {
 
 void MyAvatar::updateOrientation(float deltaTime) {
     //  Smoothly rotate body with arrow keys
-    float targetSpeed = _driveKeys[YAW] * YAW_SPEED;
+    float targetSpeed = _driveKeys[YAW] * _yawSpeed;
     if (targetSpeed != 0.0f) {
         const float ROTATION_RAMP_TIMESCALE = 0.1f;
         float blend = deltaTime / ROTATION_RAMP_TIMESCALE;
@@ -1366,7 +1369,7 @@ void MyAvatar::updateOrientation(float deltaTime) {
     // update body orientation by movement inputs
     setOrientation(getOrientation() * glm::quat(glm::radians(glm::vec3(0.0f, totalBodyYaw, 0.0f))));
 
-    getHead()->setBasePitch(getHead()->getBasePitch() + _driveKeys[PITCH] * PITCH_SPEED * deltaTime);
+    getHead()->setBasePitch(getHead()->getBasePitch() + _driveKeys[PITCH] * _pitchSpeed * deltaTime);
 
     if (qApp->getAvatarUpdater()->isHMDMode()) {
         glm::quat orientation = glm::quat_cast(getSensorToWorldMatrix()) * getHMDSensorOrientation();
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index ed6c3cb883..eac6ee3e74 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -110,10 +110,11 @@ public:
     // This is so the correct camera can be used for rendering.
     void updateSensorToWorldMatrix();
 
-    void setLeanScale(float scale) { _leanScale = scale; }
     void setRealWorldFieldOfView(float realWorldFov) { _realWorldFieldOfView.set(realWorldFov); }
 
+	void setLeanScale(float scale) { _leanScale = scale; }
     float getLeanScale() const { return _leanScale; }
+
     Q_INVOKABLE glm::vec3 getDefaultEyePosition() const;
 
     float getRealWorldFieldOfView() { return _realWorldFieldOfView.get(); }
@@ -219,6 +220,12 @@ public:
     float getBoomLength() const { return _boomLength; }
     void setBoomLength(float boomLength) { _boomLength = boomLength; }
 
+	float getPitchSpeed() const { return _pitchSpeed; }
+	void setPitchSpeed(float speed) { _pitchSpeed = speed; }
+
+	float getYawSpeed() const { return _yawSpeed; }
+	void setYawSpeed(float speed) { _yawSpeed = speed; }
+
     static const float ZOOM_MIN;
     static const float ZOOM_MAX;
     static const float ZOOM_DEFAULT;
@@ -323,6 +330,8 @@ private:
     bool _isBraking;
 
     float _boomLength;
+	float _yawSpeed; // degrees/sec
+	float _pitchSpeed; // degrees/sec
 
     glm::vec3 _thrust;  // impulse accumulator for outside sources
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
index b25fe6775a..d9a40e3a76 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,24 @@ void setupPreferences() {
         preferences->addPreference(preference);
     }
 
+    static const QString AVATAR_CAMERA { "Avatar Camera" };
+    {
+        auto getter = [=]()->float { return myAvatar->getPitchSpeed(); };
+        auto setter = [=](float value) { myAvatar->setPitchSpeed(value); };
+        auto preference = new SpinnerPreference(AVATAR_CAMERA, "Camera Pitch Speed (degrees/second)", getter, setter);
+        preference->setMin(1);
+        preference->setMax(360);
+        preferences->addPreference(preference);
+    }
+    {
+        auto getter = [=]()->float { return myAvatar->getYawSpeed(); };
+        auto setter = [=](float value) { myAvatar->setYawSpeed(value); };
+        auto preference = new SpinnerPreference(AVATAR_CAMERA, "Camera Yaw Speed (degrees/second)", getter, setter);
+        preference->setMin(1);
+        preference->setMax(360);
+        preferences->addPreference(preference);
+    }
+
     static const QString AUDIO("Audio");
     {
         auto getter = []()->bool {return DependencyManager::get<AudioClient>()->getReceivedAudioStream().getDynamicJitterBuffers(); };