diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IClientAPI.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IClientAPI.cs
index 654b901ac0..981c5dd019 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IClientAPI.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IClientAPI.cs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Interfaces
         void SendMoneyBalance(LLUUID transaction, bool success, byte[] description, int balance);
 
         void SendAvatarData(ulong regionHandle, string firstName, string lastName, LLUUID avatarID, uint avatarLocalID, LLVector3 Pos, byte[] textureEntry);
-        void SendAvatarTerseUpdate(ulong regionHandle, ushort timeDilation, uint localID, LLVector3 position, LLVector3 velocity);
+        void SendAvatarTerseUpdate(ulong regionHandle, ushort timeDilation, uint localID, LLVector3 position, LLVector3 velocity, LLQuaternion rotation);
 
         void AttachObject(uint localID, LLQuaternion rotation, byte attachPoint);
         void SendPrimitiveToClient(ulong regionHandle, ushort timeDilation, uint localID, PrimitiveBaseShape primShape, LLVector3 pos, uint flags, LLUUID objectID, LLUUID ownerID, string text, uint parentID, byte[] particleSystem, LLQuaternion rotation);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/General/NullClientAPI.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/General/NullClientAPI.cs
index 679438471c..b236cea3da 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/General/NullClientAPI.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/General/NullClientAPI.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
        public virtual void SendMoneyBalance(LLUUID transaction, bool success, byte[] description, int balance){}
 
        public virtual void SendAvatarData(ulong regionHandle, string firstName, string lastName, LLUUID avatarID, uint avatarLocalID, LLVector3 Pos, byte[] textureEntry){}
-       public virtual void SendAvatarTerseUpdate(ulong regionHandle, ushort timeDilation, uint localID, LLVector3 position, LLVector3 velocity){}
+       public virtual void SendAvatarTerseUpdate(ulong regionHandle, ushort timeDilation, uint localID, LLVector3 position, LLVector3 velocity, LLQuaternion rotation){}
 
        public virtual void AttachObject(uint localID, LLQuaternion rotation, byte attachPoint){}
        public virtual void SendPrimitiveToClient(ulong regionHandle, ushort timeDilation, uint localID, PrimitiveBaseShape primShape, LLVector3 pos, uint flags, LLUUID objectID, LLUUID ownerID, string text, uint parentID, byte[] particleSystem, LLQuaternion rotation){}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs
index edc12684ef..c5a2284af4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/ClientView.API.cs
@@ -929,9 +929,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
         /// <param name="localID"></param>
         /// <param name="position"></param>
         /// <param name="velocity"></param>
-        public void SendAvatarTerseUpdate(ulong regionHandle, ushort timeDilation, uint localID, LLVector3 position, LLVector3 velocity)
+        public void SendAvatarTerseUpdate(ulong regionHandle, ushort timeDilation, uint localID, LLVector3 position, LLVector3 velocity, LLQuaternion rotation)
         {
-            ImprovedTerseObjectUpdatePacket.ObjectDataBlock terseBlock = this.CreateAvatarImprovedBlock(localID, position, velocity);
+            ImprovedTerseObjectUpdatePacket.ObjectDataBlock terseBlock = this.CreateAvatarImprovedBlock(localID, position, velocity, rotation);
             ImprovedTerseObjectUpdatePacket terse = new ImprovedTerseObjectUpdatePacket();
             terse.RegionData.RegionHandle = regionHandle;
             terse.RegionData.TimeDilation = timeDilation;
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
 
         #region Helper Methods
 
-        protected ImprovedTerseObjectUpdatePacket.ObjectDataBlock CreateAvatarImprovedBlock(uint localID, LLVector3 pos, LLVector3 velocity)
+        protected ImprovedTerseObjectUpdatePacket.ObjectDataBlock CreateAvatarImprovedBlock(uint localID, LLVector3 pos, LLVector3 velocity, LLQuaternion rotation)
         {
             byte[] bytes = new byte[60];
             int i = 0;
@@ -1073,15 +1073,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack
             bytes[i++] = (byte)(ac % 256);
             bytes[i++] = (byte)((ac >> 8) % 256);
 
+            //rotation
+            ushort rw, rx, ry, rz;
+            rw = (ushort)(32768 * (rotation.W + 1));
+            rx = (ushort)(32768 * (rotation.X + 1));
+            ry = (ushort)(32768 * (rotation.Y + 1));
+            rz = (ushort)(32768 * (rotation.Z + 1));
+
             //rot
-            bytes[i++] = (byte)(ac % 256);
-            bytes[i++] = (byte)((ac >> 8) % 256);
-            bytes[i++] = (byte)(ac % 256);
-            bytes[i++] = (byte)((ac >> 8) % 256);
-            bytes[i++] = (byte)(ac % 256);
-            bytes[i++] = (byte)((ac >> 8) % 256);
-            bytes[i++] = (byte)(ac % 256);
-            bytes[i++] = (byte)((ac >> 8) % 256);
+            bytes[i++] = (byte)(rx % 256);
+            bytes[i++] = (byte)((rx >> 8) % 256);
+            bytes[i++] = (byte)(ry % 256);
+            bytes[i++] = (byte)((ry >> 8) % 256);
+            bytes[i++] = (byte)(rz % 256);
+            bytes[i++] = (byte)((rz >> 8) % 256);
+            bytes[i++] = (byte)(rw % 256);
+            bytes[i++] = (byte)((rw >> 8) % 256);
 
             //rotation vel
             bytes[i++] = (byte)(ac % 256);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 1f8e5bb85a..c96d575d3d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             {
                 this.bodyRot = q;
                 update_rotation = true;
-            }
+	    }
             foreach (Dir_ControlFlags DCF in Enum.GetValues(typeof(Dir_ControlFlags)))
             {
                 if ((flags & (uint)DCF) != 0)
@@ -495,7 +495,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         {
             LLVector3 pos = this.AbsolutePosition;
             LLVector3 vel = this.Velocity;
-            RemoteClient.SendAvatarTerseUpdate(this.m_regionHandle, 64096, this.LocalId, new LLVector3(pos.X, pos.Y, pos.Z), new LLVector3(vel.X, vel.Y, vel.Z));
+            LLQuaternion rot;
+            rot.X = this.bodyRot.x;
+            rot.Y = this.bodyRot.y;
+            rot.Z = this.bodyRot.z;
+            rot.W = this.bodyRot.w;
+            RemoteClient.SendAvatarTerseUpdate(this.m_regionHandle, 64096, this.LocalId, new LLVector3(pos.X, pos.Y, pos.Z), new LLVector3(vel.X, vel.Y, vel.Z), rot);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/MyNpcCharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/MyNpcCharacter.cs
index 4b05287195..7e1f5c1cd1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/MyNpcCharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/MyNpcCharacter.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace SimpleApp
         public virtual void SendMoneyBalance(LLUUID transaction, bool success, byte[] description, int balance) { }
 
         public virtual void SendAvatarData(ulong regionHandle, string firstName, string lastName, LLUUID avatarID, uint avatarLocalID, LLVector3 Pos, byte[] textureEntry) { }
-        public virtual void SendAvatarTerseUpdate(ulong regionHandle, ushort timeDilation, uint localID, LLVector3 position, LLVector3 velocity) { }
+        public virtual void SendAvatarTerseUpdate(ulong regionHandle, ushort timeDilation, uint localID, LLVector3 position, LLVector3 velocity, LLQuaternion rotation) { }
 
         public virtual void AttachObject(uint localID, LLQuaternion rotation, byte attachPoint) { }