diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 67b07f6537..84ee9c4258 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                 new PhysicsVector(AbsolutePosition.X, AbsolutePosition.Y,
                                   AbsolutePosition.Z);
 
-            m_physicsActor = scene.AddAvatar(Firstname + "." + Lastname, pVec);
+            m_physicsActor = scene.AddAvatar(Firstname + "." + Lastname, pVec,new PhysicsVector(0,0,m_avHeight));
             //m_physicsActor.OnRequestTerseUpdate += SendTerseUpdateToAllClients;
             m_physicsActor.OnCollisionUpdate += PhysicsCollisionUpdate;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs
index 3fb30fb777..4e96ce0bfe 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.BasicPhysicsPlugin
         {
 
         }
-        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position)
+        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position, PhysicsVector size)
         {
             BasicActor act = new BasicActor();
             act.Position = position;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs
index f5f222b726..8482e4cf76 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.BulletXPlugin
         {
 
         }
-        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position)
+        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position, PhysicsVector size)
         {
             PhysicsVector pos = new PhysicsVector();
             pos.X = position.X;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs
index 5f0889862c..996aed640b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
 
         public abstract void Initialise(IMesher meshmerizer);
 
-        public abstract PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position);
+        public abstract PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position, PhysicsVector size);
 
         public abstract void RemoveAvatar(PhysicsActor actor);
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
                 // Does nothing right now
             }
 
-            public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position)
+            public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position, PhysicsVector size)
             {
                 m_log.InfoFormat("[PHYSICS]: NullPhysicsScene : AddAvatar({0})", position);
                 return PhysicsActor.Null;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
index 0f1446ca82..c41f812919 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         public d.Mass ShellMass;
         public bool collidelock = false;
 
-        public OdeCharacter(String avName, OdeScene parent_scene, PhysicsVector pos, CollisionLocker dode)
+        public OdeCharacter(String avName, OdeScene parent_scene, PhysicsVector pos, CollisionLocker dode, PhysicsVector size)
         {
             ode = dode;
             _velocity = new PhysicsVector();
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
             {
                 m_colliderarr[i] = false;
             }
+            CAPSULE_LENGTH = (size.Z - ((size.Z * 0.52f))); 
 
             lock (OdeScene.OdeLock)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
index c4d249d27d..3817868753 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdePlugin.cs
@@ -702,13 +702,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
             }
         }
 
-        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position)
+        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position, PhysicsVector size)
         {
             PhysicsVector pos = new PhysicsVector();
             pos.X = position.X;
             pos.Y = position.Y;
             pos.Z = position.Z;
-            OdeCharacter newAv = new OdeCharacter(avName, this, pos, ode);
+            OdeCharacter newAv = new OdeCharacter(avName, this, pos, ode, size);
             _characters.Add(newAv);
             return newAv;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs
index bac61f4dbd..6d1bec707a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.POSPlugin
         {
 
         }
-        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position)
+        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position, PhysicsVector size)
         {
             POSCharacter act = new POSCharacter();
             act.Position = position;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs
index ffa0838217..970f6fb642 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.PhysXPlugin
 
         }
 
-        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position)
+        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, PhysicsVector position, PhysicsVector size)
         {
             Vec3 pos = new Vec3();
             pos.X = position.X;