diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index b6eae8efed..7602d6bf83 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -3450,9 +3450,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             Vector3 pVec = AbsolutePosition;
 
+/*
             PhysicsActor = scene.AddAvatar(
                 LocalId, Firstname + "." + Lastname, pVec,
                 new Vector3(0.45f, 0.6f, Appearance.AvatarHeight), isFlying);
+*/
+
+            PhysicsActor = scene.AddAvatar(
+                LocalId, Firstname + "." + Lastname, pVec,
+                Appearance.AvatarBoxSize,Appearance.AvatarFeetOffset, isFlying);
 
             //PhysicsActor.OnRequestTerseUpdate += SendTerseUpdateToAllClients;
             PhysicsActor.OnCollisionUpdate += PhysicsCollisionUpdate;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs
index ce269fabc1..c07213e0b8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsScene.cs
@@ -127,8 +127,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
         /// <param name="size"></param>
         /// <param name="isFlying"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public abstract PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, Vector3 position, Vector3 size, bool isFlying);
-
+        public virtual PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, Vector3 position, Vector3 size, bool isFlying)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
         /// <summary>
         /// Add an avatar
         /// </summary>
@@ -145,6 +147,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
             return ret;
         }
 
+        public virtual PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, Vector3 position, Vector3 size,float feetOffset, bool isFlying)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public virtual PhysicsActor AddAvatar(uint localID,string avName, Vector3 position, Vector3 size, float feetOffset, bool isFlying)
+        {
+            PhysicsActor ret = AddAvatar(avName, position, size,feetOffset, isFlying);
+            if (ret != null) ret.LocalID = localID;
+            return ret;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Remove an avatar.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
index 9c245e6e00..15bdc5705f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
 
         
 
-        public OdeCharacter(String avName, OdeScene parent_scene, Vector3 pos, Vector3 pSize, float density, float walk_divisor, float rundivisor)
+        public OdeCharacter(String avName, OdeScene parent_scene, Vector3 pos, Vector3 pSize, float pfeetOffset, float density, float walk_divisor, float rundivisor)
         {
             m_uuid = UUID.Random();
 
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
             if(m_size.Z <0.01f)
                 m_size.Z = 0.01f;
 
+            m_feetOffset = pfeetOffset;
             m_orientation = Quaternion.Identity;
             m_density = density;
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/OdeScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/OdeScene.cs
index 7d1d2fe997..2ba59407f2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/OdeScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/UbitOdePlugin/OdeScene.cs
@@ -1388,13 +1388,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
 
         #region Add/Remove Entities
 
-        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, Vector3 position, Vector3 size, bool isFlying)
+        public override PhysicsActor AddAvatar(string avName, Vector3 position, Vector3 size, float feetOffset, bool isFlying)
         {
             Vector3 pos;
             pos.X = position.X;
             pos.Y = position.Y;
             pos.Z = position.Z;
-            OdeCharacter newAv = new OdeCharacter(avName, this, pos, size, avDensity, avMovementDivisorWalk, avMovementDivisorRun);
+            OdeCharacter newAv = new OdeCharacter(avName, this, pos, size, feetOffset, avDensity, avMovementDivisorWalk, avMovementDivisorRun);
             newAv.Flying = isFlying;
             newAv.MinimumGroundFlightOffset = minimumGroundFlightOffset;