diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/ubOde/ODECharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/ubOde/ODECharacter.cs
index 55619c00f6..ccaff5e9b9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/ubOde/ODECharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/PhysicsModules/ubOde/ODECharacter.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.ubOde
         private Vector3 m_rotationalVelocity;
         private Vector3 m_size;
         private Vector3 m_collideNormal;
+        private Vector3 m_lastFallVel;
         private Quaternion m_orientation;
         private Quaternion m_orientation2D;
         private float m_mass = 80f;
@@ -1114,7 +1115,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.ubOde
 
                         m_iscollidingGround = true;
 
-
                         ContactPoint contact = new ContactPoint();
                         contact.PenetrationDepth = depth;
                         contact.Position.X = localpos.X;
@@ -1123,9 +1123,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.ubOde
                         contact.SurfaceNormal.X = -n.X;
                         contact.SurfaceNormal.Y = -n.Y;
                         contact.SurfaceNormal.Z = -n.Z;
-                        contact.RelativeSpeed = -vel.Z;
+                        contact.RelativeSpeed = -Vector3.Dot(m_lastFallVel, contact.SurfaceNormal);;
                         contact.CharacterFeet = true;
                         AddCollisionEvent(0, contact);
+                        m_lastFallVel = vel;
 
 //                        vec.Z *= 0.5f;
                     }
@@ -1133,6 +1134,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.ubOde
 
                 else
                 {
+                    m_lastFallVel = vel;
                     m_colliderGroundfilter -= 5;
                     if (m_colliderGroundfilter <= 0)
                     {
@@ -1143,6 +1145,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.PhysicsModule.ubOde
             }
             else
             {
+                m_lastFallVel = vel;
                 m_colliderGroundfilter -= 5;
                 if (m_colliderGroundfilter <= 0)
                 {