diff --git a/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Avatar/BasisAvatarFactory.cs b/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Avatar/BasisAvatarFactory.cs
index c846098b3..5b5b0204c 100644
--- a/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Avatar/BasisAvatarFactory.cs
+++ b/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Avatar/BasisAvatarFactory.cs
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ private static void SetupPlayerAvatar(BasisPlayer Player, BasisAvatar avatar, Ga
             Player.IsConsideredFallBackAvatar = isFallback;
             Player.BasisAvatar = avatar;
             Player.AvatarTransform = avatar.transform;
+            Player.AvatarAnimatorTransform = avatar.Animator.transform;
             Player.BasisAvatar.Renders = avatar.GetComponentsInChildren<Renderer>(true);
             Player.BasisAvatar.IsOwnedLocally = Player.IsLocal;
 
diff --git a/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Networking/BasisNetworkPlayer.cs b/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Networking/BasisNetworkPlayer.cs
index 2c31579a1..6111e0166 100644
--- a/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Networking/BasisNetworkPlayer.cs
+++ b/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Networking/BasisNetworkPlayer.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public void AvatarLoadComplete()
                 // All checks pas
                 PoseHandler = new HumanPoseHandler(
                     basisAvatar.Animator.avatar,
-                    Player.AvatarTransform
+                    Player.AvatarAnimatorTransform
                 );
                // PoseHandler.GetHumanPose(ref HumanPose);
                 basisAvatar.LinkedPlayerID = playerId;
diff --git a/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Players/Common/BasisPlayer.cs b/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Players/Common/BasisPlayer.cs
index cc39bf512..ad4d7f58e 100644
--- a/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Players/Common/BasisPlayer.cs
+++ b/Basis/Packages/com.basis.framework/Players/Common/BasisPlayer.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public RuntimePlatform GetRuntimePlatform()
         /// </summary>
         public Transform AvatarTransform;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Transform of the avatar's animator component
+        /// </summary>
+        public Transform AvatarAnimatorTransform;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Cached self transform for quick access.
         /// </summary>