diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index b7e2f636d4..ee659ee39e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -621,6 +621,28 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <string>http://lecs-viewer-web-components.s3.amazonaws.com/v3.0/[GRID_LOWERCASE]/avatars.html</string>
     </map>
+    <key>AvatarRotateThresholdSlow</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Angle between avatar facing and camera facing at which avatar turns to face same direction as camera, when moving slowly (degrees)</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>F32</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <integer>60</integer>
+    </map>  
+    <key>AvatarRotateThresholdFast</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Angle between avatar facing and camera facing at which avatar turns to face same direction as camera, when moving fast (degrees)</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>F32</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <integer>2</integer>
+    </map>  
     <key>AvatarBakedTextureUploadTimeout</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
index bc7f5a9744..a3a40de5eb 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llvoavatar.cpp
@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@ const F32 PELVIS_LAG_WALKING	= 0.4f;	// ...while walking
 const F32 PELVIS_LAG_MOUSELOOK = 0.15f;
 const F32 MOUSELOOK_PELVIS_FOLLOW_FACTOR = 0.5f;
 const F32 PELVIS_LAG_WHEN_FOLLOW_CAM_IS_ON = 0.0001f; // not zero! - something gets divided by this!
-
-const F32 PELVIS_ROT_THRESHOLD_SLOW = 60.0f;	// amount of deviation allowed between
-const F32 PELVIS_ROT_THRESHOLD_FAST = 2.0f;	// the pelvis and the view direction
-											// when moving fast & slow
 const F32 TORSO_NOISE_AMOUNT = 1.0f;	// Amount of deviation from up-axis, in degrees
 const F32 TORSO_NOISE_SPEED = 0.2f;	// Time scale factor on torso noise.
 
@@ -3652,7 +3648,11 @@ BOOL LLVOAvatar::updateCharacter(LLAgent &agent)
 			BOOL self_in_mouselook = isSelf() && gAgentCamera.cameraMouselook();
 
 			LLVector3 pelvisDir( mRoot.getWorldMatrix().getFwdRow4().mV );
-			F32 pelvis_rot_threshold = clamp_rescale(speed, 0.1f, 1.0f, PELVIS_ROT_THRESHOLD_SLOW, PELVIS_ROT_THRESHOLD_FAST);
+
+			static LLCachedControl<F32> s_pelvis_rot_threshold_slow(gSavedSettings, "AvatarRotateThresholdSlow");
+			static LLCachedControl<F32> s_pelvis_rot_threshold_fast(gSavedSettings, "AvatarRotateThresholdFast");
+
+			F32 pelvis_rot_threshold = clamp_rescale(speed, 0.1f, 1.0f, s_pelvis_rot_threshold_slow, s_pelvis_rot_threshold_fast);
 						
 			if (self_in_mouselook)
 			{