diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 7c236e87b5..6f1b4581be 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -2398,6 +2398,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 if (!RotationOffset.ApproxEquals(m_lastRotation, ROTATION_TOLERANCE) ||
                     !Acceleration.Equals(m_lastAcceleration) ||
                     !Velocity.ApproxEquals(m_lastVelocity, VELOCITY_TOLERANCE) ||
+                    Velocity.ApproxEquals(Vector3.Zero, VELOCITY_TOLERANCE) ||
                     !AngularVelocity.ApproxEquals(m_lastAngularVelocity, VELOCITY_TOLERANCE) ||
                     !OffsetPosition.ApproxEquals(m_lastPosition, POSITION_TOLERANCE) ||
                     Environment.TickCount - m_lastTerseSent > TIME_MS_TOLERANCE)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
index 16f2d5d65e..6f14f7ba24 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
@@ -2357,6 +2357,9 @@ Console.WriteLine(" JointCreateFixed");
             {
                 // Averate previous velocity with the new one so
                 // client object interpolation works a 'little' better
+                if (_zeroFlag)
+                    return Vector3.Zero;
+
                 Vector3 returnVelocity = Vector3.Zero;
                 returnVelocity.X = (m_lastVelocity.X + _velocity.X)/2;
                 returnVelocity.Y = (m_lastVelocity.Y + _velocity.Y)/2;