diff --git a/voxygen/anim/src/character/run.rs b/voxygen/anim/src/character/run.rs
index 6005aabfb2..53a8759c34 100644
--- a/voxygen/anim/src/character/run.rs
+++ b/voxygen/anim/src/character/run.rs
@@ -197,11 +197,13 @@ impl Animation for RunAnimation {
         //
 
         next.shoulder_l.position = Vec3::new(-s_a.shoulder.0, s_a.shoulder.1, s_a.shoulder.2);
-        next.shoulder_l.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_x(short * 0.15);
+        next.shoulder_l.orientation =
+            Quaternion::rotation_x(short * 0.15 + (footrotl * 1.2 + 0.5) * speednorm);
         next.shoulder_l.scale = Vec3::one() * 1.1;
 
         next.shoulder_r.position = Vec3::new(s_a.shoulder.0, s_a.shoulder.1, s_a.shoulder.2);
-        next.shoulder_r.orientation = Quaternion::rotation_x(short * -0.15);
+        next.shoulder_r.orientation =
+            Quaternion::rotation_x(short * -0.15 + (footrotr * 1.2 + 0.5) * speednorm);
         next.shoulder_r.scale = Vec3::one() * 1.1;
 
         next.glider.position = Vec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 10.0);