diff --git a/release/scripts/ui/properties_particle.py b/release/scripts/ui/properties_particle.py
index c2bc761d39c..88e8f4d4a71 100644
--- a/release/scripts/ui/properties_particle.py
+++ b/release/scripts/ui/properties_particle.py
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ class PARTICLE_PT_physics(ParticleButtonsPanel, bpy.types.Panel):
             col = row.column()
             col.label(text="Misc:")
             col.prop(boids, "bank", slider=True)
+            col.prop(boids, "pitch", slider=True)
             col.prop(boids, "height", slider=True)
 
         if part.physics_type == 'KEYED' or part.physics_type == 'BOIDS' or part.physics_type == 'FLUID':
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/boids.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/boids.c
index 5bf228b2392..e408f73e6c8 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/boids.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/boids.c
@@ -1386,7 +1386,9 @@ void boid_body(BoidBrainData *bbd, ParticleData *pa)
 	/* save direction to state.ave unless the boid is falling */
 	/* (boids can't effect their direction when falling) */
 	if(bpa->data.mode!=eBoidMode_Falling && len_v3(pa->state.vel) > 0.1*pa->size) {
-		normalize_v3_v3(pa->state.ave, pa->state.vel);
+		copy_v3_v3(pa->state.ave, pa->state.vel);
+		pa->state.ave[2] *= bbd->part->boids->pitch;
+		normalize_v3(pa->state.ave);
 	}
 
 	/* apply damping */
@@ -1471,6 +1473,7 @@ void boid_default_settings(BoidSettings *boids)
 
 	boids->landing_smoothness = 3.0f;
 	boids->banking = 1.0f;
+	boids->pitch = 1.0f;
 	boids->height = 1.0f;
 
 	boids->health = 1.0f;
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
index d2b1b2d7010..25af3faa069 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
@@ -11107,6 +11107,13 @@ static void do_versions(FileData *fd, Library *lib, Main *main)
 		}
 		
 	}
+	{
+		ParticleSettings *part;
+		for(part = main->particle.first; part; part = part->id.next) {
+			if(part->boids)
+				part->boids->pitch = 1.0f;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* WATCH IT!!!: pointers from libdata have not been converted yet here! */
 	/* WATCH IT 2!: Userdef struct init has to be in editors/interface/resources.c! */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_boid_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_boid_types.h
index 8584b5f99e9..c4324612aff 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_boid_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_boid_types.h
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ typedef struct BoidState {
 typedef struct BoidSettings {
 	int options, last_state_id;
 
-	float landing_smoothness, rt;
-	float banking, height;
+	float landing_smoothness, height;
+	float banking, pitch;
 
 	float health, aggression;
 	float strength, accuracy, range;
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_boid.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_boid.c
index 3afa135d079..8cd6fcbeff9 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_boid.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_boid.c
@@ -480,6 +480,12 @@ static void rna_def_boid_settings(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Banking", "Amount of rotation around velocity vector on turns");
 	RNA_def_property_update(prop, 0, "rna_Boids_reset");
 
+	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "pitch", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_NONE);
+	RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, NULL, "pitch");
+	RNA_def_property_range(prop, 0.0, 2.0);
+	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Pitch", "Amount of rotation around side vector");
+	RNA_def_property_update(prop, 0, "rna_Boids_reset");
+
 	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "height", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_NONE);
 	RNA_def_property_range(prop, 0.0, 2.0);
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Height", "Boid height relative to particle size");