diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedNodeAI.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedNodeAI.py
index 73fdcd268f..7461dc89e2 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedNodeAI.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedNodeAI.py
@@ -133,5 +133,8 @@ class DistributedNodeAI(DistributedObjectAI.DistributedObjectAI, NodePath):
         self.sendUpdate("setXYZH", [x, y, z, h])
 
     # setPosHpr provided by NodePath
+    def b_setPosHpr(self, x, y, z, h, p, r):
+        self.setPosHpr(x, y, z, h, p, r)
+        self.d_setPosHpr(x, y, z, h, p, r)
     def d_setPosHpr(self, x, y, z, h, p, r):
         self.sendUpdate("setPosHpr", [x, y, z, h, p, r])