diff --git a/direct/src/deadrec/smoothMover.I b/direct/src/deadrec/smoothMover.I
index 6ca89f8114..253bdbcc76 100644
--- a/direct/src/deadrec/smoothMover.I
+++ b/direct/src/deadrec/smoothMover.I
@@ -302,6 +302,48 @@ get_smooth_hpr() const {
   return _smooth_hpr;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: SmoothMover::apply_smooth_pos
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Applies the smoothed position to the indicated
+//               NodePath.  This is equivalent to calling
+//               node.set_pos(smooth_mover->get_smooth_pos()).  It
+//               exists as an optimization only, to avoid the overhead
+//               of passing the return value through Python.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE void SmoothMover::
+apply_smooth_pos(NodePath &node) const {
+  node.set_pos(get_smooth_pos());
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: SmoothMover::apply_smooth_hpr
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Applies the smoothed orientation to the indicated
+//               NodePath.  This is equivalent to calling
+//               node.set_hpr(smooth_mover->get_smooth_hpr()).  It
+//               exists as an optimization only, to avoid the overhead
+//               of passing the return value through Python.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE void SmoothMover::
+apply_smooth_hpr(NodePath &node) const {
+  node.set_hpr(get_smooth_hpr());
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: SmoothMover::apply_smooth_mat
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Applies the smoothed transform to the indicated
+//               NodePath.  This is equivalent to calling
+//               node.set_mat(smooth_mover->get_smooth_mat()).  It
+//               exists as an optimization only, to avoid the overhead
+//               of passing the return value through Python.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE void SmoothMover::
+apply_smooth_mat(NodePath &node) {
+  node.set_mat(get_smooth_mat());
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: SmoothMover::get_smooth_mat
 //       Access: Published
diff --git a/direct/src/deadrec/smoothMover.h b/direct/src/deadrec/smoothMover.h
index f5377d8009..408fc34a76 100644
--- a/direct/src/deadrec/smoothMover.h
+++ b/direct/src/deadrec/smoothMover.h
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
 #include "luse.h"
 #include "clockObject.h"
 #include "circBuffer.h"
+#include "nodePath.h"
 
 static const int max_position_reports = 10;
 static const int max_timestamp_delays = 10;
 
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //       Class : SmoothMover
 // Description : This class handles smoothing of sampled motion points
@@ -92,6 +94,10 @@ PUBLISHED:
   INLINE const LVecBase3f &get_smooth_hpr() const;
   INLINE const LMatrix4f &get_smooth_mat();
 
+  INLINE void apply_smooth_pos(NodePath &node) const;
+  INLINE void apply_smooth_hpr(NodePath &node) const;
+  INLINE void apply_smooth_mat(NodePath &node);
+
   INLINE float get_smooth_forward_velocity() const;
   INLINE float get_smooth_rotational_velocity() const;
 
diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNode.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNode.py
index 0fe4e200c3..225eeb74e4 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNode.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNode.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class DistributedSmoothNode(DistributedNode.DistributedNode,
         to specialize the behavior.
         """
         if self.smoother.computeSmoothPosition():
-            self.setMat(self.smoother.getSmoothMat())
+            self.smoother.applySmoothMat(self)
 
     def doSmoothTask(self, task):
         self.smoothPosition()
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class DistributedSmoothNode(DistributedNode.DistributedNode,
         """
         if (not self.isLocal()) and \
            self.smoother.getLatestPosition():
-            self.setMat(self.smoother.getSmoothMat())
+            self.smoother.applySmoothMat(self)
         self.smoother.clearPositions(1)
 
     def reloadPosition(self):