diff --git a/mp/src/game/shared/neo/neo_predicted_viewmodel.cpp b/mp/src/game/shared/neo/neo_predicted_viewmodel.cpp
index c937a8bd3..e6ebf0654 100644
--- a/mp/src/game/shared/neo/neo_predicted_viewmodel.cpp
+++ b/mp/src/game/shared/neo/neo_predicted_viewmodel.cpp
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ float CNEOPredictedViewModel::lean(CNEO_Player *player){
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!(player->GetFlags() & FL_ONGROUND)) {
+		//mid-air; move towards zero
+		Yfinal = 0;
+	}
+
 	const float dY = Yfinal - Ycurrent;
 
 	if (dY != 0){