diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java
index 5e3d1e1b3..830f6c550 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_7_R1.entity.CraftEntity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.EntityType;
 import org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason;
 import org.bukkit.metadata.FixedMetadataValue;
 
@@ -217,7 +218,8 @@ public class CitizensNPC extends AbstractNPC {
                 navigator.run();
 
                 if (!getNavigator().isNavigating() && getEntity().getWorld().getTime() % 30 == 0) {
-                    NMS.sendPacketNearby(getStoredLocation(),
+                    Player player = getEntity() instanceof Player ? (Player) getEntity() : null;
+                    NMS.sendPacketNearby(player, getStoredLocation(),
                             new PacketPlayOutEntityTeleport(NMS.getHandle(getEntity())));
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/entity/EntityHumanNPC.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/entity/EntityHumanNPC.java
index 9be2a2c29..c24520d99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/entity/EntityHumanNPC.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/entity/EntityHumanNPC.java
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public class EntityHumanNPC extends EntityPlayer implements NPCHolder {
                 packets[5] = new PacketPlayOutPlayerInfo(getBukkitEntity().getPlayerListName(), !removeFromPlayerList,
                         removeFromPlayerList ? 9999 : ping);
             }
-            NMS.sendPacketsNearby(current, packets);
+            NMS.sendPacketsNearby(getBukkitEntity(), current, packets);
             packetUpdateCount = 0;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/NMS.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/NMS.java
index cec7778bf..bb72c9f42 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/NMS.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/NMS.java
@@ -342,19 +342,19 @@ public class NMS {
         ((CraftPlayer) player).getHandle().playerConnection.sendPacket(packet);
     }
 
-    public static void sendPacketNearby(Location location, Packet packet) {
-        NMS.sendPacketsNearby(location, Arrays.asList(packet), 64);
+    public static void sendPacketNearby(Player from, Location location, Packet packet) {
+        NMS.sendPacketsNearby(from, location, Arrays.asList(packet), 64);
     }
 
-    public static void sendPacketsNearby(Location location, Collection<Packet> packets) {
-        NMS.sendPacketsNearby(location, packets, 64);
+    public static void sendPacketsNearby(Player from, Location location, Collection<Packet> packets) {
+        NMS.sendPacketsNearby(from, location, packets, 64);
     }
 
-    public static void sendPacketsNearby(Location location, Collection<Packet> packets, double radius) {
+    public static void sendPacketsNearby(Player from, Location location, Collection<Packet> packets, double radius) {
         radius *= radius;
         final org.bukkit.World world = location.getWorld();
         for (Player ply : Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers()) {
-            if (ply == null || world != ply.getWorld()) {
+            if (ply == null || world != ply.getWorld() || (from != null && ply.canSee(from))) {
                 continue;
             }
             if (location.distanceSquared(ply.getLocation(PACKET_CACHE_LOCATION)) > radius) {
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ public class NMS {
         }
     }
 
-    public static void sendPacketsNearby(Location location, Packet... packets) {
-        NMS.sendPacketsNearby(location, Arrays.asList(packets), 64);
+    public static void sendPacketsNearby(Player from, Location location, Packet... packets) {
+        NMS.sendPacketsNearby(from, location, Arrays.asList(packets), 64);
     }
 
     public static void sendToOnline(Packet... packets) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/PlayerAnimation.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/PlayerAnimation.java
index 71bc52a85..7108dc3a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/PlayerAnimation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/PlayerAnimation.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public enum PlayerAnimation {
     }
 
     protected void sendPacketNearby(Packet packet, EntityPlayer player, int radius) {
-        NMS.sendPacketsNearby(player.getBukkitEntity().getLocation(), Arrays.asList(packet), radius);
+        NMS.sendPacketsNearby(player.getBukkitEntity(), player.getBukkitEntity().getLocation(), Arrays.asList(packet),
+                radius);
     }
 }