diff --git a/src/animation/__tests__/snippetPreloader.test.ts b/src/animation/__tests__/snippetPreloader.test.ts
index fa56fb2..37ce59f 100644
--- a/src/animation/__tests__/snippetPreloader.test.ts
+++ b/src/animation/__tests__/snippetPreloader.test.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ describe('snippetPreloader', () => {
     expect(storage.removeItem).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it('anchors bundled head nod snippets to the inherited live head pose', async () => {
+    for (const name of ['headNodSmall', 'headNodBig']) {
+      const resolved = await resolveSnippetEntry('speakingAnimationsList', name);
+      const curves = resolved?.data.curves as Record<string, Array<{ inherit?: boolean }>> | undefined;
+
+      expect(resolved?.source).toBe('bundled');
+      expect(curves?.['54']?.[0]).toMatchObject({ inherit: true });
+      expect(curves?.['53']?.[0]).toMatchObject({ inherit: true });
+    }
+  });
+
   it('ignores legacy preloaded bundle entries when reading custom snippet names', () => {
     const storage = createStorageMock({
       bundledAnimationSnippetsManifest: JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/src/animation/snippets/speaking/headNodBig.json b/src/animation/snippets/speaking/headNodBig.json
index 344806a..5ec00d9 100644
--- a/src/animation/snippets/speaking/headNodBig.json
+++ b/src/animation/snippets/speaking/headNodBig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     "54": [
       {
         "time": 0.0,
-        "intensity": 0.0
+        "intensity": 0.0,
+        "inherit": true
       },
       {
         "time": 0.4,
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@
     "53": [
       {
         "time": 0.8,
-        "intensity": 0.0
+        "intensity": 0.0,
+        "inherit": true
       },
       {
         "time": 1.4,
diff --git a/src/animation/snippets/speaking/headNodSmall.json b/src/animation/snippets/speaking/headNodSmall.json
index 9fc8925..d8e758b 100644
--- a/src/animation/snippets/speaking/headNodSmall.json
+++ b/src/animation/snippets/speaking/headNodSmall.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     "54": [
       {
         "time": 0.0,
-        "intensity": 0.0
+        "intensity": 0.0,
+        "inherit": true
       },
       {
         "time": 0.15,
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@
     "53": [
       {
         "time": 0.3,
-        "intensity": 0.0
+        "intensity": 0.0,
+        "inherit": true
       },
       {
         "time": 0.45,