diff --git a/common/gameplay/barrier_defines.hpp b/common/gameplay/barrier_defines.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79219d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/gameplay/barrier_defines.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2013-2016
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#pragma once
+
+//the bounds for the objects, mapped to the default sprites
+constexpr int BARRIER_BOUNDS_X = 0;
+constexpr int BARRIER_BOUNDS_Y = 0;
+constexpr int BARRIER_BOUNDS_WIDTH = 96;
+constexpr int BARRIER_BOUNDS_HEIGHT = 96;
diff --git a/server/rooms/room_data.cpp b/server/rooms/room_data.cpp
index 4165554..8819c74 100644
--- a/server/rooms/room_data.cpp
+++ b/server/rooms/room_data.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 */
 #include "room_data.hpp"
 
+#include "barrier_defines.hpp"
 #include "culling_defines.hpp"
 #include "serial_packet.hpp"
 #include "server_utilities.hpp"
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ void RoomData::RunFrame() {
 				int barrierIndex = barrierMgr.Create(-1);
 				BarrierData* barrierData = barrierMgr.Find(barrierIndex);
 				barrierData->SetRoomIndex(roomIndex);
+				barrierData->SetOrigin({
+					(CREATURE_BOUNDS_WIDTH - BARRIER_BOUNDS_WIDTH) / 2 + creatureBox.x,
+					(CREATURE_BOUNDS_HEIGHT - BARRIER_BOUNDS_HEIGHT) / 2 + creatureBox.y,
+				});
 
 				BarrierPacket barrierPacket;
 				barrierPacket.type = SerialPacketType::BARRIER_CREATE;