diff --git a/examples/MultiThreadedDemo/CommonRigidBodyMTBase.h b/examples/MultiThreadedDemo/CommonRigidBodyMTBase.h
index d4e291011..7b19bdeaf 100644
--- a/examples/MultiThreadedDemo/CommonRigidBodyMTBase.h
+++ b/examples/MultiThreadedDemo/CommonRigidBodyMTBase.h
@@ -406,6 +406,17 @@ struct CommonRigidBodyMTBase : public CommonExampleInterface
 		return body;
 	}
 
+    btRigidBody* createKinematicBody(const btTransform& startTransform, btCollisionShape* shape)
+    {
+        btAssert( ( !shape || shape->getShapeType() != INVALID_SHAPE_PROXYTYPE ) );
+
+        btRigidBody* body = new btRigidBody( 0.0f, NULL, shape );
+        body->setWorldTransform( startTransform );
+        body->setCollisionFlags( body->getCollisionFlags() | btCollisionObject::CF_KINEMATIC_OBJECT );
+        body->setUserIndex( -1 );
+        m_dynamicsWorld->addRigidBody( body );
+        return body;
+    }
 
 	
 	virtual void renderScene()
diff --git a/examples/MultiThreadedDemo/MultiThreadedDemo.cpp b/examples/MultiThreadedDemo/MultiThreadedDemo.cpp
index 4a88207c6..3dff09ae8 100644
--- a/examples/MultiThreadedDemo/MultiThreadedDemo.cpp
+++ b/examples/MultiThreadedDemo/MultiThreadedDemo.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ class btCollisionShape;
 
 #define BT_OVERRIDE
 
+static btScalar gSliderStackRows = 8.0f;
+static btScalar gSliderStackColumns = 6.0f;
+static btScalar gSliderStackHeight = 15.0f;
+static btScalar gSliderGroundHorizontalAmplitude = 0.0f;
+static btScalar gSliderGroundVerticalAmplitude = 0.0f;
+
+
 /// MultiThreadedDemo shows how to setup and use multithreading
 class MultiThreadedDemo  : public CommonRigidBodyMTBase
 {
@@ -41,6 +48,9 @@ class MultiThreadedDemo  : public CommonRigidBodyMTBase
     float m_cameraPitch;
     float m_cameraYaw;
     float m_cameraDist;
+    btRigidBody* m_groundBody;
+    btTransform m_groundStartXf;
+    float m_groundMovePhase;
 
     void createStack( const btVector3& pos, btCollisionShape* boxShape, const btVector3& halfBoxSize, int size );
     void createSceneObjects();
@@ -57,6 +67,28 @@ public:
     {
         if ( m_dynamicsWorld )
         {
+            if (m_groundBody)
+            {
+                // update ground
+                const float cyclesPerSecond = 1.0f;
+                m_groundMovePhase += cyclesPerSecond * deltaTime;
+                m_groundMovePhase -= floor( m_groundMovePhase );  // keep phase between 0 and 1
+                btTransform xf = m_groundStartXf;
+                float gndHOffset = btSin(m_groundMovePhase * SIMD_2_PI) * gSliderGroundHorizontalAmplitude;
+                float gndHVel    = btCos(m_groundMovePhase * SIMD_2_PI) * gSliderGroundHorizontalAmplitude * cyclesPerSecond * SIMD_2_PI; // d(gndHOffset)/dt
+                float gndVOffset = btSin(m_groundMovePhase * SIMD_2_PI) * gSliderGroundVerticalAmplitude;
+                float gndVVel    = btCos(m_groundMovePhase * SIMD_2_PI) * gSliderGroundVerticalAmplitude * cyclesPerSecond * SIMD_2_PI; // d(gndVOffset)/dt
+                btVector3 offset(0,0,0);
+                btVector3 vel(0,0,0);
+                int horizAxis = 2;
+                offset[horizAxis] = gndHOffset;
+                vel[horizAxis] = gndHVel;
+                offset[kUpAxis] = gndVOffset;
+                vel[kUpAxis] = gndVVel;
+                xf.setOrigin(xf.getOrigin() + offset);
+                m_groundBody->setWorldTransform( xf );
+                m_groundBody->setLinearVelocity( vel );
+            }
             // always step by 1/60 for benchmarking
             m_dynamicsWorld->stepSimulation( 1.0f / 60.0f, 0 );
         }
@@ -80,6 +112,8 @@ public:
 MultiThreadedDemo::MultiThreadedDemo(struct GUIHelperInterface* helper)
     : CommonRigidBodyMTBase( helper )
 {
+    m_groundBody = NULL;
+    m_groundMovePhase = 0.0f;
     m_cameraTargetPos = btVector3( 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f );
     m_cameraPitch = 90.0f;
     m_cameraYaw = 30.0f;
@@ -88,10 +122,6 @@ MultiThreadedDemo::MultiThreadedDemo(struct GUIHelperInterface* helper)
 }
 
 
-static btScalar gSliderStackRows = 8.0f;
-static btScalar gSliderStackColumns = 6.0f;
-static btScalar gSliderStackHeight = 15.0f;
-
 void MultiThreadedDemo::initPhysics()
 {
     createEmptyDynamicsWorld();
@@ -119,6 +149,22 @@ void MultiThreadedDemo::initPhysics()
         slider.m_clampToIntegers = true;
         m_guiHelper->getParameterInterface()->registerSliderFloatParameter( slider );
     }
+    {
+        // horizontal ground shake
+        SliderParams slider( "Ground horiz amp", &gSliderGroundHorizontalAmplitude );
+        slider.m_minVal = 0.0f;
+        slider.m_maxVal = 1.0f;
+        slider.m_clampToNotches = false;
+        m_guiHelper->getParameterInterface()->registerSliderFloatParameter( slider );
+    }
+    {
+        // vertical ground shake
+        SliderParams slider( "Ground vert amp", &gSliderGroundVerticalAmplitude );
+        slider.m_minVal = 0.0f;
+        slider.m_maxVal = 1.0f;
+        slider.m_clampToNotches = false;
+        m_guiHelper->getParameterInterface()->registerSliderFloatParameter( slider );
+    }
 	
     createSceneObjects();
 
@@ -161,6 +207,7 @@ void MultiThreadedDemo::createStack( const btVector3& center, btCollisionShape*
             btScalar mass = 1.f;
 
             btRigidBody* body = localCreateRigidBody( mass, trans, boxShape );
+            body->setFriction(1.0f);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -172,7 +219,8 @@ void MultiThreadedDemo::createSceneObjects()
         // create ground box
         btTransform tr;
         tr.setIdentity();
-        tr.setOrigin( btVector3( 0, -3, 0 ) );
+        tr.setOrigin( btVector3( 0.f, -3.f, 0.f ) );
+        m_groundStartXf = tr;
 
         //either use heightfield or triangle mesh
 
@@ -182,7 +230,9 @@ void MultiThreadedDemo::createSceneObjects()
         m_collisionShapes.push_back( groundShape );
 
         //create ground object
-        localCreateRigidBody( 0, tr, groundShape );
+        m_groundBody = createKinematicBody( m_groundStartXf, groundShape );
+        m_groundBody->forceActivationState( DISABLE_DEACTIVATION );
+        m_groundBody->setFriction(1.0f);
     }
 
     {
diff --git a/src/BulletDynamics/ConstraintSolver/btSequentialImpulseConstraintSolver.cpp b/src/BulletDynamics/ConstraintSolver/btSequentialImpulseConstraintSolver.cpp
index c7231187b..c14999112 100644
--- a/src/BulletDynamics/ConstraintSolver/btSequentialImpulseConstraintSolver.cpp
+++ b/src/BulletDynamics/ConstraintSolver/btSequentialImpulseConstraintSolver.cpp
@@ -738,20 +738,12 @@ int	btSequentialImpulseConstraintSolver::getOrInitSolverBody(btCollisionObject&
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( body.isStaticObject() )
+    else if (body.isKinematicObject())
     {
-        // all fixed bodies (inf mass) get mapped to a single solver id
-        if ( m_fixedBodyId < 0 )
-        {
-            m_fixedBodyId = m_tmpSolverBodyPool.size();
-            btSolverBody& fixedBody = m_tmpSolverBodyPool.expand();
-            initSolverBody( &fixedBody, 0, timeStep );
-        }
-        solverBodyId = m_fixedBodyId;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // kinematic
+        //
+        // NOTE: must test for kinematic before static because some kinematic objects also
+        //   identify as "static"
+        //
         // Kinematic bodies can be in multiple islands at once, so it is a
         // race condition to write to them, so we use an alternate method
         // to record the solverBodyId
@@ -773,6 +765,17 @@ int	btSequentialImpulseConstraintSolver::getOrInitSolverBody(btCollisionObject&
             m_kinematicBodyUniqueIdToSolverBodyTable[ uniqueId ] = solverBodyId;
         }
     }
+    else
+    {
+        // all fixed bodies (inf mass) get mapped to a single solver id
+        if ( m_fixedBodyId < 0 )
+        {
+            m_fixedBodyId = m_tmpSolverBodyPool.size();
+            btSolverBody& fixedBody = m_tmpSolverBodyPool.expand();
+            initSolverBody( &fixedBody, 0, timeStep );
+        }
+        solverBodyId = m_fixedBodyId;
+    }
     btAssert( solverBodyId < m_tmpSolverBodyPool.size() );
 	return solverBodyId;
 #else // BT_THREADSAFE