diff --git a/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/TransformationMatrix.cpp b/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/TransformationMatrix.cpp
index 2c9ee85cab..3804b90e48 100644
--- a/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/TransformationMatrix.cpp
+++ b/plugin/al/lib/AL_USDMaya/AL/usdmaya/nodes/TransformationMatrix.cpp
@@ -1119,6 +1119,7 @@ void TransformationMatrix::initialiseToPrim(bool readFromPrim, Scope* transformN
             MPlug(transformNode->thisMObject(), MPxTransform::shearXZ).setValue(tempShear.y);
             MPlug(transformNode->thisMObject(), MPxTransform::shearYZ).setValue(tempShear.z);
             m_shearTweak[0] = m_shearTweak[1] = m_shearTweak[2] = 0;
+            m_shearFromUsd = tempShear;
           }
         }
       }
@@ -1329,7 +1330,14 @@ MStatus TransformationMatrix::translateTo(const MVector& vector, MSpace::Space s
     {
       insertTranslateOp();
     }
-    pushTranslateToPrim();
+
+    // Push new value to prim, but only if it's changing, otherwise extra work and unintended
+    // side effects will happen.
+    //
+    if (!vector.isEquivalent(m_translationFromUsd))
+    {
+      pushTranslateToPrim();
+    }
   }
   return status;
 }
@@ -1377,7 +1385,11 @@ MStatus TransformationMatrix::scaleTo(const MVector& scale, MSpace::Space space)
       // rare case: add a new scale op into the prim
       insertScaleOp();
     }
-    pushScaleToPrim();
+    // Push new value to prim, but only if it's changing.
+    if (!scale.isEquivalent(m_scaleFromUsd))
+    {
+      pushScaleToPrim();
+    }
   }
   return status;
 }
@@ -1423,7 +1435,11 @@ MStatus TransformationMatrix::shearTo(const MVector& shear, MSpace::Space space)
       // rare case: add a new scale op into the prim
       insertShearOp();
     }
-    pushShearToPrim();
+    // Push new value to prim, but only if it's changing.
+    if (!shear.isEquivalent(m_shearFromUsd))
+    {
+      pushShearToPrim();
+    }
   }
   return status;
 }
@@ -1468,11 +1484,15 @@ MStatus TransformationMatrix::setScalePivot(const MPoint& sp, MSpace::Space spac
     {
     }
     else
-    if(!pushPrimToMatrix() && sp != MPoint(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0))
+    if(!pushPrimToMatrix() && sp != MPoint(0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
     {
       insertScalePivotOp();
     }
-    pushScalePivotToPrim();
+    // Push new value to prim, but only if it's changing.
+    if (!sp.isEquivalent(m_scalePivotFromUsd))
+    {
+      pushScalePivotToPrim();
+    }
   }
   return status;
 }
@@ -1512,7 +1532,11 @@ MStatus TransformationMatrix::setScalePivotTranslation(const MVector& sp, MSpace
     {
       insertScalePivotTranslationOp();
     }
-    pushScalePivotTranslateToPrim();
+    // Push new value to prim, but only if it's changing.
+    if (!sp.isEquivalent(m_scalePivotTranslationFromUsd))
+    {
+      pushScalePivotTranslateToPrim();
+    }
   }
   return status;
 }
@@ -1557,11 +1581,15 @@ MStatus TransformationMatrix::setRotatePivot(const MPoint& pivot, MSpace::Space
     {
     }
     else
-    if(!pushPrimToMatrix() && pivot != MPoint(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0))
+    if(!pushPrimToMatrix() && pivot != MPoint(0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
     {
       insertRotatePivotOp();
     }
-    pushRotatePivotToPrim();
+    // Push new value to prim, but only if it's changing.
+    if (!pivot.isEquivalent(m_rotatePivotFromUsd))
+    {
+      pushRotatePivotToPrim();
+    }
   }
   return status;
 }
@@ -1597,11 +1625,15 @@ MStatus TransformationMatrix::setRotatePivotTranslation(const MVector &vector, M
     {
     }
     else
-    if(!pushPrimToMatrix() && vector != MPoint(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0))
+    if(!pushPrimToMatrix() && vector != MVector(0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
     {
       insertRotatePivotTranslationOp();
     }
-    pushRotatePivotTranslateToPrim();
+    // Push new value to prim, but only if it's changing.
+    if (!vector.isEquivalent(m_rotatePivotTranslationFromUsd))
+    {
+      pushRotatePivotTranslateToPrim();
+    }
   }
   return status;
 }
@@ -1680,7 +1712,11 @@ MStatus TransformationMatrix::rotateTo(const MQuaternion &q, MSpace::Space space
     }
     if(m_enableUsdWriteback)
     {
-      pushRotateToPrim();
+      // Push new value to prim, but only if it's changing.
+      if (!MPxTransformationMatrix::rotationValue.isEquivalent(m_rotationFromUsd))
+      {
+        pushRotateToPrim();
+      }
     }
   }
   return status;
@@ -1711,7 +1747,11 @@ MStatus TransformationMatrix::rotateTo(const MEulerRotation &e, MSpace::Space sp
     }
     if(m_enableUsdWriteback)
     {
-      pushRotateToPrim();
+      // Push new value to prim, but only if it's changing.
+      if (!e.isEquivalent(m_rotationFromUsd))
+      {
+        pushRotateToPrim();
+      }
     }
   }
   return status;