diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
index b30f5c7315..c0faa13aab 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.inject.Guice;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Injector;
+import com.openosrs.client.game.PlayerManager;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
 import java.lang.management.RuntimeMXBean;
@@ -143,6 +144,9 @@ public class RuneLite
 	@Inject
 	private Provider<XpDropManager> xpDropManager;
 
+	@Inject
+	private Provider<PlayerManager> playerManager;
+
 	@Inject
 	private WorldService worldService;
 
@@ -387,6 +391,8 @@ public class RuneLite
 			overlayManager.add(worldMapOverlay.get());
 			overlayManager.add(tooltipOverlay.get());
 
+			playerManager.get();
+
 			// legacy method, i cant figure out how to make it work without garbage
 			eventBus.register(xpDropManager.get());
 		}
@@ -526,4 +532,4 @@ public class RuneLite
 
 		System.setProperty("runelite.launcher.version", "" + RuneLiteAPI.getVersion());
 	}
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSPlayerMixin.java b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSPlayerMixin.java
index 80c4f3fcfd..8bdab8f82c 100644
--- a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSPlayerMixin.java
+++ b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSPlayerMixin.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import static net.runelite.api.SkullIcon.*;
 import net.runelite.api.coords.LocalPoint;
 import net.runelite.api.events.OverheadPrayerChanged;
 import net.runelite.api.events.PlayerChanged;
+import net.runelite.api.events.PlayerCompositionChanged;
 import net.runelite.api.events.PlayerSkullChanged;
 import net.runelite.api.mixins.Copy;
 import net.runelite.api.mixins.FieldHook;
@@ -268,4 +269,19 @@ public abstract class RSPlayerMixin implements RSPlayer
 	{
 		client.getCallbacks().post(new PlayerChanged(this));
 	}
+	
+	@Copy("read")
+	@Replace("read")
+	@SuppressWarnings("InfiniteRecursion")
+	public void copy$read(RSBuffer buffer)
+	{
+		final long appearanceHash = getPlayerComposition() == null ? 0 : getPlayerComposition().getHash();
+
+		this.copy$read(buffer);
+
+		if (client.isComparingAppearance() && getPlayerComposition().getHash() != appearanceHash)
+		{
+			client.getCallbacks().post(new PlayerCompositionChanged(this));
+		}
+	}
 }