diff --git a/front/src/Api/Events/MovePlayerToEvent.ts b/front/src/Api/Events/MovePlayerToEvent.ts
index cdb0830c..462e2f43 100644
--- a/front/src/Api/Events/MovePlayerToEvent.ts
+++ b/front/src/Api/Events/MovePlayerToEvent.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const isMovePlayerToEventConfig = new tg.IsInterface()
     .withProperties({
         x: tg.isNumber,
         y: tg.isNumber,
-        speed: tg.isNumber,
+        speed: tg.isOptional(tg.isNumber),
     })
     .get();
 
diff --git a/front/src/Api/iframe/player.ts b/front/src/Api/iframe/player.ts
index 59687a5e..f2014f55 100644
--- a/front/src/Api/iframe/player.ts
+++ b/front/src/Api/iframe/player.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class WorkadventurePlayerCommands extends IframeApiContribution<Workadven
         });
     }
 
-    public async moveTo(x: number, y: number, speed: number): Promise<{ x: number; y: number }> {
+    public async moveTo(x: number, y: number, speed?: number): Promise<{ x: number; y: number }> {
         return await queryWorkadventure({
             type: "movePlayerTo",
             data: { x, y, speed },
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
index 5b61ebc5..a92e65be 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
@@ -1467,8 +1467,7 @@ ${escapedMessage}
             const startTile = this.getGameMap().getTileIndexAt(this.CurrentPlayer.x, this.CurrentPlayer.y);
             const path = await this.getPathfindingManager().findPath(startTile, index, true, true);
             path.shift();
-            return this.CurrentPlayer.setPathToFollow(path);
-            // return position;
+            return this.CurrentPlayer.setPathToFollow(path, message.speed);
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Player/Player.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Player/Player.ts
index 60e5cdcf..ae661e54 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Player/Player.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Player/Player.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const requestEmoteEventName = "requestEmote";
 export class Player extends Character {
     private pathToFollow?: { x: number; y: number }[];
     private followingPathPromiseResolve?: (position: { x: number; y: number }) => void;
+    private pathWalkingSpeed?: number;
 
     constructor(
         Scene: GameScene,
@@ -70,15 +71,20 @@ export class Player extends Character {
         this.scene.connection?.emitFollowConfirmation();
     }
 
-    public async setPathToFollow(path: { x: number; y: number }[]): Promise<{ x: number; y: number }> {
+    public async setPathToFollow(path: { x: number; y: number }[], speed?: number): Promise<{ x: number; y: number }> {
         // take collider offset into consideraton
         this.pathToFollow = this.adjustPathToFollowToColliderBounds(path);
+        this.pathWalkingSpeed = speed;
         return new Promise((resolve) => {
             this.followingPathPromiseResolve?.call(this, { x: this.x, y: this.y });
             this.followingPathPromiseResolve = resolve;
         });
     }
 
+    private deduceSpeed(speedUp: boolean, followMode: boolean): number {
+        return this.pathWalkingSpeed ? this.pathWalkingSpeed : speedUp && !followMode ? 25 : 9;
+    }
+
     private adjustPathToFollowToColliderBounds(path: { x: number; y: number }[]): { x: number; y: number }[] {
         return path.map((step) => {
             return { x: step.x, y: step.y - this.getBody().offset.y };
@@ -101,8 +107,8 @@ export class Player extends Character {
 
         // Compute movement deltas
         const followMode = get(followStateStore) !== "off";
-        const speedup = activeEvents.get(UserInputEvent.SpeedUp) && !followMode ? 25 : 9;
-        const moveAmount = speedup * 20;
+        const speed = this.deduceSpeed(activeEvents.get(UserInputEvent.SpeedUp), followMode);
+        const moveAmount = speed * 20;
         x = x * moveAmount;
         y = y * moveAmount;
 
@@ -156,6 +162,7 @@ export class Player extends Character {
     private computeFollowPathMovement(): number[] {
         if (this.pathToFollow?.length === 0) {
             this.pathToFollow = undefined;
+            this.pathWalkingSpeed = undefined;
             this.followingPathPromiseResolve?.call(this, { x: this.x, y: this.y });
         }
         if (!this.pathToFollow) {
diff --git a/maps/tests/MovePlayer/script.php b/maps/tests/MovePlayer/script.php
index 9d68065f..30d250a0 100644
--- a/maps/tests/MovePlayer/script.php
+++ b/maps/tests/MovePlayer/script.php
@@ -8,11 +8,26 @@
             WA.onInit().then(() => {
                 console.log('After WA init');
                 const movePlayerButton = document.getElementById('movePlayerButton');
+                const randomChainedMovementButton = document.getElementById('randomChainedMovementButton');
                 const xField = document.getElementById('x');
                 const yField = document.getElementById('y');
                 const speedField = document.getElementById('speed');
 
-                movePlayerButton.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+                randomChainedMovementButton.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+                    let pos;
+                    pos = await WA.player.moveTo(100, 100, 10);
+                    console.log(pos);
+                    pos = await WA.player.moveTo(500, 100, 10);
+                    console.log(pos);
+                    pos = await WA.player.moveTo(500, 500, 10);
+                    console.log(pos);
+                    pos = await WA.player.moveTo(100, 500, 10);
+                    console.log(pos);
+                    pos = await WA.player.moveTo(100, 100, 10);
+                    console.log(pos);
+                });
+
+                movePlayerButton.addEventListener('click', async () => {                    
                     const position = await WA.player.moveTo(
                         parseInt(xField.value),
                         parseInt(yField.value),
@@ -30,6 +45,7 @@ Y: <input type="text" id="y" value="655" /><br/>
 Speed: <input type="text" id="speed" value="20" /><br/>
 
 <button id="movePlayerButton">Move Player</button>
+<button id="randomChainedMovementButton">Do random chained movement</button>
 
 </body>
 </html>