diff --git a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/DutyCycleEncoder.java b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/DutyCycleEncoder.java
index dd78860e52..c33bd05889 100644
--- a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/DutyCycleEncoder.java
+++ b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/DutyCycleEncoder.java
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ public class DutyCycleEncoder implements Sendable, AutoCloseable {
    */
   public void setDistancePerRotation(double distancePerRotation) {
     m_distancePerRotation = distancePerRotation;
+    if (m_simDistancePerRotation != null) {
+      m_simDistancePerRotation.set(distancePerRotation);
+    }
   }
 
   /**