diff --git a/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/MonoBehaviours/TransformFromGameObjectAuthoringComponent.cs b/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/MonoBehaviours/TransformFromGameObjectAuthoringComponent.cs
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index 0000000000..0bb55a68fa
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+++ b/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/MonoBehaviours/TransformFromGameObjectAuthoringComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Improbable.Gdk.Core;
+using Improbable.Gdk.Core.SceneAuthoring;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace Improbable.Gdk.TransformSynchronization
+{
+    [AddComponentMenu("SpatialOS/Authoring Components/Transform From GameObject Authoring Component")]
+    public class TransformFromGameObjectAuthoringComponent : MonoBehaviour, ISpatialOsAuthoringComponent
+    {
+#pragma warning disable 649
+        [SerializeField] private string writeAccess;
+#pragma warning restore 649
+
+        public void WriteTo(EntityTemplate template)
+        {
+            var transformSnapshot = TransformUtils.CreateTransformSnapshot(transform.position, transform.rotation);
+            template.AddComponent(transformSnapshot, writeAccess);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/MonoBehaviours/TransformFromGameObjectAuthoringComponent.cs.meta b/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/MonoBehaviours/TransformFromGameObjectAuthoringComponent.cs.meta
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index 0000000000..c8bfd52fa2
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
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diff --git a/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Improbable.Gdk.TransformSynchronization.EditmodeTests.asmdef b/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Improbable.Gdk.TransformSynchronization.EditmodeTests.asmdef
index 4cc60bbf43..68c3975a58 100644
--- a/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Improbable.Gdk.TransformSynchronization.EditmodeTests.asmdef
+++ b/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Improbable.Gdk.TransformSynchronization.EditmodeTests.asmdef
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
         "Improbable.Gdk.TransformSynchronization",
         "Unity.Entities",
         "UnityEngine.TestRunner",
-        "UnityEditor.TestRunner"
+        "UnityEditor.TestRunner",
+        "Improbable.Gdk.Generated",
+        "Improbable.Gdk.Core"
     ],
     "includePlatforms": [
         "Editor"
@@ -19,5 +21,6 @@
     "defineConstraints": [
         "UNITY_INCLUDE_TESTS"
     ],
-    "versionDefines": []
+    "versionDefines": [],
+    "noEngineReferences": false
 }
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diff --git a/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Systems.meta b/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Systems.meta
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index c599c2b0d5..0000000000
--- a/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Systems.meta
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Systems/TickSystemTests.cs b/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Systems/TickSystemTests.cs
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index e3df0581f7..0000000000
--- a/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Systems/TickSystemTests.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-using Improbable.Gdk.TransformSynchronization;
-using NUnit.Framework;
-using Unity.Entities;
-
-namespace Improbable.Gdk.EditmodeTests.TransformSynchronization.Systems
-{
-    [TestFixture]
-    // todo write tests
-    public class InterpolationTests
-    {
-    }
-}
diff --git a/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Systems/TickSystemTests.cs.meta b/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/Systems/TickSystemTests.cs.meta
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index e772c9924d..0000000000
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diff --git a/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/TransformFromGameObjectTests.cs b/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/TransformFromGameObjectTests.cs
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index 0000000000..781bbf3049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/TransformFromGameObjectTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using Improbable.Gdk.Core;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace Improbable.Gdk.TransformSynchronization.EditmodeTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class TransformFromGameObjectTests
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void WriteTo_uses_the_GameObject_position_and_rotation()
+        {
+            var gameObject = new GameObject();
+            gameObject.transform.position = new Vector3(100, 100, 100);
+            gameObject.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Euler(90, 0, 0);
+            var transformFromGameObject = gameObject.AddComponent<TransformFromGameObjectAuthoringComponent>();
+
+            var entityTemplate = new EntityTemplate();
+            transformFromGameObject.WriteTo(entityTemplate);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(entityTemplate.TryGetComponent<TransformInternal.Snapshot>(out var transform));
+
+            var position = transform.Location.ToUnityVector();
+            var positionDifference = Vector3.Distance(gameObject.transform.position, position);
+            Assert.AreEqual(0.0, positionDifference, float.Epsilon);
+
+            var rotation = transform.Rotation.ToUnityQuaternion();
+            var rotationDifference = Quaternion.Angle(gameObject.transform.rotation, rotation);
+            Assert.AreEqual(0.0, rotationDifference, float.Epsilon);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/TransformFromGameObjectTests.cs.meta b/workers/unity/Packages/io.improbable.gdk.transformsynchronization/Tests/Editmode/TransformFromGameObjectTests.cs.meta
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