diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
index 7df70a0880..2b2e087c30 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/InnerScene.cs
@@ -1364,6 +1364,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
             // We need to explicitly resend the newly link prim's object properties since no other actions
             // occur on link to invoke this elsewhere (such as object selection)
+           parenPrim.RootPart.AddFlag(LLObject.ObjectFlags.CreateSelected);
             parenPrim.TriggerScriptChangedEvent(Changed.LINK);
             if (client != null)
                 parenPrim.GetProperties(client);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
index 87e69f7c84..e982c35a6e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.cs
@@ -1756,6 +1756,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             linkPart.LinkNum = m_parts.Count;
 
             linkPart.SetParent(this);
+           linkPart.AddFlag(LLObject.ObjectFlags.CreateSelected);
 
             //if (linkPart.PhysActor != null)
             //{