diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 261e9584e9..a3c60ea903 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -1880,22 +1880,29 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void AddTextureAnimation(Primitive.TextureAnimation pTexAnim)
         {
-            byte[] data = new byte[16];
-            int pos = 0;
+            if (((int)pTexAnim.Flags & 1) == 0) // ANIM_ON
+            {
+                byte[] data = new byte[16];
+                int pos = 0;
 
-            // The flags don't like conversion from uint to byte, so we have to do
-            // it the crappy way.  See the above function :(
+                // The flags don't like conversion from uint to byte, so we have to do
+                // it the crappy way.  See the above function :(
 
-            data[pos] = ConvertScriptUintToByte((uint)pTexAnim.Flags); pos++;
-            data[pos] = (byte)pTexAnim.Face; pos++;
-            data[pos] = (byte)pTexAnim.SizeX; pos++;
-            data[pos] = (byte)pTexAnim.SizeY; pos++;
+                data[pos] = ConvertScriptUintToByte((uint)pTexAnim.Flags); pos++;
+                data[pos] = (byte)pTexAnim.Face; pos++;
+                data[pos] = (byte)pTexAnim.SizeX; pos++;
+                data[pos] = (byte)pTexAnim.SizeY; pos++;
 
-            Utils.FloatToBytes(pTexAnim.Start).CopyTo(data, pos);
-            Utils.FloatToBytes(pTexAnim.Length).CopyTo(data, pos + 4);
-            Utils.FloatToBytes(pTexAnim.Rate).CopyTo(data, pos + 8);
+                Utils.FloatToBytes(pTexAnim.Start).CopyTo(data, pos);
+                Utils.FloatToBytes(pTexAnim.Length).CopyTo(data, pos + 4);
+                Utils.FloatToBytes(pTexAnim.Rate).CopyTo(data, pos + 8);
 
-            m_TextureAnimation = data;
+                m_TextureAnimation = data;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_TextureAnimation = Utils.EmptyBytes;
+            }
         }
 
         public void AdjustSoundGain(double volume)